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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.