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Power line towers against a mountain background in Chelan County

Mon, 11/17/2025 | KHQ | NBC affiliate Spokane

Helion wants to build the world's first fusion power plant in Chelan County. Can they pull it off?

Professor Srinivasan interviewed on fusion's core challenges and why she believes we'll solve them.

streak of light made by a rocket in a twilight sky

Tue, 10/21/2025

The SOC-i CubeSat launches

Students designed and built SOC-i, a shoebox-sized satellite now orbiting Earth after NASA selection.

Person presenting in front of a group

Wed, 09/03/2025

Elyse Lian wins AIAA recognition for experimental method in fusion energy research

Undergraduate Lian wins AIAA Region VI award for spectroscopic analysis of erosion on the ZaP-HD device.

A large metallic cylindrical and spherical laboratory machine with numerous ports and cables.

Tue, 09/02/2025

UW to lead propulsion subteam in new $35M Space Force-sponsored institute for nuclear-powered spacecraft

UW will lead propulsion research in a new $35M Space Force institute developing nuclear-powered spacecraft.

Pilot in a jet cockpit flying upside down over a landscape with forests and fields.

Thu, 08/28/2025

Professor Jim Hermanson flies with the Blue Angels

Q&A with Professor Hermanson on his ride of a lifetime with the Blue Angels.

A person examines a protoype in a workshop.

Wed, 08/20/2025

Ed Habtour wins NSF CAREER Award to develop ultra-efficient ultra-fast biomimetic robots

This award will support developing ultra-efficient ultra-fast biomimetic robots.

Karen Leung headshot

Wed, 08/20/2025

Karen Leung wins NSF CAREER Award to build autonomous systems with enhanced human-like social skills

This award will support building autonomous systems with enhanced human-like social skills.
 

A seabird diving into the ocean

Wed, 08/06/2025

Nature's shock absorbers

Seabird-inspired aerospace adaptations can raise resilience upon impact.

Alexis Harroun

Mon, 08/04/2025

From student to CEO: Alum prepares to make space history

Alexis Harroun (A&A ‘17) will be first to launch a rotating detonation rocket engine for an orbital flight.

Headshot of Grace Pardini

Fri, 08/01/2025 | University of Washington

Flight path to the stars

Grace Pardini: An Indigenous aerospace student's journey through identity, engineering, and community.