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Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering News - January 2022

Alex Craig and Jesse Little stand next to LT5, a long wind tunnel which is silver and stretches off frame to the left of them.

$10M Elevates UArizona Hypersonics Facilities to National Prominence

The funding will allow for upgrades to the College of Engineering's wind tunnels, strengthening UArizona’s position as an academic leader in hypersonics research.
A group of eight people in blue jumpsuits smile in front of a round spacecraft. They look happy, with their arms around each other or raised in the air in celebration.

Engineering Alum Travels to Space

Dylan Taylor, who earned a materials science and engineering degree from the UA in 1993, recounts his journey to space aboard the Blue Origin NS - 19 mission on Dec. 11, 2021. He calls the journey, which marked Blue Origin's sixth flight, the...