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Countdown to Retirement Webinar Series (AIAA Member Exclusive) 8 May 2025 - 19 June 2025 (All day)
Retirement isn’t just about saving—it’s about having a clear strategy to transition from earning a paycheck to living off your investments, pensions, Social Security, and other income sources. -
Building Your Wealth Webinar Series (AIAA Member Exclusive) 6 May 2025 - 17 June 2025 (All day)
The Building Your Wealth Series is designed to equip you with the knowledge and confidence to take control of your financial future, no matter where you are in your wealth-building journey.
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New AIAA Historic Aerospace Site Dedication 24 May 2025 - 24 May 2025
Gollenberg Hill, Germany
AIAA is honoring the Stöllner Mountains, which were the site of Otto Lilienthal’s groundbreaking flight tests from 1894 to 1896, as a ‘Historic Aviation Site’. The tribute event will unveil the AIAA-Lilienthal memorial plaque on 24 May…
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2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) 9 June 2025 - 14 June 2025
Midland, Texas
The 2025 IREC will be hosted in Midland, Texas, from 9–14 June 2025. ESRA hosts an International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) for over 150 student rocketry teams from across the USA and around the world.
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Beyond the Job Title: Perspectives from Practicing Engineers 13 June 2025 10:00 am - 13 June 2025 11:00 am (All day)
This webinar is free of charge and is open to the public This panel discussion brings together three engineers to share what their day-to-day work actually looks like. This webinar session focuses on the practical realities of engineering roles—technical tasks, team interactions, challenges, and how they apply their education in real-world settings. Geared toward students
- Optimal Control Techniques for Unpiloted Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – Online Guided Short Course (Starts 28 May 2025)
28 May 2025 - 18 June 2025
This unique guided online course covers the application of optimal control theory for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). - Guidelines for the Development of Civil Aircraft & Systems – Online Short Course (Starts 10 June 2025)
10 June 2025 - 19 June 2025
This interactive instructor-led professional development course is designed to equip participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for the development of civil aircraft and systems based on ARP4754B. - Rotorcraft and Propeller Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics: Numerical Approaches and Practical Applications – Online Short Course (Starts 2 Sept 2025)
2 September 2025 - 2 October 2025
This new unique course focuses on aerodynamics and aeroacoustics for Advanced Air Mobility. - Fundamentals of Space Domain Awareness: An Introduction to Safe Operations, Security and Defense – Online Short Course (3–4 September 2025)
3 September 2025 - 4 September 2025
This course covers the necessary capabilities for Space Domain Awareness (SDA) operations, challenges and problems, strategy and tactics, space object detection, tracking, characterization and identification, overall data and information flow and decision-making. - Machine Learning for Aircraft Applications – Online Short Course (Starts 8 September 2025)
9 September 2025
This new essential course covers reduced-order model (ROM) techniques, focusing on aircraft performance and aerodynamic load analysis. - Spacecraft Design, Development, and Operations – Online Short Course (Starts 15 September 2025)
15 September 2025 - 22 October 2025
This comprehensive course focuses on the application of numerous engineering disciplines to the design and analysis of spacecraft. - Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics – Online Short Course (Starts 16 September 2025)
16 September 2025 - 9 October 2025
This new essential course focuses on the Aerothermodynamic properties and challenges of Hypersonic flight. - Design of Gas Turbine Engines: From Concept to Details – Online Short Course (Starts 22 September 2025)
22 September 2025 - 12 November 2025
This student favorite online course covers the complete spectrum of the Gas Turbine Engine design process. - Fundamentals of Classical Astrodynamics and Applications – Online Short Course (Starts 30 September 2025)
30 September 2025 - 23 October 2025
This course introduces the fundamental principles of classical astrodynamics, and it also includes various practical application examples.
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Aerospace Perspectives Series: Integrating Commercial Innovation Into National Space Missions 23 January 2025 - 23 January 2025 (All day)
This webinar, set for 23 January, will explore the challenges and opportunities faced by federal space leaders as they partner with industry to integrate innovation into vital missions of national importance. -
Aerospace Perspectives Series: Eutelsat Group’s Journey to Real-Time Spacecraft Monitoring 5 December 2024 - 5 December 2024
During this webinar, we'll explore how Eutelsat Group, a global communications company, harnessed the power of InfluxDB to monitor and analyze telemetry data from its OneWeb constellation of hundreds of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. -
Aerospace Perspectives Series: Inspecting Parts With Rapid, Automated, and High-Volume Industrial CT Scanning 7 November 2024 - 7 November 2024 (All day)
During this webinar, representatives from Lumafield will discuss the application of CT scanning for inspecting aerospace, defense, and avionics components at all stages of the development process, from initial R&D through high-volume production with automated end-to-end workflows.
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2025 AIAA Defense and Security Forum (AIAA DEFENSE Forum) 15 April 2025 - 17 April 2025
Laurel, Maryland, USA
The AIAA Defense and Security Forum (AIAA DEFENSE Forum) is a Secret/NOFORN event providing a venue for leaders from government, military, industry, and academia to advance and accelerate modernization, informed by Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s priorities. -
2025 AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION Forum) 21 July 2025 - 25 July 2025
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The AIAA AVIATION Forum is the only aviation event that covers the entire integrated spectrum of aviation business, research, development, and technology. -
2025 ASCEND (Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery) 22 July 2025 - 24 July 2025
Las Vegas, Nevada
Join us 22–24 July 2025 to access inspiring sessions and premium content, develop valuable business leads, and make meaningful connections. More details on 2025 ASCEND will be available soon. -
2026 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum) 12 January 2026 - 16 January 2026
Orlando, Florida, USA
The AIAA SciTech Forum program covers the science, technologies, and policies that are shaping the future of aerospace. The forum is the largest event for aerospace research, development, and technology in the world.