Courses Category: Private Courses

Essential Model-Based Systems Engineering – Online Short Course (28–29 April 2026)

Instructed by Teaching Science and Technology Inc. (TSTI)

  • 28–29 April 2026 (2 4-Hour Days, 8 Hours Total)
  • Tuesday and Wednesday, 12–4 p.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m.–1 p.m. Pacific Time)
  • This course is ideal for technical or non-technical professionals preparing to undertake digital transformation in their organizations.
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course

The Digital Transformation of Test & Evaluation

  • This is the only short course available that directly connects the Digital Engineering revolution with the aerospace Test & Evaluation processes 
  • This is Part 2 of a two-course series on Digital Engineering. Part 1 is “Digital Engineering Fundamentals” and starts on 24 March. 
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course

Cislunar Exploration: Challenges and Opportunities

  • We are going back to the Moon… learn about the meaning of this endeavor for spacefaring countries, and how sustained presence on another celestial body is more than just a technical challenge.
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

Metal Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications

  • This comprehensive course details all aspects of the additive manufacturing process for aerospace applications from concept, process selection, material evaluation, post-processing, design, and certification.
  • Includes an eBook copy of the instructor’s 850+ page AIAA textbook “Metal Additive Manufacturing for Propulsion Applications” for all registrants
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics

  • Taught for the very first time online, this comprehensive overview of the discipline of Structural Dynamics will cover the dynamic characteristics of structures and the prediction of response of structures to dynamic environments.
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

Spacecraft Lithium-Ion Battery Power Systems

Instructed by:

Dr. Thomas P. Barrera, former Technical Fellow for The Boeing Co., battery R&D test engineer at The Aerospace Corporation, and fuel cell systems engineer at NASA. Currently, Owner of LIB-X Consulting (Long Beach, CA).

Dr. Rob Gitzendanner, former Technical Fellow at EaglePicher Technologies. Currently President EMJ Battery Consulting. LLC.

 

  • This comprehensive and unique course covers the basic fundamental principles underlying the design, test, and deployment of LIB-based EPS for various types of spacecraft mission applications.
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

Advanced Hydrogen Aerospace Technologies and Design

Instructed by experts from the HYSKY Society

✔    In this new joint course from AIAA and HYSKY Society, the latest and greatest in hydrogen aerospace technology is presented in the context of Fixed-Wing and eVTOL aircraft/vehicle design.

✔    All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

Launch Vehicle Coupled Loads Analysis: Theory and Approaches

Instructed by Dr. Paul A. Blelloch, Senior Vice President, Aerospace Analysis, ATA Engineering

  • From 3–5 November 2026 (3 Days, 3 Classes, 12 Total Hours)
  • Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday from 12–4 p.m. Eastern Time (all sessions will be recorded and available for replay; course notes will be available for download
  • Taught exclusively to NASA employees, now available as a public course
  • This course reviews the key basics of structural dynamics, then uses those fundamentals to create the building blocks of coupled loads analysis (CLA), finally using those building blocks in CLA. At the conclusion of the course, the student will have a foundation to understand and develop new CLA capabilities. In addition to classic CLA material, much of the course is spent on model development and reduction.
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course