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Air Force Institute of Technology Engineer Solves Extraterrestrial Dilemma With New Patent
April 27, 2023
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 27 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news:

You never know when inspiration will strike. In the case of one Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) engineer, inspiration led to innovation from a situation that had captured the world's attention.

In 2017, Lt. Col. Robert Bettinger, Ph.D., a faculty member at AFIT, was formulating a course which involved atmospheric reentry. Among his course objectives was edu . . .

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