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Students pursuing traditional MS and PhD programs are accepted into specialized focus areas that offer research guidance, funding opportunities, and establish tailored admission criteria along with suggested coursework both within and beyond the department. Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation Systems - This specialization explores spacecraft orbital dynamics, interplanetary mission planning, orientation control, and navigation using GPS and cutting-edge sensor technologies. Autonomous Systems - Integrating multiple disciplines such as robotics, human-machine collaboration, AI, drone technology, formal verification techniques, and control theory. Bioastronautics - Focused on sustaining human life in space environments, this area examines solutions for safe and productive human space missions. Fluids, Structures and Materials - Investigates the fundamental mechanics of solids and fluids in advanced aerospace and aeronautical systems. Remote Sensing, Earth and Space Science - Connects scientific inquiry with engineering applications through the study of Earth from space and space phenomena from Earth.