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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
- Brainstorming a Mission to Europa
- 19 Aug 10 Wired.com has an article on one SSDS grad student's concept for a mission to search for life under the ice crust of Jupiter's moon Europa.
- NASA Office of the Chief Technologist features SSDS projects
- 13 Jul 10 In a presentation at an industry forum, the NASA Office of the Chief Technologist cited a Cornell Space Systems Design Studio project as an example of a former NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts grant recipient that has progressed to technology demonstration programs. More about the OCT Industry Forum.
- Cornell SSDS Team Selected for Reduced-Gravity Flight Testing
- 18 May 10 NASA selected 17 technology demonstration projects for reduced-gravity aircraft flights to demonstrate whether emerging technologies can perform as expected in the reduced-gravity environment of the moon and Mars, or the zero-gravity environment of Earth orbit. View the complete list of selected projects.