Capitology Blog
The New Frontier: The Future of Astronautical Engineering in the Growing Commercial Space Industry
January 18, 2023
With unprecedented growth in the commercial space industry, the future of astronautical engineering is expanding to meet demand. And astronautical engineers’ work may no longer be firmly planted on Earth, but rather up in orbit.
U.S. Lawmakers and the Regulation of Cybersecurity for Cryptocurrencies
December 21, 2022
With yet another major scandal in the world of crypto and over a billion dollars of investors’ money lost, the government is beginning to move for cybersecurity regulations for cryptocurrency to protect the American people.
The Role of Astronautical Engineers in NASA’s DART Mission
December 13, 2022
The NASA DART mission launch was exciting news nationwide, but especially in Laurel, MD where Capitol Tech’s astronautical engineering students study asteroids minutes away from where the DART engineers accomplished their mission.
Fall in love with tech this Autumn with these great events!
September 28, 2022
Fall seems to finally be upon us. And although the weather continues to fluctuate between the clingy summer heat and the seasonably chilly, the first official day of Fall was on Thursday, September 22. So, we thought a good way to celebrate would be to list a few Fall must-do’s in the tech community.
The many career prospects of a construction management graduate
September 19, 2022
Few degrees offer the income, flexibility, and career satisfaction of the Construction Management diploma. Which pathway will you take? Which opportunities most appeal?
One attractive feature of this field is that it offers the option to work on site with the professionals who actually construct buildings, or to work in an office in front of a computer in an area like sustainability. A sustainability consultant focuses on environmental issues and their relationship to building practices. Their work may include an analysis of a building’s energy consumption and that energy source’s environmental impact. They also identify practices within an organization that can be optimized to achieve sustainability. By advising clients on the most optimal choices, they focus environmental activism in a practical direction.
Civic Hacking Day: Building Better Communities with What You’ve Got
September 18, 2022
Civic hacking goes beyond just hacking in the technical sense, as in, coding, programming, and infiltrating a computerized networking system. Civic hacking is a term for using what you have, whether it be skills, resources, or opportunities, and utilizing them to help your community and effectively improve government policies.