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Jeffrey Chin, a member of GRC’s Rocket University pilot program, works on a Thunderbird. Chin’s “day job” is in Glenn’s Propulsion Systems Analysis Branch, where he develops modeling tools at a conceptual level for aircraft engines. Photo Credit: Amanda Stevenson
At GRC, Rocket U Achieves High-Altitude Success

Glenn Research Center’s (GRC) Rocket University reached the height of success with its pilot program and the Autonomously Navigated parGliding Experimental Lander (ANGEL) project.

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Rocket University 2014 Highlights
Rocket University 2014 Highlights

See what Rocket University (RU) is all about! Read Kennedy Space Center’s RU newsletter for highlights of their 2014 hands-on development activities.

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Members of Glenn Research Center’s pilot Rocket U program prepare the balloon for their flight project. From left to right: Kristen Bury, Amanda Stevenson, Justin Niehaus, Deb Goodenow, and Dave Wolford. Behind the balloon: Fransua Thomas. Photo credit: Anthony Roberts/NASA
At Rocket U, Accelerated Learning and Unparalleled Resources Support Future Mission Success

Glenn Research Center’s Rocket University pilot program melds course work with hands-on experience to give early-career engineers a strong foundation for the future.

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Justin Niehaus removing water and nitrogen hoses during fill tank training. Photo Credit: Sterling Tarver, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Interview with Glenn Research Center’s Justin Niehaus

Justin Niehaus may be an early-career professional at Glenn Research Center, but thanks to their pilot Rocket University program, he’s already experiencing what it’s like to be a project manager.

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Matthew Smith, reliability analyst, is a member of the pilot Rocket U program at Glenn Research Center. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith.
Interview with Glenn Research Center’s Matthew Smith

A love of systems thinking brought Matthew Smith to Glenn Research Center. Now GRC’s Rocket University program is letting him apply that thinking to a full project lifecycle.

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Kristen Bury sitting on the SPARTAN (Station Power, Articulation, and Thermal Control) console in Mission Control at Johnson Space Center. Photo Credit: NASA
Interview with Glenn Research Center’s Kristen Bury

Glenn Research Center’s Rocket University program is giving Kristen Bury her first shot at working with real flight hardware.

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The hand-built Kennedy Space Center fixed-wing aircraft, Genesis, flying over the test range the day before the competition. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center / Adam Kimberlin
Rocket U UAS Competition Series: Going Forward

The Rocket U Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Competition may have come to a close, but not to an end. 

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Les Boatright (left) and Mike Knutson (right) prepare Kennedy Space Center’s Genesis aircraft for launch.
Rocket U UAS Competition Series: Team Kennedy

With an aircraft already in production and the groundwork underway for test flights, the Kennedy Space Center Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) team found themselves in a race against time to reach competition day.

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After the JSC team finished their first flight, team members Sara Scarritt and Rebecca Johanning review their results and are thrilled to see that the image processing algorithm correctly identified one of the targets.
Rocket U UAS Competition Series: Team JASAR

The Johnson Autonomous Search and Rescue (JASAR) competition team built upon existing capability with their remote control (R/C) helicopter, but had to pave the way for flying their unmanned aerial system (UAS) at their center.

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