Welcome to SpacecraftResearch.com!
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
- 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.
- Discovery News: Tiny Space Engine Powered by Earth's Magnetic Field
- 5 Jun 08 An experimental satellite propulsion system that uses the Earth's magnetic field instead of chemical propellants could make satellite missions more affordable.
- Popular Science: Mmmm, Space Chips
- 6 Aug 07 The next generation of robotic space explorers could be smaller than a dime–and cost about that much, too. Mason Peck, an engineer at Cornell University, envisions thousands of miniature spacecraft drifting to different planets, powered only by Earth's magnetic field.
Featured Project
Interested?
We seek motivated undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D students in engineering, theoretical and applied mechanics, applied physics, and related fields at Cornell to participate in our work.
In particular, there are opportunities for:
- Undergraduate research and design projects with the flux-pinned spacecraft team
- Undergraduate research and design projects with the MII spacecraft team