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Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

This section of the college news site gathers stories that feature the faculty, students, staff and programs of the UA Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. For detailed information about all other aspects of AME, please visit the department website.

Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering News

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UA Student-Led CatSat Mission Selected by NASA

UA students will get hands-on spacecraft hardware development experience thanks to NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, which recently selected CatSat to fly as auxiliary payload aboard future space missions.
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Researchers Propose an Inflatable Sailplane to Explore Mars

It could accelerate Mars exploration at a fraction of the cost of current missions.
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Students Set Up Futures at iExpo

Arizona’s largest student-run engineering career fair has a record-breaking year.
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Donor Generosity Boosts College of Engineering’s Growth

College supporters give $9.3 million in 2018 financial year.

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