A review of the Aerospace Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering (AerosPACE) capstone course is provided. AerosPACE is a collaboration between industry and academia that provides engineering students with a challenging multi-university, multi-disciplinary Unmanned Aircraft System design-build-fly innovation experience. The need for developing programs that train and prepare engineers for work in the aerospace industry is a growing concern. The AerosPACE capstone course was developed to not only increase motivation among engineers to pursue a career in aerospace, but also to help narrow the gap in their abilities and preparedness for an aerospace career. Software tools such as CCADE (a Collaborative Conceptual Aircraft Design Environment) and others have been developed to help students understand key principles of aeronautical design and perform at a high level in a virtual team. Research has also been conducted to determine key factors that influence team performance in geographically dispersed design teams.
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