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Ryan Russell has been elected Fellow of the American Astronautical Society in recognition of his contributions to the field of astronautics.

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Thomas J. R. Hughes has been selected to receive the 2018 ASME Medal, the highest honor awarded by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

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Srinivas Bettadpur was instrumental in establishing a UT-NASA partnership for the next-generation McDonald Geodetic Observatory, which will be led by the Center for Space Research. 

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Karen E. Willcox has joined the Cockrell School of Engineering faculty as a tenured professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics this fall.

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This year's UT Austin Unmanned Aerial Vehicles team placed 6th overall among 69 competing teams in the 2018 AUVSI SUAS competition.

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Srinivas Bettadpur has been awarded the NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Medal by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Jayant Sirohi is leading UT Austin's efforts on a research project with Uber and the U.S. Army Research Labs (ARL) and Uber Elevate to help develop new rotor technology for Uber's proposed urban aviation ride-share network, uberAir.

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The Longhorn Rocketry Association participated in its second international competition at Spaceport America Cup this summer, placing 9th overall and 8th in their category.

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Professor Emeritus Byron Tapley was selected to receive the 2018 NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, NASA’s highest honor awarded to any non-government individual.

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Moriba K. Jah has been elected a corresponding member of the International Academy of Astronautics for his recognized contributions to astronautics.

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Alumna Pooja Jesrani is one of six women and men selected to NASA's 2018 class of mission control flight directors.

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Aerospace engineering senior Jonathan Markel has been named a 2018-19 Brumley Next Generation Scholar by the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law. 

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Associate Professor Moriba Jah says we still have a lot of work to do when it comes to international collaboration and understanding of space traffic management.

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Learn how Texas ASE/EM researchers, in conjunction with UT Austin’s Center for Space Research, put their work to practice when Harvey hit the coast and their plans to mitigate future storms.

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This spring Texas ASE/EM introduced a new undergraduate aerial robotics course at UT Austin, where students participated in a "final" that involved a "battle of the drones." Watch the video to learn more about this exciting new course.