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Jared Isaacman took the stage at ASCEND 2026’s opening plenary with a singular message: NASA is a fundamentally different….

Co-located for the first time with ASCEND, SGAC’s annual SGx event brought together students and young professionals from…

AIAA’s inaugural ASCEND Classified Day, hosted at The Aerospace Corporation’s corporate headquarters, provided the AIAA technical…

From 26 to 27 March, the AIAA Region V Student Conference was held at Iowa State University. The conference included everything…

The Call for Content closes Thursday, 21 May, 8 p.m. ET USA. Join the list of respected industry experts by presenting and publishing…

Space is no longer a benign operating environment. It is a contested warfighting domain, where adversaries are rapidly expanding counter-space…

Novaspace will make its ASCEND debut this year with a dedicated half day aimed at unpacking three of the space sector’s fastest-moving…

Paul A. Rosen, project scientist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), will deliver the Pickering Lecture at ASCEND 2026…

When ASCEND 2026 convenes in Washington, D.C., 19-21 May, BryceTech will step into a new role: curating a dedicated…

Join the aerospace community in San Diego for AIAA AVIATION Forum, set in a premier aviation center. The forum explores…

AIAA AVIATION Forum explores the latest in aviation innovation, focusing on AI/autonomy, AAM, and hydrogen propulsion. It also covers fluid…

ASCEND 2026 will open on Tuesday, 19 May, with keynote remarks from Jared Isaacman, the 15th Administrator of NASA. It’s not his first time…

The 2026 AIAA Region II Student Conference, brought together more than 330 attendees and featured 105 student presentations.

As we navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of modern warfare, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a game changer. From analyzing…

The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory will bring a full day of programming to ASCEND 2026 on Tuesday, 19 May, plus…

Discover how aviation is transforming at AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026. Join industry leaders, government officials, and academic experts…

In a couple of weeks, the AIAA community will take discussions about building our off-world future and securing the high ground of space…

AIAA is accepting nominations for its new 30/30 recognition program, which will honor up to 30 early-career aerospace professionals…

The future of space leadership converges in Washington, D.C., 17–18 May. Join the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), in partnership with ASCEND…

The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) will take the stage at ASCEND 2026, anchoring the event’s space policy programming…

The future of space leadership converges in Washington, D.C., 17–18 May. Join the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), in partnership with ASCEND…

The 2026 AIAA Region VI Student Conference was held 21–22 March at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

AIAA S-159, On-Orbit Servicing Power and Data Interfaces, has been issued for public review. This document provides best practices, functional requirements, and norms…

The United States is in the midst of a “space revolution,” but the hands that will inherit the Earth and the space surrounding it is in short supply. “We need more hands…

In November 2025, the ISS marked 25 years of uninterrupted crewed operations – a record unmatched in human spaceflight. In January…

The future of space leadership converges in Washington, D.C., 17–18 May. Join the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), in partnership with ASCEND…

ASCEND 2026 is where the global space community comes together to turn bold ideas into real outcomes. Bringing together 2,000+ leaders…

The DBF experience won’t only be witnessed by those on the ground. AIAA is bringing the energy of the competition beyond the Kansas sky and into living rooms…

Earlier this year, the AIAA Board of Trustees approved a new position paper on ITAR that offers recommendations to enhance ITAR…

The future of aviation takes flight in San Diego this June. AIAA unveiled the program for AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026, 8-12 June, at…

The Conference and Seminar will be held 1–5 June 2026. 1–3 June will involve solicited technical paper presentations at The Royal…

In a few days, the skies above Wichita, Kansas, will come alive as student teams from all over the world set out to compete…

The Space Workforce Forum, held 7 May 2026, is a structured, facilitated listening event organized by the Office of Space…

Wout De Backer, an Assistant Professor at the Molinaroli College of Engineering at the University of South Carolina, was one of six faculty advisors…

The Institute is requesting technical paper abstracts and session proposals for AIAA SciTech Forum 2027. Share your ideas and….

On 10 March, the AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Section held the Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium (DCASS).

Used to be, designing hypersonic aircraft, a complex and lengthy process, presented a choice: One could choose low-fidelity…

Do you know an AIAA member who has made outstanding contributions to the aerospace industry? Help us shine a spotlight…

The Institute is requesting technical paper abstracts and session proposals for AIAA SciTech Forum 2027. Share your ideas and….

Mostafa Hassanalian was one of six faculty advisors selected to receive the 2025 AIAA Faculty Advisor Award, highlighting his dedication…

As NASA counts down to the Artemis II launch, AIAA is pleased to release the most recent technical content published on the Artemis…

The April-June 2026 issue of Aerospace America is now live. Don’t miss the cover story, “The New Space Race” by Leonard David and…

The Institute is requesting technical paper abstracts and session proposals for AIAA SciTech Forum 2027. Share your ideas and contribute to shaping the 2027 forum program.

More than 200 luminaries from across the civil, commercial, and national security space sectors, adjacent industries, and the next-generation workforce will take the ASCEND stage, 19–21 May, in Washington, D.C.

The leadership of the U.S. aerospace and defense sectors relies not solely on strategic documents but also on the tangible environments…

Do you know an AIAA member who has made outstanding contributions to the aerospace industry? Help us shine a spotlight…

The eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) awardees, announced on 9 March, mark an incredible example of coalition building for the future of aerospace.

Reliable prediction and control of boundary-layer transition are crucial to the design and safe operation of hypersonic vehicles, such as…

Luminary Cloud, an AIAA Corporate Member, announced the release of three new physics AI defense models…

It’s the first mission to bring humans to the moon in more than fifty years, and Alicia Dwyer Cianciolo is leading a team…