As NASA aims to solve the mysteries of our home planet and revolutionize air travel, it deploys a fleet of aircraft — from Gulfstreams to helicopters to the
Credits: NASA Professor Bill Allen and his colleagues at MTSU train fledgling aerospace
Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. He was an astronaut who flew on two space missions.
Armstrong was also an engineer, a pilot and a college professor.
For almost three decades, NASA’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) has supported science research and development at colleges and
Eric Benton, associate professor in the Oklahoma State University department of physics
Often called “White Mars” because of its desolation and extreme environment, teams in Antarctica are helping NASA guide future astronauts on deep space missions.
complete tasks together,” said Leslie DeChurch, Ph.D., an analog researcher and professor
Student teams from three U.S. universities became the first to measure what scientists have long predicted: eclipses can generate ripples in Earth’s
then everyone was on site for the eclipse,” said Eric Kelsey, research associate professor
The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, team, with their project titled “Aero-Quake Emergency Response Network,” took first place at the third
comprised of (from left to right) Junaid Bodla, Gerald McAllister III, Krishi Gajjar, Professor
Dust can be a nuisance — on Earth and the Moon. Astronauts exploring the Moon’s South Pole will need a way to help keep pesky lunar dust out of hard to reach
Years later, that concept was reduced to practice by a University of Tokyo professor
Pearl I. Young (1895 – 1968) was the first female professional hired by the NACA, in an age when most women in the government were constrained to staffing
trained the technical editing staff, she resigned to teach physics as an assistant professor
at Victoria in 1936, then senior research fellow in colonial history in 1948 and Professor
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rkapania@vt.edu Area of Research Interest Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Affiliate Professor
