Media Coverage

Clock ticking for NASA, Mars bill | KVUE

Director of the UT Center for Space Research, Professor Byron Tapley, discusses the future of a manned mission to Mars.
Centimeter-Level GPS Positioning For Cars | IEEE Spectrum
Professor Todd Humphreys' research work on super accurate GPS may soon solve many driverless car issues, including blurred lane markings and bad weather.
Super GPS brings autonomous cars closer to reality | KXAN
Professor Todd Humphreys talks to KXAN about GPS he is developing for self-driving cars, which is 100 times more accurate than the standard GPS.
Why hobbyists' drones are so easy to hack | FedScoop
Professor Todd Humphreys speaks to FedScoop about cybersecurity faults in drones.
How NASA's New Horizons team pulled off the Pluto flyby | The Verge
Alumnus Alan Stern sits down with The Verge to discuss how NASA pulled off the New Horizons expedition.
UT researchers build outdoor arena to test autonomous drones | KXAN
Professor Todd Humphreys talks to KXAN news about the UAV testing and research happening at the Cockrell School of Engineering.
What Would Happen if GPS Failed? | The New Yorker
Professor Todd Humphreys, an expert in GPS spoofing is featured in this story in The New Yorker
Time Magazine Names Alan Stern Among “The 100 Most Influential People” | Time Magazine

Time Magazine has named alumnus Alan Stern among "The 100 Most Influential People" for his work as the principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission.
Austin to be the first city in the world to test precise GPS | KXAN
This KXAN news story discusses Todd Humphreys' research and testing of precise GPS in Austin.
Fire Department, UT engineering school hope to improve fire, water rescue operations with new agreement | The Daily Texan
The Daily Texan discusses the partnership between the Cockrell School and the Austin Fire Department in future search and rescue operations.
The Austin Fire Department Could Soon Be Using Search-and-Rescue Drones | KUT
Read or listen to this KUT coverage of our Senior Aircraft Design Fly-Off.
City leaders discuss using drones to assist first responders | KXAN
UT Austin is mentioned as a potential partner with the Austin Fire Department on aerial robotics in search & rescue.
Pair of Satellites ejected from ISS for In-Space Navigation Exercise – ISS Expedition 46 | Spaceflight 101

LONESTAR is now in space after being deployed from the International Space Station. Spaceflight 101 provides the details on how the two satellites, AggieSat4 and BEVO-2, were deployed from ISS.
UT Austin design gets travelers from Austin to Dallas in 15 minutes | KXAN

The Cockrell School of Engineering - UT Austin 512 Hyplerloop team was interviewed by KXAN. The team is designing a pod for the initial SpaceX hyperloop design competition which will be held this weekend at Texas A&M.
TACC's Lonestar 5 begins Full Production | Scientific Computing

The Texas Advanced Computing Center's Lonestar 5 supercomputer was designed for academic research and has been used for months by researchers, including those under the direction of Professor Clint Dawson.