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The SPACE Lab at Rutgers is dedicated to advancing spaceflight and propulsion through the pursuit of knowledge related to fundamental energy conversion processes, including study of chemical, electric, nuclear, and exotic propulsion as well as fundamental spacecraft environment interactions. We are a primarily experimental focused research group with space simulation, propellant synthesis, and other test facilities.
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Dr. Berg Wins DARPA Young Faculty Award
Dr. Berg has been selected for a DARPA Young Faculty Award for his project entitled ‘Data Driven Engineering for VLEO Spacecraft Aerodynamic Performance Enhancement’. Read more here: https://mae.rutgers.edu/news/mae-professors-receive-darpa-young-faculty-awards