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January 25, 2023
Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful
It was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars.
- Black Students in Aerospace wins 2023 MLK Spirit AwardContributions to campus and community earn BSA this honor
- New book on Structural Dynamics from Peretz FriedmannU-M professor authors new book with colleagues from Penn State
- Aaron Johnson receives NSF grantFunding supports the development and study of macroethics curricula in aerospace engineering
- Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerfulIt was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars.
- University of Michigan’s Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory share 2022 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper AwardThe lab has won this award five times in the last six years
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Black Students in Aerospace wins 2023 MLK Spirit Award
New book on Structural Dynamics from Peretz Friedmann
Aaron Johnson receives NSF grant
Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful
University of Michigan’s Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory share 2022 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper Award
PhD Candidate Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award at IEEE CDC
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Ella Atkins says that a software issue preventing human pilots to regain control from automated software, resulting in a crash, should be patched immediately. Atkins is a professor of aerospace engineering and professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
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