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In 1976, when America celebrated its 200th birthday, the Apollo program was in the rearview mirror. The Space Shuttle was…

In observance of the July 4th Holiday, we will not publish on Friday, 3 July. Service will resume on Monday, 6 July.

If you’re building a space startup, be ready for difficult fundraising cycles, lengthy government sales processes, and hiring decisions…

As AIAA programming is traditionally led by engineers with the inclusion of other members of the stakeholder ecosystem, Ashira…

The Institute was named a finalist in PR Daily’s 2026 Marketing Awards for two initiatives: its brand relaunch and the redesign of Aerospace America’s…

Ava Crowder, a high school junior in Virginia, has conducted research on a rust-eating bacteria to determine how it might perform in…

AIAA and Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (Thunderbird) announced the launch of the Global Space…

Electric aviation may have proven it can fly, but whether it can scale is now the central question, according to industry…

The Institute is requesting technical briefings for AIAA DEFENSE Forum 2027. Share your ideas and contribute to shaping the 2027…

AIAA announces the formation of a Committee on Standards (CoS) to develop a guide for space propulsion based on controlled…

At AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026, industry and government leaders described a high-speed aviation sector that is technically close to…

At AIAA AVIATION Forum, aviation leaders zeroed in on a practical question: how to introduce advanced analytics, automation…

The Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets invites submissions for its Modeling for Space Sustainability virtual collection.

At AIAA AVIATION Forum plenary on 11 June, Boom Supersonic Founder and CEO Blake Scholl argued…

The recording of the latest AIAA Journal Seminar Series presentation by Karen Willcox of the University of Texas at Austin is…

Internal Research and Development (IR&D represents the commitment of private companies by investing their own resources to push…

Renee Pasman offered a working definition of artificial intelligence that cut against the prevailing excitement. “I tend to think of AI…

The first Forum 360 panel at AIAA AVIATION Forum asked a simple question when it comes to AI’s growing role in aerospace…

When U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Doug (V8) Verissimo stepped onto the plenary stage, he wore his operational flight suit rather than…

Three aerospace teams working under NASA contracts have independently concluded that reaching NASA’s ambitious efficiency…

The head of research and technology for Embraer said the secret sauce to Embraer’s innovation successes is one thing – its people.

NOEMI Aerospace of Norway is targeting “this summer” to begin testing the propellors for a planned nine-passenger electric seaplane…

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, which reorganized in late April, wants to take more risk and better integrate to move faster…

Finalists of BryceTech’s first-ever Start-Up Space Pitch Competition took the ASCEND stage twice – first to pitch their technology…

The center of gravity in the space economy is shifting from hardware to users. That was the message from Voyager Technologies’…

Stay up to date on the news and insights from AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026 with Aerospace America’s dedicated webpage.

As a member of the AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026 Guiding Coalition, it was clear to Tracy Elving that a nuanced discussion…

On the final day of ASCEND 2026, NASA leaders, historians, and science stakeholders came together for three back-to-back International Space Station (ISS) Heritage…

AIAA’s new 30/30 Program honors 30 exceptional early-career aerospace professionals in their 30s who are redefining…

AIAA is exhibiting at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 — The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. Let us know if you’ll be…

The AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026 will open on 8 June, in San Diego, with five days spanning commercial aviation, defense, academia…

A growing number of states are taking proactive steps to marshal their public and private sectors and academia to grow the commercial…

At ASCEND in May, AIAA saluted India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), with its highest honor, the Goddard…

Simulating activity on the lunar surface is essential as the United States pursues its plan to return to the moon to stay. But it’s not just…

A lively panel of leaders in the space industry took on the question of how the United States can keep its edge in space with competitors…

AIAA hosted space leaders for the inaugural Global Leaders Space Exploration Forum to advance the technical, operational, and policy…

The Department of Mechanical Engineering in the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University hosted the 2026…

A workshop on nuclear capabilities in space dove into the opportunities and challenges that have surrounded this powerful technology…

The question in the aviation industry is no longer whether electric propulsion will redefine flight, but how and when. What is arguably…

Challenger Center has awarded AIAA with the Challenger-7 Recognition, a national honor that recognizes work with K-12…

For Rut Lineswala, the path from freshman engineering at Rutgers University to founding a cutting-edge aerospace…

Congressional leaders with oversight of NASA were bullish on the progress of the Artemis program and plans to return….

Fresh off the reentry of its sixth vehicle over Australia and a newly announced commercial partnership with United Therapeutics, Varda…

As the United States confronts its great power competition with China to the moon, NASA and policy and commercial space experts…

The volume of data generated in space is increasing every day, and the concept of orbital data centers to handle it is receiving considerable…

vLEO is emerging as a serious option in future space architectures for national security and commercial missions, panelists said at ASCEND 2026…

The biological research onboard the International Space Station (ISS) over the last 26 years hasn’t only benefited astronauts; it’s driven…

The FAA’s approval process for regulating space launches is steadily improving due to recent streamlining efforts, but it must continue…

The Space Force, which is anticipating its biggest budget ever, must improve its “space domain awareness” as low Earth orbit becomes…

Policy and research experts from the University of Central Florida joined Arizona’s first space commissioner in a lively debate on America’s…