John Crassidis

PhD

John Crassidis.

John Crassidis

PhD

John Crassidis

PhD

Research Interests

Spacecraft attitude determination & control; formation flying guidance & navigation; robust nonlinear control; vehicle attitude dynamics

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  • Clearing the heavens of space junk
    8/6/21
    CBS Sunday Morning interviewed John Crassidis, the Samuel P. Capen Chair Professor and SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, about the increasing danger of space debris.
  • Montreal startup NorthStar wants to play traffic cop in space
    7/21/21
    John Crassidis, the Samuel P. Capen Chair Professor and a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, spoke to The Globe and Mail (Toronto) for an article on a Montreal-based company’s plan to monitor space debris with 12 telescope-equipped satellites.
  • Media Buzz
    7/12/21
    John Crassidis, the Samuel P. Capen Chair Professor and a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, appeared on Fox News’ Media Buzz program on Sunday to discuss Richard Branson’s space flight.
  • Space junk hit a robotic arm on the International Space Station
    6/3/21
    Smithsonian Magazine quoted John Crassidis, the Samuel P. Capen Chair Professor and a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, about a piece of space debris that struck a robotic arm of the International Space Station.
  • ‘Scary stuff’: International Space Station robotic arm struck by space junk
    6/2/21
    The Guardian quotes John Crassidis, Samuel P. Capen Chair Professor and SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, in a story on a piece of space debris that struck a robotic arm of the International Space Station.
  • ‘Space junk’ crashes into and damages part of International Space Station
    6/1/21
    Mechanical and aerospace engineering professor John Crassidis appeared on The Today Show  to discuss how a piece of space debris damaged a robotic arm of the International Space Station.
  • Space debris triggers alert
    5/8/21
    John Crassidis, the Samuel P. Capen Chair Professor and a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, appeared live Saturday night on BBC World News to discuss space debris from a Chinese rocket that was hurtling back to Earth. Video of the segment is not available online.