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Allison Bolinger

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AAE alum Bolinger eager to take next step at NASA, as flight director

Allison Bolinger was happy. Ridiculously so. As deputy chief for NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, Bolinger (BSAAE ’04) enjoyed directing the day-to-day operations of its 6.2-million-gallon pool utilized to train astronauts for spacewalks by imitating zero gravity of space. So when…
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Spacesuit Designer Puts Astronauts in Good Hands

Many people go into the family business. For Amy Ross (BSME ’94, MSME ’96), that family business just happens to include human spaceflight! As head of Advanced Spacesuit Pressure Garment Development at NASA, Amy designed the gloves used by every…
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Drew Feustel Suits Up for Third Space Mission

From studying car design in community college and racing in the Purdue Grand Prix to exploring for oil to servicing the Hubble telescope, Dr. Andrew “Drew” Feustel (BS ‘89, MS ’91, EAPS) has had anything but a typical career trajectory….
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Scott Tingle

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Scott Tingle becomes Purdue’s 23rd astronaut

Scott Tingle likes to go fast. Whether it’s in a tricked-out Harley-Davidson speeding down the highway, or an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet landing on an aircraft carrier, Scott is cool, calm, and in control. Today, however, he is moving at…
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