Grant Anderson, P.E. Meet & Greet

33-319
Mr. Anderson co-founded Paragon in 1993. From the time of the company’s inception until fall 2014, he was the VP of Engineering and Chief Engineer. He was responsible for the design and implementation of not only many of Paragon’s technical achievements, but also its processes of engineering innovation in a stepped approach of requirements, design, build, test and delivery. This process has been cited by many customers as unique, disciplined and highly productive. As his background includes not only technical but financial and managerial training as well, he has held diverse positions at Paragon including Treasurer/Secretary, CFO, Sr. VP of Operations, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Manufacturing.

MIT Museum Space Day

MIT Museum 314 Main Street, building E-28, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Join the MIT Museum for a day of talks, demos, and hands on activities, all about space – featuring speakers from AeroAstro!

Administrative Professionals Day

33-218 Conference Room 125 Massachusetts Avenue, 33-218, Cambridge, MA, United States
Lunch and gifts for AeroAstro Staff

Destination Station: R&D and the ISS National Lab

45-230 Schwarzman College of Computing
Join AeroAstro and NASA for Destination Station, featuring discussions with experts from NASA and the ISS National Laboratory, and a special presentation from astronaut and MIT alum Stephen Bowen (SM ‘93)! 

AeroAstro Community Awards

33-116 Conference Room 125 Massachusetts Avenue, 33-116, Cambridge, MA, United States
Community awards for AeroAstro excellence

PhD Hooding Brunch

Lawn 33 125 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States
PhD graduates, faculty, staff, families of graduates only

Ice Cream Social

Lawn 33 125 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States
AeroAstro community members, graduates, and families of graduates only

How Can Philosophy Help NASA Explore the Cosmos?

Online
Join G. Ryan Faith, Daniel E. Hastings, Tony Milligan, Erica Rodgers, and Marcia Smith to discuss how philosophy can help NASA consider humanity’s future in space and develop its vision for exploring the cosmos.

2024 Zero Robotics Finals

Zoom
At 11am ET on 7/31, tune into the livestream of the 2024 Summer Middle School Zero Robotics Final Competition! Co-led by Prof. Danielle Wood, the Media Lab Space Enabled research group, and the Innovation Learning Center, the Zero Robotics program gives middle school educators and students the opportunity to write programs for the NASA Astrobee robot on the International Space Station (ISS). This year, more than 700 students tackled a game challenge called "Lost in Space.” For the fictional game scenario, participants asked the Astrobee robot to help rescue an astronaut after the ISS was struck by space debris. As part of the game and coding strategy, they demonstrated the ability for Astrobee to recognize hand gestures from American Sign Language. This year, five high school interns also helped support the Zero Robotics program; these five interns were sponsored by Media Lab director's fellow Jaylen Brown's nonprofit, the 7uice Foundation.