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Virtual Tour of CU Aerospace Engineering Sciences

As we practice distancing for the greater good, we also want to stay connected and be available to our students, both prospective and admitted. We might be far from you, but we’re still here to connect. Whether you're celebrating acceptance or just interested in exploring Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, check...

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Be groundbreaking.

CU Boulder is the place for aerospace. Our students and faculty are pushing the limits of aeronautics and astronautics research, designing next generation unmanned aircraft, expanding the possibilities of remote sensing, and building space instruments and satellites for orbit around Earth and beyond.

We are home to 56-tenure track, research, and instructional faculty, over 400 graduate students and 1,000 undergraduates.

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Colorado is the 2^nd Largest
Aerospace Economy in the USA

Ranked Public Aerospace
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Ranked Public Aerospace
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A new place for aerospace

We have a dedicated, approximately 180,000-square-foot aerospace engineering building providing world-class learning and research space. Construction wrapped up last summer and a formal ribbon cutting was held August 26, 2019.

Colorado is a hub of our nation's aerospace industry, and this facility further positions CU Boulder at the center of the innovation ecosystem.

Learn more about the new building

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Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation Systems

Autonomous Systems

Bioastronautics

Fluids, Structures and Materials

Remote Sensing, Earth and Space Sciences

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