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Illustration of robot landing and moving on an asteroid. If humans in future decades realize a goal of mining asteroids for water, Jay McMahon may very well be able to take credit for helping to make it happen. McMahon, 34, is the recipient of

2017 Aerospace Honorees Michael DeLucaInstitute for Modeling Plasma, Atmospheres, and Cosmic Dust (IMPACT) in the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)"I investigate cosmic dust and the instruments we use to

When Robert Braun was 11, a neighbor brought him to work at the Goddard Space Center in Maryland. Braun was interested in space, and that day, the Viking 1 lander was scheduled to touch down on Mars, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to land on

Alumni, industry execs and other space buffs celebrated the state’s growing prominence in aerospace—from probing the Bennu asteroid to an array of industry partnerships—at the second annual ̽»¨ÊÓƵ Aerospace Summit earlier this week. The summit,

̽»¨ÊÓƵ research associate Luis Zea working at BioServe Space Technologies. By observing the health of astronauts that travel into space, scientists have learned that microgravity has important effects on the human body, causing substantial

Some high school students seem to have their entire lives already mapped out. Christine Reilly was not one of them -- picking a college major was not easy. Now, as a ̽»¨ÊÓƵ Smead Aerospace junior and Norlin Scholar, she cannot imagine herself

Alumna leaves behind a legacy of innovation, advocacy, and amazing pictures of Pluto.Lisa Hardaway, an industry trailblazer and active ̽»¨ÊÓƵ aerospace alumna has died. She was 50 years old.A 20-year veteran of Ball Aerospace, she played

Are you planning to use a drone or quad copter in your next research project? Do you know the rules?̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s Integrated Remote and In Situ Sensing (IRISS) does, and they can help you fly higher and further than you thought possible. Seriously,

Congratulations to ̽»¨ÊÓƵ aerospace professor Kristine Larson for being awarded an honorary doctorate from the Chalmers University of Technology! Located in Gothenburg, Sweden, Chalmers is known for its engineering education and research