Astronautical Engineering at USC Viterbi

Astronautical Engineering encompasses the dynamic and cutting-edge fields of advanced science and space technology. Space engineers design, build and operate rockets and missiles, space launchers, communications and direct broadcasting satellites, space navigational systems, remote sensing and reconnaissance satellites, space vehicles for human spaceflight, and planetary probes.

There is no better academic major than Astronautical Engineering in which to obtain the education and to acquire the skills needed for space engineers.

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  • Air Force project blends military and commercial space networks
    The Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet program is planning a live demonstration of an airborne terminal in 2025 The post Air Force project blends military and commercial space networks appeared first on SpaceNews.
  • Failure is not an option: learning from Apollo 13
    There are many important lessons we can learn from the Apollo 13 mission, as well as from the actions of the heroes both orbiting the moon and on the ground in NASA facilities.  The post Failure is not an option: learning from Apollo 13 appeared first on SpaceNews.
  • NASA awards studies for commercial Mars missions
    NASA has selected nine companies to perform feasibility studies of commercial approaches to deliver spacecraft to Mars and provide services there. The post NASA awards studies for commercial Mars missions appeared first on SpaceNews.
  • China launches Chang’e-6 mission to collect first samples from the moon’s far side
    China launched its complex and ambitious Chang’e-6 mission Friday to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon. The post China launches Chang’e-6 mission to collect first samples from the moon’s far side appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Solving The Space Dilemma
Solving The Space Dilemma

USC ISI researchers are building tools to solve safety problems in space operations, and creating test beds to simulate cyberattacks in space

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AME and ASTE Students Awarded at the 2024 AIAA Conference
AME and ASTE Students Awarded at the 2024 AIAA Conference

AME teams received 2nd and 3rd place in the Undergraduate Teams category.

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Graduate Students Present Papers at the 45th IEEE Aerospace Conference
Graduate Students Present Papers at the 45th IEEE Aerospace Conference

Paper topics ranged from designs for space robots, to management of space debris, to support for astronauts conducting maintenance in space habitats.

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Professor Mike Gruntman participates in Symposium on Space Sciences and Technologies at  M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru
Professor Mike Gruntman participates in Symposium on Space Sciences and Technologies at M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru

Professor Gruntman helped to organize the symposium, and took part in a panel discussion where he discussed opportunities in space for students in India.

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USC Rocket Propulsion Lab is Ready to Return to Space
USC Rocket Propulsion Lab is Ready to Return to Space

The stellar USC Astronautics team has now set the record for the most powerful motor ever fired by a student group – so, what’s next?

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Astronautical Engineering in Media

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CNN: 5 ways the Columbia disaster changed spaceflight forever
CNN: 5 ways the Columbia disaster changed spaceflight forever

Professor Garrett Reisman, a former astronaut, discussed how he spent part of his career in connection with the families who lost loved ones on the Challenger disaster.

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Space News: Space loves AI, AI doesn’t love Space
Space News: Space loves AI, AI doesn’t love Space

David Barnhart was interviewed about the role of AI for long-distance missions.

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Fox 11: Historic Moon Landing
Fox 11: Historic Moon Landing

Garrett Reisman was interviewed about United States’ first return to the moon since 1972.

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Hindustan Times: USC Viterbi School of Engineering Unveiled: A conversation with Professor Gaurav Sukhatme
Hindustan Times: USC Viterbi School of Engineering Unveiled: A conversation with Professor Gaurav Sukhatme

Executive Vice Dean Gaurav Sukhatme was interviewed about the opportunities at USC Viterbi for international students including in AI, robotics and space.

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ABC (Australia): The significance of the SpaceX rocket failure
ABC (Australia): The significance of the SpaceX rocket failure

Garrett Reisman was interviewed about the recent launches by SpaceX and the learnings from these launches.

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Published on February 23rd, 2017

Last updated on April 19th, 2024