Spaceflight
3 Questions: Greg Chamitoff on the final frontier
October 5, 2011
Alum-astronaut relives some of the highlights of his space shuttle career.
Helping space shuttles achieve liftoff
July 8, 2011
MIT has contributed 27 alumni-astronauts, plenty of earthbound expertise.
Greetings from space
June 1, 2011
Astronaut alumni wish MIT a happy 150th from 200 miles above.
Doc Draper in space
May 31, 2011
A letter written by Charles Stark Draper in 1961 hitches a ride on Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Hoffman honored by Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
May 26, 2011
Professor of the Practice in aeronautics and astronautics receives Centennial Medal.
3 Questions: Jeffrey Hoffman on the Space Shuttle at 30
April 12, 2011
Anniversary of the first shuttle flight comes just as it nears retirement, but the vehicle has changed space travel dramatically.
Video: Remembering astronaut, alum Ron McNair
January 28, 2011
On 25th anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster, AeroAstro professor Jeffrey Hoffman remembers his colleague.
Aerospace engineer Joseph Gavin ‘41, SM ‘42 dies at 90
November 5, 2010
Former president of Grumman Aircraft led Lunar Module development for NASA, aided in the rescue of Apollo 13
Lending a hand
October 13, 2010
MIT researchers may be closer to understanding why spacesuit gloves hurt astronauts’ hands.
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