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Doing more - with less - in orbit and beyond
At the Space Systems Design Studio, part of the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University, we seek ways to take advantage of the physics affecting spacecraft to improve space capabilities.
In the News
- Flux-Pinned Spacecraft Among 21 Tech Projects NASA Selects for Reduced-Gravity Flight Testing
- 18 May 09 NASA has selected the Flux-Pinned Spacecraft project for microgravity flight testing under the Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology Development and Training (FAST) program.
- Dr. Mason Peck to speak in the NYS Space Series at MOST
- 16 Apr 09 Mason Peck, professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University will speak on Exploring the Solar System with Penny-Sized Spacecraft as part of the NYS Space Series at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology in Syracuse, NY.
- New Scientist: Gyroscopic space robot avoids negative reactions
- 7 Aug 08 Researchers at the Space System Design Studio at Cornell University, New York, have successfully tested a prototype on a microgravity "vomit comet" flight that simulates a space environment.