Why satellites of the future will be built to burn
4/22/19
An article on Hackaday about designing satellites that are robust enough to survive years in the space environment while at the same time remaining just fragile enough to completely burn up during reentry, and claims by SpaceX that they’ve replaced components with versions they can guarantee won’t survive reentry, interviews John Crassidis, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
SpaceX claims to have redesigned its starlink satellites to eliminate casualty risks
3/22/19
An article in IEEE Spectrum quotes John Crassidis, professor of mechanical and aerospace, about SpaceX’s claims to have redesigned its satellites to reduce casualty risks.
Failed Soviet Venus lander to crash-land on Earth instead
3/6/19
An article on CNET about a failed Soviet spacecraft that was supposed to travel to the surface of Venus in 1972 but failed to escape the pull of Earth’s gravity, and the one large piece of that spacecraft that appears to still be orbiting the planet and may soon crash to Earth, interviews John Crassidis, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Trump directs Pentagon to draft Space Force proposal
2/20/19
An article on Fox News about an order Tuesday by President Trump directing the Department of Defense to draft legislation creating a so-called Space Force within the U.S. Air Force in a bid to launch the first new branch of the military in more than 70 years interviews John Crassidis, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
This Russian startup wants to put huge ads in space. Not everyone is on board with the idea
1/22/19
An article on NBC News about a Russian startup that plans to use swarms of tiny, light-reflecting satellites to create sprawling billboards in the sky interviews John Crassidis, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
UB Nanosatellite Laboratory students win Astropreneur award
12/20/18
UB's Nanosat Laboratory members had the distinct honor of receiving an Astropreneurship Award, which recognizes entrepreneurs or individuals whose efforts have made the commercialization of space in New York State a reality.
Gnam named National Space Grant Fellow
6/7/18
Gnam was chosen for his academic performance and because his research, which involves implementing “a computationally efficient and robust attitude determination and control system for the LinkSat spacecraft,” closely aligns with that of NASA’s.

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John Crassidis

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John Crassidis

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