A Purdue University study has laid out a plan for human settlement of the Red Planet. The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics AAE 450 Senior Spacecraft Design class at Purdue University held its final presentation on this plan, Thursday, April 23, 2015. The study itself – over...
This video shows the work done by Purdue University students in collaboration with Dr. Buzz Aldrin as a part of their Spacecraft Senior Design course. Additional information can be found at https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAE/Academics/Courses/aae450/2015/spring...
There is a growing consensus among the space community that a manned mission to Mars should be a priority worth working toward in the coming years, according to Chris Carberry the executive director of Explore Mars Inc., the organization that hosted the workshop with the...
When I view the Moon, there are times when I feel like I’m on a time machine. I am back to a cherished point in the past — now nearly 45 years ago — when Neil Armstrong and I stood on that bleak, but magnificent...