Center for Space Research and Assurance (CSRA) News
Articulating Spacecraft Chassis Accommodates Enhanced Payloads www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410B7D
03 Mar 2026
- Lt. Col. Robert A. Bettinger, an associate professor of aerospace engineering in AFIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, has been working with mechanical engineering research assistant Philip D. Smith to develop an “articulating spacecraft chassis” based on the CubeSat form...
Lt. Col. David Curtis: Advancing Space Education and Research at AFIT www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=036041087D
22 Jan 2026
- By Christy Bui Air Force Institute of Technology After 20 years of dedicated service to the United States Air Force, Lt. Col. David Curtis, assistant professor of astronautical engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology is retiring. With technical...
AFIT Students Visit NASA Glenn Facility in Ohio www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=03634B0A
01 Aug 2025
- AFIT's Spacecraft Systems Engineering class at the NASA Glenn Research Center and Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. The students experienced the 350-acre main campus, world-class testing facilities and viewed many on-going satellite projects. (U.S. Air Force contributed photos)By Christy...
Journey to Test Pilot School www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=03634600
23 Jul 2024
- Test Pilot School class photo courtesy Capt. Barrett.“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return” - Leonardo DaVinci. The...
Center for Space Research and Assurance Welcomes New Faculty www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0363460D
02 Jul 2024
- By Christy Bui Air Force Institute of Technology The Center for Space Research and Assurance takes education seriously—some might say it is out of this world! We could not provide quality education without the knowledge and dedication of our faculty....
Center for Space Research and Assurance faculty spotlight www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=03634101
18 Jun 2024
- AFIT's Center for Space Research and Assurance welcomes Dr. Nathan Boone as an adjunct faculty member. By Christy Bui Center for Space Research and Assurance Air Force Institute of Technology The Center for Space Research and Assurance warmly welcomes...
Center for Space Research and Assurance graduate spotlight www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0363410E
17 Jun 2024
- By Christy Bui Center for Space Research and Assurance Air Force Institute of Technology Winter quarter is a busy time at the Air Force Institute of Technology. On Thursday, 21 March 2024, the Graduate School of Engineering and Management’s Department...
Hartsfield named Director of CSRA www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0363430E
07 Mar 2024
- Dr. Carl R. Hartsfield has been named Director of the Center for Space Research and Assurance, within the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology. In this role, he leads...
CSRA’s 2023 Year-in-Review www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=03604B0E
25 Jan 2024
- By: Christy Bui, Air Force Institute of Technology Throughout 2023, the Center for Space Research and Assurance at the Air Force Institute of Technology continued to align with our mission of enhancing graduate education by delivering applied,...
AFIT gains membership in USSPACECOM's Academic Engagement Enterprise www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=03604701
05 Apr 2023
- The Air Force Institute of Technology was selected to join the United States Space Command’s Academic Engagement Enterprise. AFIT joins 16 other universities and research centers working together to enhance the relationship between the Department of Defense and academia....
