Mission

• Develop state-of-the-art computing tools and techniques for modeling, control and simulation of high-performance and unusual aircraft of the future such as airbreathing hypersonic flight vehicle, variable geometry aircraft, reusable launch vehicles, and uninhabited aerial vehicles

• Design a testbed resembling the complex dynamic behavior of a space telescope

• Train students to a NASA research development environment to prepare them for a future employment and motivate them towards graduate studies