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Creating Space for Good, at NASA and Beyond
When Janelle Wellons ’16 isn’t working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, she shares her story with kids who might not think of careers in aerospace. “There was never a younger...
Danielle Wood and Space Enabled group host Boston premiere of Zero Gravity film
On September 23, 2021, at 7pm ET, as part of the Boston Film Festival, the documentary Zero Gravity will have its Boston premiere in a screening at the MIT Media...
Danielle Wood named as principal investigator (PI) for Zero Robotics
Danielle Wood, director of the Space Enabled research group and assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab and in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, has been named as the...
Jack Kerrebrock, professor emeritus of aeronautics and astronautics, dies at 91
Former department head and associate dean of engineering was an international expert in the development of propulsion systems for aircraft and spacecraft. Jack L. Kerrebrock, professor emeritus of aeronautics and...
Professor Emeritus Leon Trilling dies at 93
Aeronautical engineer and historian of technology was an esteemed humanistic thinker and advocate for equality. Leon Trilling, a professor emeritus in MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Program...
James Mar, former AeroAstro department head and Air Force chief scientist, dies at 96
Longtime MIT professor was known for key contributions to aircraft and spacecraft designs. James W. Mar, a former head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro), and a chief...
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Missions
Current Missions Deformable Mirror Demonstration Mission (DeMi) Launched: 02/15/2020, Size: 6U, Application: technology demonstration, Payload: MEMS deformable mirror Future Missions AERO-VISTA Lead Agency: MIT Haystack Launched: TBD, Size: 6U, Application:...
MIT’s REXIS is bound for asteroid Bennu
Instrument will help OSIRIS-REx mission identify locations for collecting an asteroid sample. An SUV-sized spacecraft, loaded with instruments and an extendable robotic arm, will soon be barreling toward a space...