button and you are flying another version of the vehicle. Press another button and you are flying the Space Shuttle or any vehicle in the VMS database,” said Mikula. In the latest round of testing, a ...

The University of Wyoming has been sending teams of undergraduate engineers to NASA for several years now, and this year ...

There is huge promise in AI to transform spacecraft design. From near real-time performance calculations that enable broader design space exploration, to generative algorithms using mission ...

Scientists are exploring a new class of origami structures that could help design and build different shapes for use in space. These structures are expected to be even more compact and reliable.

Mason Peck, an aerospace engineer at Cornell, was trying to test innovative designs in spacecraft when a stop-work order hit.

The ancient Japanese art of paper-folding, or origami, is already inspiring the design of the next generation of space vehicles, but now there's a new family of origami shapes that could make them ...