“The Shuttle was an experimental vehicle to the very last mission. It was a very complex and temperamental vehicle. It required constant care and attention in order to succeed. But we did so much together. We built the International Space Station. We serviced the Hubble Space Telescope four or five times. I have a great deal of pride for what we accomplished.”
Vehicles traveling at hypersonic speeds experience tremendous aerodynamic stress. Purdue University researchers have received a supercomputer allocation to enable large-scale simulations on hypersonic experiments at the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants totaling $100 million to Purdue Research Foundation. Funding includes $50 million each to support the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business and Purdue Computes. Together, these commitments represent the largest philanthropic gift ever given to Purdue.
The current issues covers rotating detonation rocket engines, AI drone target assessment, weather data in the cockpit, cybersecurity in aviation, sustainable aviation fuels, life-saving medication delivery, developments in pharmaceutical freeze-drying, notable alumni in spacecraft design and space travel, and many more updates from Purdue's aerospace engineers.