Seventy-five years ago, August “Gus” Raspet came to Mississippi State University to carry out a vision for aerospace research that pushed the boundaries of what is possible in flight.
On March 19, more than 100 people gathered to celebrate the continued success of that vision as MSU marked Raspet Flight Research Lab’s 75th anniversary.
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