United, MSU Denver join forces to tackle pilot shortage

Metropolitan State University of Denver is partnering with Aviate, United Airline’s pilot career-development program, to combat the nation’s pilot shortage…

Justin Darnall wants to get humans back to the moon — and beyond

More than 50 years ago, the astronauts of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission became the last humans to set…

A new way to light up the sky

A giant eyeball appears in the sky. Pac-Man eats a cherry, and the iconic Hollywood sign flashes over palm trees….

The initiative that’s helping change the face of aerospace

For the majority of the aerospace industry’s existence, its workforce has been a fairly homogenous landscape. According to the 2021…

Q&A: The Artemis space program

Update: NASA has launched the uncrewed Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis I mission, the first integrated test of…

Air travel is a mess. Here’s why.

Like many industries, airlines are experiencing staff shortages. But unlike other industries that can hire new employees and get them…

The future of spaceflight

Jeff Kloska’s career path looks a lot like the trajectory of a jet: gaining momentum down the runway, then lifting…

Eye (in the sky) on Ukraine

Retired Air Force Col. Jose Lopez, a senior lecturer in the Aviation and Aerospace Department at Metropolitan State University of…

Boldly going where few universities have gone before

Jade Mako launched her second career in the Lockheed Martin Co-op Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver. At 28,…

Women pilots take flight

When Luca Mueller decided to pursue her passion for aviation, she hadn’t considered gender dynamics. The ratio of men to…