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

Latest News

  • Danger to ISS from debris of destroyed Indian satellite has risen, says Russian scientist
    5/31/19
    An article in International Business Times about the dangers that debris from a destroyed Indian satellite poses to the International Space Station interviews John Crassidis, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
  • 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.