Aerospace Team
Enterprise Team: Aerospace Spacecraft Design
Industry Partners: Raytheon, ABSL, SAIC, WindRiver, AGI.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. L. Brad King
Disciplines Needed: MEEM, EE, CS, BA, STC, PH
Goals & Objectives: The Aerospace Enterprise has been established to provide hands-on aerospace education and experience to Michigan Tech undergraduate students. Its objective is to design and fly an MTU student-built spacecraft. In pursuit of the objective, emphasis will be placed on space mission design and analysis, vehicle integration, systems engineering, and comprehensive ground-testing and qualification.
Current Projects:
- University NanoSat 5 competition.
(We received third place in the University Nanosat 3 competition)
- High altitude autonomous research platform(HAARP).
- Zero gravity research, currently working on ion space propulsion systems.
- Cansat, a university competition were we launch a rocket with a scientific payload 5000ft into the air.