Five members of a NASA team working on future human missions to the moon and Mars will discuss different aspects of the program on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The lecture will highlight NASA's Constellation Program, including research to develop the Ares I launch vehicle and the Orion crew exploration vehicle.

Inseok Hwang has been chosen for an NSF CAREER Award for his proposal entitled "Hybrid Estimation and Real-Time Computational Algorithms for Networked Embedded Hybrid Systems." Please join our School in congratulating Inseok on this recognition of professional achievement.

Martin Ozimek won an AIAA Wright Brothers Graduate Award for 2007. He was recognized at the 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit in Reno, Nevada, in January 2008.

By using the only wind tunnel capable of running quietly at "hypersonic" speeds, Purdue engineers (led by AAE Prof. Steven Schneider) have conducted experiments to yield critical data for designing an advanced aircraft called the X-51A, powered by engines called scramjets.

After 18 years perfecting the Boeing/AFOSR Mach-6 Quiet Tunnel, researchers are reporting the first major findings from the tunnel.

The Purdue University designation Outstanding Aerospace Engineer recognizes the professional contributions of graduates from the School of Aeronautics & Astronautics and thanks them for the recognition that their success brings to Purdue and the School.

A trip to the final frontier demands that astronauts are made of the "Right Stuff." Sitting atop 2,000 tons of high octane explosives waiting for the countdown and liftoff, can only be contemplated by the men and women whose "Right Stuff" is beyond question.

President France A. Córdova on Sunday December December 16 told new graduates that the history of the Space Age holds valuable lessons as they face future challenges in their lives.

Since the autumn of 1996, Purdue's School of Aeronautics & Astronautics has been involved in the NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunity program.

The College of Engineering Awards of Excellence was initiated in 2002 to honor outstanding faculty and administrative, professional, clerical and service staff.