College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

AerE engineers to be on The History Channel

Adam Roland, an Iowa State senior from Grand Island, Neb., who’s studying aerospace engineering, builds a model “flying rod” in an Iowa State laboratory. Tom Phillips, a producer with amovie company inc., records the process for The History Channel’s “Monsterquest” series. The story follows a team of Iowa State faculty and students as they do …Continue reading “AerE engineers to be on The History Channel”

Anderson begins journey back to Earth

Iowa State alum and astronaut Clay Anderson began his journey back to Earth onboard space shuttle Discovery today. Discovery, with Anderson and six other astronauts onboard, is scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday. Over the past 10 days, the Discovery and ISS crews installed a major new compartment on the …Continue reading “Anderson begins journey back to Earth”

Anderson prepares to leave the space station

Aerospace engineering alum Clay Anderson, who has lived on the International Space Station (ISS) since last June, is preparing for his return to Earth in early November. The 48-year-old astronaut recently talked with Radio Iowa News about his feelings regarding the end of his space mission. While Anderson’s two Expedition 15 crewmates will leave on …Continue reading “Anderson prepares to leave the space station”

Anderson welcomes Expedition 16 crew

Aerospace engineering alum Clay Anderson and his Expedition 15 crewmates welcomed the Expedition 16 crew to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 12. Iowa native Peggy Whitson is the Expedition 16 commander. While Anderson will remain on the ISS until early November, his two crewmates will depart on October 21 onboard the Soyuz. Their …Continue reading “Anderson welcomes Expedition 16 crew”

Anderson prepares for new arrivals

Aerospace engineering alum Clay Anderson and his Exhibition 15 crewmates are preparing for major changes on the International Space Station (ISS). The Expedition 16 crew with commander Peggy Whitson and flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko is scheduled to arrive October 12. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, a Malaysian spaceflight participant, will accompany them. Shukor, along with Anderson’s crewmates, …Continue reading “Anderson prepares for new arrivals”

Team develops sensor to detect leaks in spacecraft

Contacts: Dale Chimenti, Aerospace Engineering, (515) 294-5853, chimenti@iastate.edu Kevin Champaigne, Invocon, Inc., (281) 332-2897, champaigne@invocon.com Mike Krapfl, News Service, (515) 294-4917, mkrapfl@iastate.edu Iowa State engineer develops technology to quickly find leaks in spacecraft AMES, Iowa — Tiny meteors flash through space. There’s spacecraft debris flying around, too. And so there’s a risk that objects just …Continue reading “Team develops sensor to detect leaks in spacecraft”

Anderson and crewmates move Soyuz

Aerospace engineering alum Clay Anderson and his Exhibition 15 crewmates onboard the International Space Station (ISS) are working on station maintenance in preparation for the arrival of two spacecraft and a major addition to the ISS in October. On September 27, they boarded the Soyuz spacecraft that was docked in the Earth-facing port of the …Continue reading “Anderson and crewmates move Soyuz”

Anderson helps with study to improve life in space

Aerospace engineering alum Clay Anderson is involved in a variety of experiments designed to improve life in space and on Earth during his assignment onboard the International Space Station (ISS). He is the first ISS crew member to participate in a study of how living in a microgravity environment affects the cardiovascular system. In this …Continue reading “Anderson helps with study to improve life in space”

Anderson works on experiments in space

Astronaut Clay Anderson, an Iowa State aerospace engineering alum, has spent recent days working on the smoke and aerosol measurement experiment (SAME) hardware in the Destiny Lab of the International Space Station (ISS). The SAME is designed to help scientists improve smoke detectors that will be used on future spacecraft. Anderson and his Expedition 15 …Continue reading “Anderson works on experiments in space”

Anderson completes third spacewalk

AerE graduate Clay Anderson has now completed three spacewalks as a flight engineer working on the International Space Station (ISS).  On August 15, Anderson and Rick Mastracchio, flight specialist from the space shuttle Endeavour, worked outside of the space station for about five hours rearranging equipment to prepare for the addition of a new section …Continue reading “Anderson completes third spacewalk”

Anderson completes third spacewalk

AerE graduate Clay Anderson has now completed three spacewalks as a flight engineer working on the International Space Station (ISS).  On August 15, Anderson and Rick Mastracchio, flight specialist from the space shuttle Endeavour, worked outside of the space station for about five hours rearranging equipment to prepare for the addition of a new section …Continue reading “Anderson completes third spacewalk”

Undergrads share NASA co-op experiences at JSC

Click on these students’ names to learn how they got the opportunity to co-op at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC), details about their NASA experiences, and what they enjoyed doing when not on the job. Brian Banker, senior, Ames, Iowa, completed his third tour in summer 2007. Sara Blatz, senior, Dubuque, Iowa, completed her fourth …Continue reading “Undergrads share NASA co-op experiences at JSC”

Alums contribute to NASA mission

Three aerospace engineering alums—Clay Anderson, MS’83, astronaut; LeRoy Cain, BS’88, space shuttle launch integration manager; and Joel Montalbano, BS’88, flight director—are key figures in NASA’s current missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Anderson arrived on the ISS in June aboard space shuttle Atlantis. He is a flight engineer for Exhibition 15 and will remain …Continue reading “Alums contribute to NASA mission”

Alum guides Endeavour mission

Joel Montalbano, an Iowa State aerospace engineering alum and NASA flight director since 1999, is the lead space station flight director for space shuttle Endeavor’s mission (STS-118) to the International Space Station (ISS). A native of Chicago, Montalbano earned his BS at Iowa State in 1988. He has been at the Johnson Space Center for …Continue reading “Alum guides Endeavour mission”

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