The Journal of Space Commerce

The Journal of Space Commerce

All-Boilermaker Team to Crew VG Suborbital Mission

School has 30 Alumni Who Have Flown in Space

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Tom Patton
Oct 14, 2025
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Building on its space legacy, Purdue University is pursuing a groundbreaking opportunity — research and learning aboard a Virgin Galactic suborbital spaceflight with an all-Boilermaker crew.

“With students, faculty and alumni all together, we are challenging the notion that a university is restricted to a geographical location on Earth.”
Arvind Raman, Pu…

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