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On Aug. 4, 1972, U.S. military pilots flying south of Haiphong harbor in North Vietnam saw something unexpected: more than two dozen sea mines suddenly—and without apparent explanation—exploding in the water.  Now, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ engineering

Jay McMahon, Assistant Professor, Smead Aerospace Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 | DLC | 12:00 P.M. Download Flyer Abstract: There is great interest in asteroid exploration for three reasons - science, planetary defense, and asteroid mining. While many

Kristine M. Larson of the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and William M. Lewis Jr. of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department have been selected to receive the 2018 Distinguished Research Lectureship. The

Who are our new faculty?

They are researchers, educators, and business leaders.
Bring the department new research opportunities and partnerships.
Have diverse backgrounds and come to ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ from near and far.
Are proud additions to the Smead Aerospace and CU Buffs family.

Mark Sirangelo, who just concluded his career as the head of aerospace giant Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems, is joining the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ as an entrepreneur-in-residence beginning this month. Bobby Braun, dean of the

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ team led by Xinzhao Chu finds link between gravity waves in the upper and lower Antarctic atmosphere, helping create a clearer picture of global air circulation. Two years after a CIRES and CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ team discovered a previously unknown

Construction of the new ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ aerospace engineering building is hitting a major milestone with the installation of the final steel beam. A formal topping-out ceremony was held Wednesday at the building site on campus. The

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is proud to host the 15th International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-2018) June 11-15, 2018.Short Course June 9-10, 2018 Small Satellites: An Emerging Paradigm for Bold Planetary Exploration 

Saturday, March 17, 2018 • 1–3 p.m. Daniel Scheeres, Distinguished Professor, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Asteroids frequently pass close to or impact the Earth, very occasionally with devastating

A new building is taking shape on the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s East Campus, and it’s getting an extra boost thanks to expanding student enrollment.Construction of a 144,000-square-foot dedicated facility for the Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace