The Department
Welcome to the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology at the Politecnico di Milano (DAER), the only university department in Italy entirely dedicated to aerospace studies.
Education
NASA SPACE APPS CHALLENGE 2026: THE SPACE HACKATHON RETURNS TO POLIMI
09/11/2026
News
TEAM NUSA IS WINNER OF THE RAES INTERNATIONAL LIGHT AIRCRAFT DESIGN COMPETITION
11/11/2026
PhDAER Seminars
INTRODUCTION TO THE SECURITY OF SPACE SYSTEMS: WHAT IS CHANGING, THREATS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
10/11/2026
Conferences
7th SU2 CONFERENCE
09/11/2026
Research
FOUR ASTEROIDS NAMED AFTER DART LAB RESEARCHERS
02/11/2026
Events
AEROSPACE BUILDING OFFICIALLY OPENS: NEW FACILITIES FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE RESEARCH
29/10/2026
News
Experimental Labs
FlyART - Flying Arena for Rotorcraft Technologies
The FlyART (Flying Arena for Rotorcraft Technologies) is an experimental facility of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology, designed to enable safe, repeatable, and high-quality testing of unmanned Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies in a controlled indoor environment.
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Experimental Labs
Aerodynamic Laboratory
The Aerodynamics Experimental Laboratory of Politecnico di Milano is a reference infrastructure for aerodynamic and aeroacoustic experimentation, supporting both scientific research and industrial development.
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Experimental Labs
Technological Laboratory
The Technological Lab of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology aims to support the internal teaching and research activities although it also offers its expertise externally.
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Experimental Labs
Experimental Test Laboratory
The Experimental Test Laboratory is at the service of thesis works, reasearch and tests for external customers; it is equippeed with testing machines, measurement instrumentation, data acquisition systems. It also performes extensometric tests.
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Experimental Labs
LaST - Transport Safety Lab
La.S.T. is the transport safety lab of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology. It has been involved in passive safety since the 60s.
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Experimental Labs
SpLab - Space Propulsion Laboratory
The Space Propulsion Laboratory (SPLab) operates in the field of space propulsion with reference to solid, liquid and hybrid propellant systems, from both experimental and numerical viewpoints.
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