An all-Purdue University crew is set to make history on a suborbital research flight with Virgin Galactic. Scheduled for launch in 2027, the mission, dubbed "Purdue 1," will see a professor, a student ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue aerospace engineering professor and student are about to take the classroom to new heights. On Tuesday, Virgin Galactic and Purdue University announced an upcoming ...

As Virgin Galactic continues assembly of the first of its new Delta-class spaceplanes, the company has revealed an early research mission will be flown with an all-Purdue University payload crew. The ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University has its five-member all-Boilermaker crew for the “Purdue 1” space mission. On Wednesday, the university officially introduced the crew, consisting of all ...

West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Building on its tremendous space legacy, Purdue University is pursuing a groundbreaking opportunity — research and learning aboard a ...

Purdue, Virgin Galactic announce all-Boiler spaceflight The entire crew of the Purdue 1 space flight will be Boilermakers, including professor Steven Collicott and grad student Abigail Mizzo. Read the ...

Purdue University announced Tuesday, Sept. 23, that it will send a team of five into space by partnering with Virgin Galactic. The university has dubbed the flight "Purdue 1," which will send the ...

Purdue University innovations shape the nation’s role in space, from the Cradle of Astronauts® to the 2027 Purdue 1 Virgin ...

Highlights Purdue’s space prowess, land-grant mission and affordability WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, UNITED STATES, July 2, 2026 ...

Purdue, Virgin Galactic announce planned all-Boilermaker- crewed mission to edge of space Virgin Galactic and Purdue University have announced an upcoming private space mission to the edge of space to ...