Prof. Robert Braun Testifies Before Congress

Professor Robert Braun was one of five renowned planetary science and aerospace experts invited to give testimony before the House Committee on Science, Space & Technology on July 28.

GT-AE Grad Lenny Richoux Promoted to Brigadier General, USAF

eorgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering alumnus Lenny J. Richoux, BAE'89, is now officially a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, following a June 5 promotion and ceremonial pinning ceremony at the Pentagon on July 2.

Eyes on the Skies: LightSail-A Debuts Technology

The final -- and most dramatic -- stage of the LightSail-A mission was pulled off this week when the 11-pound spacecraft deployed its 344-square-foot solar sail in low-Earth orbit, returning a mesmerizing image to its cheering sections at Georgia Tech.

GT-AE Team Takes Home a Top Honor at RASC-AL Competition

A team of eight graduate and undergraduate researchers from GT-AE’s Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL) has taken home a top honor in the NASA-NIA Revolutionary Aerospace Concepts Academic Linkage (“RASC-AL”) competition.