Center for Space Science and Engineering Research
SuperDARN
The SuperDARN Research Group at Virginia Tech collaborates with an international community of scientists and engineers to study the interactions of the Earth's magnetosphere and upper atmosphere with the space environment.
SuperDARN
The SuperDARN Research Group at Virginia Tech collaborates with an international community of scientists and engineers to study the interactions of the Earth's magnetosphere and upper atmosphere with the space environment.
Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Science Team (MIST)
The Magnetophere-Ionosphere Science Team (MIST) is a part of Space Physics Research Group at Virginia Tech. MIST is headed by Dr. Robert Clauer.
Reaching for the Stars
The rocket in the inset was launched from Poker Flat Research Range during a beautiful aurora. The research team behind the launch is headed by Dr. Scott Bailey.
Ionosphere Predictions
Measurements in the solar wind are used to predict electric fields in the ionosphere and perturbations to the magnetic field on the ground. Empirical modeling of the ionosphere is done by Dr. Daniel Weimer in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Science Team (MIST).
Heating the Space Environment
Virginia Tech researchers are involved in ionospheric modification experiments at the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Facility (HAARP) in Gakona, Alaska. Stimulated radiation from the ionosphere during heating by high power radio waves is utilized for diagnosing the space environment.
Space Plasma Instrumentation
An instrumented sounding rocket ready for launch from Wallops Island to measure neutral winds and metallic ion layers in the midlatitude ionosphere.
Welcome to Space @ Virginia Tech
The Center for Space Science and Engineering (Space@VT) comprises a group of faculty, students and staff devoted to the investigation of the space environment. We presently include members from the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering. The Center resides in the College of Engineering.
Our mission is to provide forefront research, instruction, and educational outreach in the fields of space science and engineering utilizing a holistic approach of theoretical modeling, advanced simulation techniques, space system and instrument design, and experimental data acquisition, analysis and interpretation. For more information, visit our "About Us" page.
News Highlights
February 2013 Virginia Tech RockSat-X Payload 
Virginia Tech’s RockSat-X team is tasked with designing and building a sounding rocket payload, Nitric Oxide and Dust Detector Experiment (NODDEX), for launch in the 2012 RockSat-X Program. Read More. |
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