RASC-AL competition team’s Project Lili aims for less hazardous touch-downs.
Seniors design a semi-autonomous rover for use
on the Moon.
Awards recognize student research, hands-on learning, and innovation.
The UMD Team was recognized with the Small Satellite Best Paper award for their Apophis asteroid mission concept.
2025 Highlights in Discovery, Leadership, and Impact
UMD Aero graduate gifts estate to program in support of future students.
Grad Students’ Initiative Aims to Collect Data During Historic Near-Miss of Earth
Lifetime achievement award recognizes career contributions to advancing technologies for life in space.
Selected student-led projects are aimed at developing improved systems for life support in space habitats.
15 UMD aerospace engineering undergraduates attended the event hosted at the University of Cincinnati.
Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends marked the milestone, engaging with students and envisioning the future
At Maryland Engineering, we celebrate the array of experiences, stories, and contributions among our community of innovators.
ASTRA, led by Associate Professor Christine Hartzell, will bring together researchers from across the university to tackle a wide range of projects related to space.
UMD Team Takes Second Overall, and Best in Theme at 2024 RASC-AL Competition.
We Road-Test Engineering Students’ New Moon Buggy Concept at NASA
UMD’s RoboSub team sets sights on blasting the 2024 competition out of the water.
UMD researchers are creating a portable device that astronauts can use to get rid of clingy moon dust.
Competition challenges student teams to develop solutions for space exploration.
Inspired at an early age to become a propulsion engineer, Young is helping a new generation of engineers achieve their dreams.
Competition challenges student teams to design concepts for space exploration.
A University of Maryland engineer's work aboard the International Space Station could lead to cleaner engines and power plants, and safer living conditions in space.
Four University of Maryland teams competed in this year’s NASA 2020 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition.
Competition challenges students to develop some of the next generation technologies to enhance NASA’s Moon to Mars space exploration missions.
Students complete final presentations to earn “Honors Citation.”
Quinn Kupec’s efforts featured on North Dakota news outlet KVRR.
How an 18-year-old student engineering project showed up in a new sci-fi book.
A team of Clark School students will compete in this year's RASC-AL competition, held June 18-20, 2019.
The REU was led by Hugh Bruck and Sarah Bergbreiter, along with Clark School faculty and graduate student mentors.
A team of 19 undergraduate students won first place for the RASC-AL theme category and second place in the overall competition.
A question and answer session with Quinn Kupec, an undergraduate researcher in Aerospace Engineering, who recently grabbed the attention of Elon Musk.
Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkages (RASC-AL) Space Design Competition
The Terrapin Sheriffs was one of three international teams selected to participate.
Aerospace Engineering undergrads design winning solar electric propulsion (SEP)-powered space tug.
Aerospace Engineering alumnus inducted into NAE for contributions to contributions to hypersonic technology.
Two UMD Aerospace Engineering student teams selected as finalists in NASA's BIG Idea Challenge.
Three Clark School faculty attend NAE 2016 Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.
NASA recognizes Aerospace Engineering graduate student Syed Hasan for outstanding mission contributions.
Aerospace engineering students design winning concept for a Mars settlement and lunar refueling station.
Maryland students and their rover 'Frigg' win first place at the 2015 Robo-Ops Competition.
UMD students placed in both presentations and paper categories at the 14
th AIAA YPSE Conference.
Akin, Bowden, Fourney, Humbert and Kothera promoted to American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Fellows
Aerospace engineering undergrad students place second overall in 2014 RASC-AL competition.
Alumni-founded company races past $50,000 goal in 11 minutes, hits $1 million in 25 hours.
15 Department of Aerospace Engineering's faculty honored for successful research funding efforts.
Wife of former UMD Aerospace Engineering Chair and helicopter pioneer passes away peacefully.
Undergraduate aerospace design team places second at NASA RASC-AL competition.
Students guide planetary rover robot to second place in RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops Competition.
NASA's JPL and U-Md. Aerospace Seek Stronger Partnership
Shane Jacobs helped design suit worn by Felix Baumgartner in speed of sound-breaking dive.
10 AE Faculty Represent Department at Research Leaders Luncheon
Praise for team entered into the Congressional Record.
Prof. David Akin's X-Hab Project is Awarded Funding by the AIC Program
Clark School students to build inflatable space habitat in NASA competition finals.
Aerospace engineering students win American Helicopter Society, NASA design competitions.
SSL's MX-2 Suit Research is featured in Popular Science magazine
Terrapin Undergraduate Rover for Terrestrial Lunar Exploration awarded first place
Levashov's Hardware Study Named by Honors Program as a Best Paper
Madeline Kirk announced as first recipient of Anderson Scholarship in Aerospace Engineering
Three winners chosen among nine finalists.
