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Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering News - December 2021

A group of ten astronauts stand in matching blue jumpsuits in a green outdoor area.

Engineering Alum in Newest Class of NASA Astronauts

Jessica Wittner, a 2009 aerospace engineering graduate, was selected from among more than 12,000 applicants.
Six men stand next to a blue wind tunnel talking.

Gov. Ducey Says Investment in Hypersonic Flight is Ticket to the Future

The governor joined Raytheon Missiles & Defense president, university leadership, and representatives from the education sector to tour UArizona wind tunnels and discuss the state's STEM workforce.
Two men stand in front of a railing and some palm trees, holding a drone encased in a spherical cage, about three feet in diameter

Teaching Engineering By Touch

Professor and alum team up on tools to teach visually impaired students about engineering concepts.
Artist's rendering of a hypersonic vehicle -- a large silver structure leaving a trail of flames behind it as it flies through the clouds.

$1.5M Advances Hypersonics Research and Technology

A team led by University of Arizona aerospace and mechanical engineers has been selected for the first round of funding from a national hypersonics consortium.