Category: Space

Danny Milisavljevic

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Podcast Ep. 89: Purdue Research Series | A Look Into NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Boilermaker Ties to Space With Danny Milisavljevic

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Danny Milisavljevic, associate professor of physics and astronomy in Purdue University’s College of Science. This marks the third episode in our Purdue Research Series, which shares how Purdue provides practical...
Seven Purdue students stand outside an analog space habitat near Hanksville, Utah.

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Life on Mars: Purdue students at MDRS

Humankind hasn’t yet journeyed to Mars — but we have been to Hanksville, Utah. It’s kind of the same thing.

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Purdue scientists and engineers push the boundaries of space knowledge, studying the stars, the solar system and beyond

Scientists and engineers at Purdue University focus on a future in the stars, with research stretching from what moondust can tell us about the history of the solar system to future exploration priorities on Mars and beyond.
Eugene Cernan on the lunar surface during the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972.

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Eugene Cernan: Purdue astronaut, NASA pioneer

Eugene Cernan could make his otherworldly accomplishments seem accessible to the mortals who had never ventured beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.
Purdue Space Program Liquids team

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Purdue Space Program Liquids Team: This is Persistence at Purdue University

Whether in a brainstorming session on campus or launching a rocket in a remote corner of the Mojave Desert, Boilermakers never stop in their pursuit to become the best. Again and again and again, the Purdue Space Program Liquids team...
Audrey Powers at Purdue’s Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering

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Audrey Powers ‘overwhelmed’ to join Purdue’s Cradle of Astronauts

By performing vital engineering work during Blue Origin’s New Shepard flight, Audrey Powers qualified as Purdue’s third commercial astronaut and 27th member of the Cradle of Astronauts.

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Podcast Ep. 48: NASA Space Suit Engineer Amy Ross Discusses Purdue’s Impact on Her Career

On this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Amy Ross, NASA Space Suit Engineer and Purdue alumna. Listen in as Amy discusses her first big design project at NASA, working with her father (NASA astronaut and fellow Purdue...

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Expert on space junk: When spacecraft explode, answers may be in the debris left behind

Much of the space junk orbiting Earth won’t clean up itself – or tell you how it got there. Purdue University’s Carolin Frueh and her team are investigating what causes spacecraft to become space junk. Their findings are revealing ways to prevent...

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Spacecraft deorbiting device developed at Purdue ready for upcoming test launch

UPDATE: The unmanned rocket carrying this drag sail exploded shortly after launch on Sept. 2. A drag sail that a team at Purdue University developed to pull launch vehicles in space back to Earth is scheduled to undergo a test launch on...

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Still taking giant leaps from lunar small steps: Purdue scientists analyze moon dust collected by Apollo 17 astronauts

Humans have not set foot on the moon for nearly 50 years, but the Apollo moon missions aren’t over. The echoes from Neil Armstrong’s first steps are still helping scientists make giant leaps in understanding the moon’s geology. When Apollo...

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Purdue scientist reflects on her passion for studying Mars’ geology, landscape

Briony Horgan grew up in Portland, Oregon, where, enjoying the mountains and volcanoes that surrounded the region, she developed a love of geology. A long-standing interest in space made Horgan realize she wasn’t confined to study rocks simply on Earth.