Aerospace Alum’s team launches smallest cubesat to Mars
Andy Klesh, Aerospace Alum, and chief engineer, with his team accepted a 2014 challenge to build the MarCO (Mars Cube One) spacecraft, the smallest, cheapest, and quickest built spacecraft for a mission to Mars. On May 5, the MarCO hitched a ride on an Atlas-V rocket out of Vandenburg Air Force Base. It deployed 90 minutes after launch to begin a risky, independent, 6.5 month, 158,000,000 km journey to Mars. Arrival time is November 26th, 2018. Read more about this Launch to Mars! https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/insight/appendix/mars-cube-one/
U-M breaks ground on Ford Robotics Building
Alec D. Gallimore, Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Aerospace Engineering discusses importance of new Ford Motor Company Robotics Building in the Michigan News.
Future astronaut Noah Furbush gears up for final season at Michigan
Noah Furbush, Aerospace Engineering undergraduate senior, sets his sights on a Master’s in space engineering after winning Bo Schembechler postgraduate scholarship in The Toledo Blade.
Grand Rapids Community College offering two spring drone courses
U-M College of Engineering researchers recently unveiled the new M-Air outdoor lab.
University of Michigan launches outdoor lab for autonomous drones
Jessy Grizzle, ME and EECS professor, is the director for Michigan Robotics.
University of Michigan helping mold the future of drones
Ella Atkins, AERO professor, is quoted.
University of Michigan unveils outdoor drone lab
Jessy Grizzle, ME and EECS professor, is the director for Michigan Robotics.
University of Michigan opens up its M-Air UAV testing facility to students
Ella Atkins, AERO professor, is quoted.
University of Michigan’s outdoor drone lab takes flight
Jessy Grizzle, ME and EECS professor, is the director for Michigan Robotics.
University of Michigan’s outdoor drone lab takes flight
Ella Atkins, AERO professor, is quoted.