Students don't just learn about airplanes and rockets; they learn to think like aerospace engineers by analyzing trade-offs, running visual simulations, interpreting data, and designing a final mission concept.
The Aerospace Engineering & Mission Design Lab offers a structured, college-level foundation in aerospace engineering for middle and high school students. The program focuses on developing strong concepts through live online sessions, each pairing a core concept with a hands-on lab utilizing college-level simulators. Students will explore engineering systems behind modern aviation and space, including aerodynamics, aircraft systems, drones, aviation weather, navigation, satellites, orbital mechanics, and mission operations. The curriculum emphasizes analyzing trade-offs, running visual simulations, interpreting data, and designing a final mission concept. The program culminates in students designing and defending a capstone mission, such as a CubeSat mission for agriculture or climate response, an autonomous drone search-and-rescue mission, or an aircraft safety redesign. This experience is designed to build technical confidence and create portfolio-ready projects.
A typical session pairs a core aerospace engineering concept with a hands-on lab using college-level simulators, building towards a student-designed capstone mission.
This program is ideal for curious middle and high school students (grades 7-12) interested in aviation, space, aerospace engineering, drones, robotics, physics, or AI, who want a rigorous STEM experience and enjoy solving real-world engineering problems.
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