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Theodore Pian, former AeroAstro professor, 90Theodore H.H. Pian, who taught in MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics for more than 40 years and was a pioneer in the stress analysis of materials in aircraft and other stuctures, died on June 20 in Cambridge after a long illness. He was 90. July 2, 2009 Students float their ideas30 MIT students and faculty members recently took off on a micro-gravity research flight from Titusville, Florida, to carry out experiments on a variety of projects that could help future astronauts or help in the development of new satellites. June 25, 2009 MIT research is moon-boundNASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is making its way to the moon following a flawless liftoff on June 18 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket. June 19, 2009 Planet found in tilted orbit around distant starAn international team of researchers, led by MIT physicist Joshua Winn, has found a planet around another star whose orbit is steeply tilted from the plane of the star's equator, a finding that contradicts some theories about how solar systems form. June 17, 2009 3 Questions: William S. Swelbar on his aviation blogIn this installment of '3 Questions,' William S. Swelbar, research engineer in MIT's International Center for Air Transportation, discusses the airline industry and his blog, 'Swelblog: Swelbar on Airlines.' June 16, 2009 In space, past is prologueThis week's Giant Leaps celebration at MIT honored those who made the Apollo Program a success and applied the lessons of their experience to the greatest challenges and opportunities of our future. June 12, 2009 Stars take 'wild rides' around, outside the Milky WayAstronomers announced today that stars of a recently discovered type, dubbed ultracool subdwarfs, take some pretty wild rides as they orbit around the Milky Way, following paths that are very different from those of typical stars. June 9, 2009 To the moon, by way of MITMIT is hosting a celebration June 10-12 to honor those who made the Apollo Program a success, and to apply the lessons of their experience to the greatest challenges and opportunities of our future. June 3, 2009 |
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