Their mission? To build a robot that can drill through rocks and sand, and extract clean water from the ice beneath it while simultaneously taking measurements.
NASA Astronaut visits campus and shares his views from above
Audible “oohs” and “aahs” filled the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Jan. 23 as Terry W. Virts, former US Air Force Colonel and Space Station Commander, took the audience on a journey of their own through the spectacular images he captured while aboard the International Space Station.
Cal Poly students helped integrate first CubeSat to photograph Mars, image released
Students from the on-campus organization PolySat helped integrate two CubeSats which just became the first spacecrafts of their kind to photograph Mars.
Drops of Jupiter — Liberal studies senior project aims to inspire the next generation of scientists
Four students spent the summer listening to storms on Jupiter. Now, they’re seeing how they can implement their project at a local elementary school.
Student-built CubeSat DAVE successfully launches aboard Delta II
PolySat builds and integrates CubeSat DAVE, launches along with NASA’s satellite ICESat-2
PolySat team gearing up for mission to Mars
PolySat is a student-run, independent research lab that develops CubeSats, or miniature satellites.
Cal Poly students integrate first interplanetary CubeSats, launched on mission to Mars
Cal Poly CubeSat is making Mars exploration history as they aided in the operations of the first interplanetary CubeSats, which head to the red planet after launching the morning of May 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. A CubeSat is…
Elon Musk is making science cool again
Coburn argues that Musk’s approach to science follows an American scientific tradition.
Meet the freshman ready to break a world record
When Lacey Davis started at Cal Poly this fall, she didn’t expect to be asked to drive the fastest solar-powered vehicle in existence. But standing at 5 feet 3 inches, the aerospace engineering freshman was the perfect candidate to squeeze…
Mustang World News: John Glenn dead at 95, update on the Dakota Pipeline protests
Mustang World News anchor Connor McCarthy has the stories from around the globe this week.
Cal Poly’s 7th cube satellite to fire off to space
CP7 is still in development mode and will undergo more testing.