Posts Tagged: UTIAS
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
On a winter night in February 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed just outside of Buffalo, N.Y., killing all 49 passengers and crew aboard and one person on the ground. […]
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