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Aerospace

Photo of Alexander Alvara

ME Ph.D. student takes the road less traveled to UC Berkeley

01/10/23 — Alexander Alvara pushes past life's obstacles and sets his sights on new frontiers in engineering
Artist’s rendering of a human base on a new planet, aerial view.

Taking up space

11/07/22 — Professor Adam Arkin and CUBES researchers are using synthetic biology to find solutions for living on Mars — and a rapidly changing Earth.
Student with drone at TerraSwarm annual meeting

With flexibility comes possibility

11/07/22 — The Berkeley Engineering Fund supports the college’s greatest needs, such as our new aerospace engineering major.
NASA astronaut candidates Warren “Woody” Hoburg, Kayla Barron, Frank Rubio and Zena Cardman.

To infinity and beyond

11/07/22 — Alum Warren “Woody” Hoburg will pilot a spacecraft mission to the International Space Station in spring 2023.
Hoburg in front of a T-38 trainer aircraft

To infinity and beyond: EECS alum becomes spacecraft pilot

07/07/22 — A NASA astronaut since 2017, Warren Hoburg (M.S.’11, Ph.D.’13 EECS) will be piloting the spacecraft Dragon to the International Space Station
Researchers in zero gravity with 3D printer

Berkeley students flip, float and experiment on zero-g flight

05/23/22 — Berkeley News: Engineers put 3D printing technology to the test for possible use on future NASA space missions
An artist’s rendering of a crewed Martian biomanufactory powered by photovoltaics

Solar beats nuclear at many potential settlement sites on Mars

04/27/22 — The high efficiency, light weight and flexibility of the latest solar cell technology means photovoltaics could provide all the power needed for an extended mission to Mars, or even a permanent settlement there, according to a new analysis led by Berkeley engineers
The icy moon Enceladus orbits Saturn.

Study of aqueous salt solutions deepens our understanding of icy planets’ oceans

04/26/22 — New findings may help determine the possibility of extraterrestrial life in our solar system
Drone flying amid city skyscrapers

Flying buses in California skies?

04/18/22 — The CITRIS Aviation team is collaborating with Caltrans to lay the groundwork for air mobility in urban areas
Space Technologies and Rocketry team members

New aerospace major launched

11/15/21 — To meet the growing demand for researchers in aviation, defense and space exploration, Berkeley Engineering has added a new aerospace engineering major.
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