Our Lab

The AggieSat Lab is a Student Satellite Program under the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University that is currently involved in a single satellite project, AggieSat2. In 2004, Dr Helen Reed left Arizona State University (ASU), and the satellite lab she had started at that institution, to join the Texas A&M faculty and establish the AggieSat Lab. Previously, at ASU she led development of two spacecraft; ASUSat1 launched in January 2001, and Three Corner Sat (3CS) launched in December 2004. She brought her expertise, equipment, and graduate students to Texas A&M to establish AggieSat Lab in 2005. Dr. Reed is a professor working with the fluids group at Texas A&M and provides overall leadership for the lab with a passion for mentoring and teaching students with hands on experiences. She serves as the lab's Principal Investigator and primary mentor. Her efforts have established lasting relationships between the lab and NASA, the Air Force, and corporate partners for AggieSat projects. Being a student organization at Texas A&M provides lab members with opportunities to work with students from other departments in coordinating satellites through both the design and fabrication processes. With students from all majors working together, AggieSat Lab provides an exemplary learning environment for undergraduate students.

AggieSat Lab is open to all Texas A&M students of U.S. citizenship. Undergraduates and graduates of all majors, who meet the above requirement and are interested in participating in satellite design, fabrication and testing, can call us at our primary number, (979) 845-2826, or use our Contact Us form listed above.