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It’s (Probably Not) Rocket Science (IPNRS) says the sky isn’t the limit and discusses a topic of every kid's dreams—flying rockets.  Titled “It Actually is Rocket Science,” this podcast episode highlights ‘Lobo Launch’ which is a rocket engineering...

For 22 seniors in mechanical engineering this year, their capstone design project is literally rocket science — and they wouldn’t have it any other way. After enduring a dip in enrollment last year in a post-pandemic higher education landscape, The...

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The University of New Mexico’s Lobo Launch rocket team is set to compete in the Spaceport America Cup near Las Cruces this summer. The competition, scheduled for June 21-25, will feature more than...

UNM welcomed its new Lobos with a first-of-its-kind virtual welcome celebration. Freshman Day was held Sunday, Aug. 16 and featured the “Lobo Launch” ceremony. It was the virtual edition of the Freshman Convocation Ceremony, held every fall in Popejoy...

Typically this time of year, large groups of students can be found putting in long hours in various lab spaces around The University of New Mexico engineering buildings. In a normal academic year, students are finishing up senior design projects, and...

A group of mechanical engineering students at the University of New Mexico are working to build and launch the world’s largest amateur rocket as part of a first-of-its-kind senior design project. The 400-level, two-semester course is called Rocket...