Cornell Chronicle: NYCST grants boost New York state space tech industry
"The Cornell Orbital Materials Environment Test (COMET) Facility will be the first of its kind to enable the characterization and qualification of polymers and other novel materials in a space environment in order to evaluate their reusability, in-space stability and functional properties"
Cornell Chronicle: SPROUT Awards cultivate early-stage engineering research
"Building on the legacy of Cornell figureheads such as Professors Carl Sagan and Steve Squyres, this project – proposed by Elaine Petro, assistant professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Britney Schmidt, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences – seeks to pioneer the next generation of life-detection efforts and positions Cornell researchers at the forefront of answering “Does life exist elsewhere in our solar system?” Zach Ulibarri, a postdoctoral associate and 51 Pegasi b Fellow, will advise and contribute to the project."
Cornell Chronicle:
How small satellites can help the US win the space race
“At the boundary of space, there’s still enough residual atmosphere that a spacecraft traveling at hypersonic speeds is going to be slowed down by the atmosphere, and it needs a propulsion system to keep it aloft, otherwise those collisions with residual air will deorbit your spacecraft very quickly,” said Elaine Petro, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in Cornell Engineering. “And there’s no good propulsion solutions right now to do that.”
Cornell Chronicle:
Professors Petro, Sobhani, and Royer lead subteams on $35M nuclear-powered spacecraft project
"Elaine Petro, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell, is principal investigator for the institute’s propulsion modeling subteam, which consists of collaborators across the universities of Michigan and Colorado Boulder. Together they will develop comprehensive numerical models of the operation of the electric thrusters."
Cornellians:
Professors Peck and Petro release new episodes of Spaceflight Mechanics for the 150th anniversary of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell
In recognition of the sesquicentennial of mechanical engineering at Cornell, this special episode of the podcast delves into the Sibley School’s history of pioneering work.
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