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1. Buildings

   1. Academic & Research

      1. Aerospace Engineering Sciences (AERO)

         Address: 3775 Discovery Drive
         Description: The Aerospace Engineering Sciences building is home to the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences. At nearly 180,000 square feet, the building features world-class learning spaces for the department’s signature hands-on experiential learning curriculum. It also features laboratories for testing autonomous aircraft and ground vehicles, studying aerodynamics, structures and materials, and houses a Dream Chaser spacecraft cockpit module provided by Sierra Nevada Corp.

         Research focus areas:

         • Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation Systems
         • Autonomous Systems
         • Bioastronautics
         • Fluids, Structures & Materials
         • Remote Sensing, Earth & Space Sciences

         Research centers:

         • Aerospace Mechanics Research Center (AMRec)
         • BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe)
         • Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR)
         • Integrated Remote & In Situ Sensing Research (IRISS)
         • Research & Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV)
         • Space Weather Technology, Research & Education Center (SWx-TREC)

         Building code: AERO
         Building number: 587