Small solar sails could be the next ‘giant leap’ for interplanetary space exploration
01/10/24 — Researchers aim to create a fleet of low-cost, autonomous spacecraft propelled by light particles
Aerospace
Berkeley researchers: Public–private partnerships key to fostering outer space innovations
10/16/23 — Rausser College of Natural Resources: PNAS paper offers insights on emerging areas of innovation in space exploration
Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames to become innovation hub for new aviation, space technology
10/16/23 — UC Berkeley will develop a 36-acre site to house companies, labs and students in heart of Silicon Valley; learn more about the Berkeley Space Center
New Berkeley Engineer magazine is here
05/24/23 — Spring 2023 issue delves into topics ranging from sustainability to aerospace to health and aging
Dean’s note: Engineering new frontiers
05/17/23 — We’re celebrating the inaugural year of our aerospace engineering program, our first new undergraduate major in 25 years.
A Eureka-1 moment
05/17/23 — The Space Enterprise at Berkeley student team launched a liquid-fueled rocket that reached 11,000 feet in altitude.
ME Ph.D. student takes the road less traveled to UC Berkeley
01/10/23 — Alexander Alvara pushes past life's obstacles and sets his sights on new frontiers in engineering
Taking up space
11/07/22 — Professor Adam Arkin and CUBES researchers are using synthetic biology to find solutions for living on Mars — and a rapidly changing Earth.
With flexibility comes possibility
11/07/22 — The Berkeley Engineering Fund supports the college’s greatest needs, such as our new aerospace engineering major.
To infinity and beyond
11/07/22 — Alum Warren “Woody” Hoburg will pilot a spacecraft mission to the International Space Station in spring 2023.
To infinity and beyond: EECS alum becomes spacecraft pilot
07/07/22 — A NASA astronaut since 2017, Warren Hoburg (M.S.’11, Ph.D.’13 EECS) will be piloting the spacecraft Dragon to the International Space Station
Berkeley students flip, float and experiment on zero-g flight
05/23/22 — Engineers put 3D printing technology to the test for possible use on future NASA space missions
Solar beats nuclear at many potential settlement sites on Mars
04/27/22 — The high efficiency, light weight and flexibility of the latest solar cell technology means photovoltaics could provide all the power needed for an extended mission to Mars, or even a permanent settlement there, according to a new analysis led by Berkeley engineers
Study of aqueous salt solutions deepens our understanding of icy planets’ oceans
04/26/22 — New findings may help determine the possibility of extraterrestrial life in our solar system
Flying buses in California skies?
04/18/22 — The CITRIS Aviation team is collaborating with Caltrans to lay the groundwork for air mobility in urban areas
New aerospace major launched
11/15/21 — To meet the growing demand for researchers in aviation, defense and space exploration, Berkeley Engineering has added a new aerospace engineering major.
Ion drive flight test points to radically different future for aviation
12/05/18 Forbes — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have conducted a successful 8-second flight test of an aircraft with an ion drive propulsion system, a larger version of the same cutting-edge technology that Berkeley engineers are using to fly centimeter-scale microrobots.
A tiny step into the final frontier
10/15/18 Medium — Six undergrad engineers are developing "SpinorSats" - each less than 10 grams, about the size of an Apple Watch - that they hope will be the smallest maneuverable satellites in space.
Space mapping
06/02/18 — LeoLabs' radar technology tracks space debris and determines if it is hazardous to satellites or other spacecraft.
The HAB project: A platform for space research
04/30/18 — The student group Space Technologies at Cal is developing a balloon-based platform for near-space research. They recently launched a high-altitude balloon from Memorial Glade.