UAH supplies critical systems for NASA super pressure balloon
Apr 10, 2017
Critical systems for NASA’s Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO) Super Pressure Balloon have been supplied and calibrated by UAH. ...
UAH Rotorcraft System Engineering and Simulation Center’s Partnership with Marshall Space Flight Center Successfully Launches
Feb 23, 2017
Photo Credit – NASA The Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS), integrated on the Space Test Program Houston 5 (STP-H5), was successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 19,th2017 as part of the Cargo Resupply Mission (CRS-10). The LIS ...
Multi-Rotor Drone Propellers with Unparalleled Thrust and Efficiency
Jan 04, 2017
Need longer flight time for your multi-rotor? This is not a rocket science anymore. Master Airscrew (MAS) introduced a new line of aerodynamically optimized ultra high performance propellers for Multi-Rotor drones named - the “MR” series...
Green process to make carbon fiber used in rocket nozzles gets patent
Nov 03, 2016
A new, green process developed by a UAH professor for producing the carbon fiber that forms ablative rocket nozzles and heat shields has been awarded a patent. ...
Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center helps government, industry and students to soar
Oct 31, 2016
Talk with David Arterburn on a short walk through the halls of the Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center (RSESC), in UAH’s Wernher von Braun Research Hall, and you’ll quickly realize the center is about much more than helicopters...
UAH AUVSI Pathfinder Student Club Makes First Trip to National Conference
May 10, 2016
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Pathfinder Student Club members at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are attending AUVSI's XPONENTIAL 2016 conference in New Orleans, marking two singular events. The trip is...
Earth's New Lightning Capital Revealed
May 10, 2016
Earth has a new lightning capital, according to a recent study using observations from the Lightning Imaging Sensor onboard NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission. Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela earned the top spot, receiving an average rate of a...
UAH RSESC Director is a Committee Member and Participant in the Inaugural Meeting of Helicopter Association International unmanned Aircraft Systems Committee
Nov 03, 2015
HAI’s new unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) committee is meeting for the first time this week. The committee is comprised of 20 members from manned and unmanned operators, UAS manufacturers, and academia. In addition, advisors from the FAA and NASA a...
UAH to Conduct Drone Research for FAA
Mar 17, 2015
HUNTSVILLE, Ala (WHNT) – They’ve got a helicopter on their banner, but they’ve got a whole new set of responsibilities at the Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. They’ve been named...
UAH in pilot AUVSI program to establish student clubs
Mar 09, 2015
UAH is among six universities involved in a pilot program to establish student clubs for the Association of Unmanned/Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). ...