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Panagiotis Tsiotras Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech Friday, Oct. 27 | 10:40 a.m. | AERO 120 Abstract: Several industry and government organizations are currently considering autonomous and semi-autonomous spacecraft robotic proximity operations as an enabling technology for several future space missions, such as on-orbit spacecraft inspection, surveillance, servicing,...

This year, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) celebrates its 75th anniversary—marking 75 years of CU Boulder’s exploration of space, from the fringes of Earth’s atmosphere to the wide expanse of interstellar space. The university is just getting started. In the year ahead, scientists and engineers from across...

How did so many Hamas missiles penetrate Israel’s state-of-the-art air defense system? CU Boulder aerospace engineer Iain Boyd explains in The Conversation.

Justin Cyrus CEO, Lunar Outpost Friday, Oct. 20 | 10:40 a.m. | AERO 120 Founder and CEO of Lunar Outpost Inc, Mr. Cyrus has led his company to historic contract wins in the field of space resources and robotics. Recent accomplishments include the first ever sale of lunar resources to...

The Front Range is a recognized hub for startups and technology firms; earlier this year, the CU system was honored as fifth in the nation for startup creation. With the state’s major aerospace presence, it is no surprise that many startups are aerospace-oriented. “From our experiences doing research at...

Bradley Cheetham with a model of the successful CAPSTONE satellite. Bradley Cheetham (MAeroEngr’11) and Dr. Jeff Parker (MAeroEngr’03, PhD’07) saw potential for sustainable exploration of space that they've turned into a booming startup company. From humble beginnings in Cheetham's loft, Advanced Space today has NASA contracts and a workforce of...

Ishaan Patel (MAeroEngr’18) is an CU Boulder aerospace alumnus with an entrepreneurial passion for space. He is co-founder and chief technolog officer of In Orbit Aerospace, which is developing uncrewed reentry vehicles and orbital utility stations to enable lower-cost in-space manufacturing and research infrastructure.

Jack Elston (left) and Maciej Stachura in Costa Rica with their S2 UAS sampling Turrialba Volcano. Jack Elston (ElCompEngr’03, MS’05, AeroEngr MS’07 PhD’11) had a hunger for better uncrewed aerial systems that he has turned into a successful business. With fellow CU Boulder alumnus Maciej Stachura (AeroEngr PhD'13), they founded...

Scientists shouldn’t be afraid to talk about, or even study, those mysterious objects flying in the sky—maybe just don’t call them UFOs. That was one of the conclusions of a panel discussion this weekend at ScienceWriters2023 , an annual gathering of hundreds of science journalists and communicators from around the...

The space economy is booming, and the University of Colorado Boulder is at the forefront of a major federal funding initiative aimed at expanding science and engineering knowledge and workforce development for projects centered on operations Beyond Geostationary Orbit (xGEO) and Space Domain Awareness (SDA). Leading this endeavor is Marcus...