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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] Black-Tie Event Honors Aerospace’s Best and Brightest February 3, 2020 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has announced the 2020 recipients of its most prestigious awards. Presentation of these premier awards and recognition of the Institute’s newly elected Fellows and Honorary Fellows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] January 24, 2020 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the election of two new division chiefs. Daniel T. Jensen, Rolls-Royce Corporation, was elected by the regional directors to become chief of the Regional Engagement Activities Division (READ). Jeffrey W.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] January 23, 2020 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the 2020 International Student Conference winners. AIAA, in partnership with Lockheed Martin Corporation, sponsors the International Student Conference at AIAA SciTech Forum each year for student members at both

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] January 9, 2020 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and Blue Origin have partnered to create Design/Build/Launch (DBL), a new competition designed to launch experimental payloads to study the effects of short-duration microgravity. AIAA and Blue Origin invite high school students to

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] December 30, 2019 – Reston, Va. – Along with the rest of the aerospace community, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) wishes a speedy recovery to the more than a dozen workers injured on 27 December when a nitrogen line ruptured at the Beechcraft aircraft manufacturing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] AIAA Executive Director Applauds the Renewed Focus on National Security Space December 20, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) applauds the passage of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act. Among other things, the $738 billion policy bill establishes a U.S. Space

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] Executive Director Praises Funding Levels for Aerospace Programs and Reauthorization of the EXIM Bank, Calls on Congress to Return to Regular Order December 20, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) applauds the passage of the $1.4 trillion appropriations package for Fiscal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] December 17, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has announced the winners of the AIAA Region VII Student Paper Conference, which was held in Australia this month. “For many undergraduates, an AIAA student conference is the first time they’ve had their research

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] December 11, 2019 – Reston, Va. – Three high school students from the Seattle area will experience what most people only dream of—to have their experiment launched into space Wednesday at 12:55 p.m. EST as part of the Blue Origin New Shepherd payload. The American Institute of Aeronautics and

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] December 11, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has issued a Call for Content for ASCEND, a new outcomes-focused, transdisciplinary conference dedicated to the space economy. ASCEND, happening 16–18 November 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, will focus on three macro themes:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] December 5, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the following lectures will be presented during the AIAA SciTech Forum, held 6–10 January 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, Florida. “The hallmark of the AIAA SciTech Forum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brian Talbot 703.980.4132 [email protected] Recent Graduates, Student from Georgia Tech and Purdue University September 18, 2020 – Reston, Va. – AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of the Zarem Graduate Student Awards for Distinguished Achievement. Nathan Crane, who graduated in 2020 with his M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] October 31, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) mourns the passing of AIAA Honorary Fellow and past AIAA President Donald W. Richardson on 24 October 2019. Born on 17 March 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, Richardson fell in love with flying

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Melissa Power, Interprose Public Relations 401.454.1314 [email protected] IAC, Washington, D.C., 22 October 2019—ASCEND (“Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery”) officially launched today. Powered by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the 16–18 November 2020 event in Las Vegas is designed to be the world’s first outcomes-focused, transdisciplinary conference designed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald; 703.264.7542 [email protected] October 1, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce its Class of 2020 Associate Fellows. AIAA will formally honor and induct the class at its AIAA Associate Fellows Induction Ceremony on Monday, 6 January 2020, at the Hyatt

CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] September 19, 2019 – Reston, Va. – To encourage entrepreneurial activity and promote space commerce, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is hosting the Techstars Startup Weekend D.C., Space, 22–24 October. The event is co-located with the International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2019), held from 21–25 October at the Walter

CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] September 17, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018–2019 Design Competitions. “AIAA’s Design Competitions are more than winning a prize—they help students solve real-life problems and prepare them to make a difference in the aerospace

CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] September 10, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation has announced the 12 winners of its 2019 undergraduate scholarships. Through its Foundation and supported by nearly 30,000 members, AIAA awards academic scholarships and STEM educational grants to support the next generation of aerospace professionals.

CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] September 9, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation has announced the ten winners of its 2019 graduate awards. Through its Foundation and supported by nearly 30,000 members, AIAA awards academic scholarships and STEM education awards to support the next generation of aerospace professionals.

CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] “Communications Satellites — Then, Now, and Where Next?” September 6, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected Eddy W. Hartenstein to give its 2019 David W. Thompson Lecture in Space Commerce. Hartenstein will deliver his lecture, ““Communications Satellites —  Then, Now, and Where