Fifty-one years ago, John W. Young, GA A ’52, walked and drove on the moon as the commander of the Apollo 16 mission. He and his crew returned to Earth with 209 pounds of lunar samples, with one of them now being on display at Georgia Tech's Price Gilbert Library, thanks to his family. Young... Continue Reading →
Read the TBP Blog for news on:Texas A&M Professor Earns AwardCCNY Student Honored by PalantirSpaceX Returns from ISS Texas A&M Professor Earns Award Bonnie J. Dunbar, Ph.D., TX Epsilon '83, former astronaut, TEES Eminent Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, John P. McGovern Science and Society Award, for “leadership and contributions in aerospace engineering;... Continue Reading →
This is the 2nd installment of memories from the 2019 Tau Beta Pi blog focusing on July through December. July 2 Automotive Icon & Tau Beta Pi Member Dies Automotive legend Lee Iacocca, PA A '45, died July 2, 2019, at the age of 94. According to an obituary, he was "known as the father... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: NASA U.S. Air Force Col. Nick Hague recently wrapped up 203 days on board the International Space Station, conducting all kinds of research projects. But one of those experiments seemed tailor-made for the astronaut who describes himself as a farm boy from rural Kansas --the Vegetable Production System, termed VEGGIE. As reported by... Continue Reading →
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