Topics: Astronautical Engineering

David Thompson, ‘76, gave MIT a scholarship to honor his parents, who encouraged his love of spacecraft and rockets. Photo: Bill Geiger
Fall 2004

Saying Thanks

David Thompson, ‘76, gives MIT a scholarship to honor his parents.

In the spirit of hands-on learning, Assoc. Prof. David Miller and his students have built mini-satellites. Miller’s professional life is steeped in space-related activities. Besides overseeing the mini-satellite project, he was co-leader of the group that devised the first hands-on experiments for the International Space Station. Inset photo: Students Alvar Saenz-Otero, Dustin Berkovitz, Dr. Edmund Kong, Prof. David Miller, and student Simon Nolet. Photo: Ed Quinn
Fall 2004

Space Spheres

In the spirit of hands-on learning, Assoc. Prof. David Miller and his students are building mini-satellites.

The toughest challenge yet for Astronautics Prof. Larry Young is making interplanetary travel safe for humans. He is shown here with a model of the Space Shuttle. Photo: Ed Quinn
Fall 2000

Targeting Mars

Astronautics Prof. Larry Young, who has long advocated expeditions to Mars, is working to make interplanetary travel safe for humans.

Assoc. Prof. Dava Newman, shown donning a space helmet, works to keep astronauts alive in dire situations. She recently won MIT's MacVicar award for great teaching. Photo: Ed Quinn
Fall 2000

You Do What?

Assoc. Prof. Dava Newman has fun at parties telling people what she does for work.