Posts By: Jennifer Li
By Rod Tennyson, Professor Emeritus, UTIAS Background The surge in international interest in UFOs (unidentified flying objects) began around 1947, shortly after World War 2 (WW2). Many historical books document the […]
By Joan DaCosta On April 13, 1970, Apollo 13 issued the famous message, “Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” Three days later, on April 16, UTIAS Professor Barry French received […]
Graduate students at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) received first and second place awards for technical papers relating to microspace missions developed […]
By Joan DaCosta In 1975, UTIAS Professor Peter Hughes was asked by SPAR Aerospace Ltd. to analyze Canadarm. Hughes, known for consulting on attitude control and structural flexibility […]
The Blue Sky Solar Racing team is a year away from unveiling their newest vehicle — and they’re not leaving any aspect of its design to chance. In July 2018 the team conducted […]
By Joan DaCosta The Sikorsky Challenge was first issued in 1980 by the American Helicopter Society (AHS). The challenge required that a helicopter, powered solely by the strength of a […]
Understanding precisely how damaged DNA gets repaired is an important avenue in developing better treatments for various diseases such as cancer. Molecular biologists at work in this field sought fresh […]
“Juno is a go for launch.” Janis Chodas (EngSci 7T8, MASc. UTIAS 8T0) will never forget those words – the verbal go-ahead she gave to launch the Juno spacecraft in 2011 at the […]
Bombardier Inc., the Canadian aerospace giant, is planning to spend millions to help establish an aerospace research hub near Downsview Airport with the University of Toronto and other local academic […]
Go North Youth Event 2018 (June 5th) The one-day Go North Youth event, created by U of T’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering in partnership with Google Canada and Actua, featured workshops and […]
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