Spaceflight expected to carry Purdue engineering professor, graduate student conducting human-tended research experiments, accompanied by Purdue alumni in space classroomWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Building on its tremendous space legacy, Purdue University is pursuing a groundbreaking opportunity — research and learning aboard a Virgin Galactic suborbital spaceflight with an all-Boilermaker crew. Collicott, Mizzi and Williamson will be considered part of the Cradle of Astronauts following their Virgin Galactic flight. The program will fund his chance to fly to suborbital space and back on a Virgin Galactic craft while conducting this zero-gravity experiment. About Purdue UniversityPurdue University is a public research university leading with excellence at scale.