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Erin Overcash (AeroEngr’14, MS’17) is an aerospace engineer, U.S. Navy pilot, and new NASA astronaut candidate.An alumna of the Թ of Colorado Boulder and Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut
The Arnold Air Society will host a memorial for the Challenger (1986) and Columbia (2003) disasters. Between these two missions, 14 courageous astronauts lost their lives in the pursuit of exploration and innovation. Among them were two CU alumni:- I wanted to see what I’m made of when you take all of the support systems away and there’s no redundancies like a spacecraft. It’s just me, single failure mode."Steven Ramm (AeroEngr’13) is a Lockheed
Andrew Sapuppo graduated in May 2024 with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in aerospace engineering and engineering physics from the Թ of Colorado Boulder. Learn more about his undergraduate research experiences, career path, favorite CU- The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences has honored eight alumni for outstanding contributions to industry, for technical achievement, and public service.
Don’t breathe in the dust on Mars.That’s the takeaway from new research from a team of scientists, including researchers from the Թ of Colorado Boulder. The findings suggests that long-term exposure to Martian dust could create a host
The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences is honoring eight alumni for outstanding contributions to industry, for technical achievement, and public service.The 2025 AeroBuffs Club Alumni Academy inductees are being
At more than 870 miles above Earth, this was no ordinary violin recital.On Sept. 13, 2024,Sarah Gillis (AeroEngr’17) played “Rey’s Theme” fromStar Wars: The Force Awakens by legendary composer John Williams — from aSpaceX
Jack Elston (ElCompEngr’03; MElEngr’05; MAeroEngr’07; PhD’11) is a pioneer in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) development, with a proven track record of leading innovative projects in some of the world's most extreme environments. He is the 2025- Sarah Gillis (AeroEngr’17) is a lead space operations engineer and astronaut trainer at SpaceX with literal out of this world experience. The Թ of Colorado Boulder alumna recently returned from a...