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Iain Boyd was interviewed in a new Scientific American piece on the use of laser-based weapons systems. Boyd, a professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, is a national security expert
Join us for this yearly tradition! Skyward Showcase provides Smead Aerospace students and faculty the opportunity to give 10-minute talks highlighting...
On January 28, 1986, NASA’s Challenger space shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after launching from the Kennedy Space Center. All seven crew members aboard, including CU Boulder alumnus Ellison Onizuka (AeroEngr ’69), tragically lost their lives.
Laura Stiles (AeroEngr MS'11, PhD'13) is spacebound. The CU Boulder alumna is set to fly on the New Shepard Mission NS-38 suborbital flight, which is scheduled to launch Jan. 22, 2026. Stiles is Blue Origin’s
Iain Boyd discusses the raid to capture Nicolas Maduro in a new interview with The Telegraph (UK). Boyd, a professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, is a national security expert and
Joe Tanner, NASA astronaut and former senior instructor at the University of Colorado Boulder is being inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Tanner flew on four Space Shuttle missions from 1994 to 2006, taking part in
Tim Minton was interviewed for a new piece in Via Satellite about research and opportunities in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), the region between...
Ulubilge Ulusoy is advancing the science of artificial intelligence to help astronauts on future missions to Mars. Although such a flight is years away, AI systems will be critical to assisting astronauts as they journey
Delores Knipp was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times for a new article spotlighting the recent appearance of the Northern Lights in surprisingly low latitude locations. Knipp, a research professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have been shaping space exploration for decades and now are expanding into space law. As more nations launch satellites, space probes, and military hardware into orbit, policy has