Prof. Robert Braun Testifies Before Congress

Professor Robert Braun was one of five renowned planetary science and aerospace experts invited to give testimony before the House Committee on Science, Space & Technology on July 28.

GT-AE Grad Lenny Richoux Promoted to Brigadier General, USAF

eorgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering alumnus Lenny J. Richoux, BAE'89, is now officially a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, following a June 5 promotion and ceremonial pinning ceremony at the Pentagon on July 2.

Eyes on the Skies: LightSail-A Debuts Technology

The final -- and most dramatic -- stage of the LightSail-A mission was pulled off this week when the 11-pound spacecraft deployed its 344-square-foot solar sail in low-Earth orbit, returning a mesmerizing image to its cheering sections at Georgia Tech.

GT-AE Team Takes Home a Top Honor at RASC-AL Competition

A team of eight graduate and undergraduate researchers from GT-AE’s Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL) has taken home a top honor in the NASA-NIA Revolutionary Aerospace Concepts Academic Linkage (“RASC-AL”) competition.

Seven GT-AE students receive PURA Grants

Seven students enrolled in the School of Aerospace Engineering have been tapped to receive the Presidents Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) this fall, enabling them to continue special projects they have already launched with faculty advisors.

STEP Summer Camp Returns to GT-AE

Brandon Ringfield, a Lithia Springs High School student, is one of several students who will return to GT-AE this summer for the Science Technology and Engineering Pipeline (STEP) camp, sponsored by GT-AE and the Georgia Space Grant Consortium.