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Concerns about shortages of interceptor missiles in the conflict between the U.S. and Iran highlight the challenges of defending against missiles and drones. Read from Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØexpert Iain Boyd on The Conversation.
Iain Boyd was interviewed by The Atlantic for an article on laser based-weapons, which until recently were largely the realm of science fiction. Boyd, a professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering
Sometime next year, a new NASA instrument designed and built in Colorado will get an eagle-eye view of Earth. The instrument, known as Libera, will circle the planet from high above, scanning every inch of the globe daily to track how much radiative
Students and researchers shared their work at The 2026 Skyward Showcase. The annual aerospace event features 10-minute talks highlighting current...
Join us for this yearly tradition! Skyward Showcase provides Smead Aerospace students and faculty the opportunity to give 10-minute talks highlighting...-
Iain Boyd was interviewed in a new Scientific American piece on the use of laser-based weapons systems. Boyd, a professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, is a national security expert
On January 28, 1986, NASA’s Challenger space shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after launching from the Kennedy Space Center. All seven crew members aboard, including Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder alumnus Ellison Onizuka (AeroEngr ’69), tragically lost their lives.
Laura Stiles (AeroEngr MS'11, PhD'13) is spacebound. The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder alumna is set to fly on the New Shepard Mission NS-38 suborbital flight, which is scheduled to launch Jan. 22, 2026. Stiles is Blue Origin’s
Iain Boyd discusses the raid to capture Nicolas Maduro in a new interview with The Telegraph (UK). Boyd, a professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, is a national security expert and
Joe Tanner, NASA astronaut and former senior instructor at the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ is being inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Tanner flew on four Space Shuttle missions from 1994 to 2006, taking part in