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”
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”
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”
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”
