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Kate McAlpineMay 24, 2023

‘Principled action’

A retrospective on the impactful U-M career of departing dean Alec D. Gallimore.

Kate McAlpineMay 24, 2023

The storied history of a leading space propulsion lab

Alec Gallimore upcycled a lunar rover testing chamber into a world-class electric propulsion center.

Gabe CherryFebruary 8, 2023

Tracking ocean microplastics from space

Microplastic pollution can be spotted from space because its traveling companion alters the roughness of the ocean’s surface.

Kate McAlpineJanuary 24, 2023

Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful

It was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars.

Zach ChampionNovember 15, 2022

Cyber vulnerability in networks used by spacecraft, aircraft and energy generation systems

A new attack discovered by the University of Michigan and NASA exploits a trusted network technology to create unexpected and potentially catastrophic behavior

Jim LynchNovember 7, 2022

Gravity’s impact on bone cells—experiments heading to the International Space Station

Mechanical engineers at the University of Michigan are tackling mysteries of bone density loss in space and on Earth.

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