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Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in aerospace engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or department course information for topics and prerequisite. Course Information: 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary to a maximum of 9 undergraduate hours or 12 graduate hours.

This course is a lab-based course focused on the design, finite element analysis (FEA), fabrication, characterization, and testing of a variety of space structure concepts. This is a follow-on course to the AE 498 Space Structures (SS); therefore, 498 SS is a required prerequisite to enroll in this lab course. The students will have the opportunity to work on hands-on projects involving composite plates and shells, deployable space structures, mechanical testing of space structures, 3D digital image correlations, 3D printing of space structures, and space environmental simulation and testing. The students will rotate through the semester to work on 3-4 projects that cover multiple of those topics or skills above. 3 credit hours for undergraduate students 4 credit hours for graduate students