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From the X-15 to the X-59, an AIAA member has had a hand in developing and testing every X-Plane that has ever flown. This reflects…

From the X-15 to the X-59, an AIAA member has had a hand in developing and testing every X-Plane that has ever flown. This reflects who we are: aerospace professionals, united by a relentless…

Leaders from JetZero, Joby Aviation, and Mach Industries urged faster pathways to field dual-use aerospace technologies at…

At AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026, Amy Pritchett, head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State University, challenged…

Gregory Roth, incoming chair of AIAA’s new Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Aerospace Applications Working Group and aerospace engineer…

AIAA has more than 270 student branches, including over 60 international student branches, and a total active membership…

Louis A. Povinelli, one of the world’s foremost authorities on jet engine and rocket propulsion…

Air Force leaders and industry partners working on the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Program said at the AIAA AVIATION Forum…

At AIAA Regional Student Conferences students present their research in a formal technical meeting atmosphere, as well as exchanging…

Hydrogen offers a great potential to commercialize zero emission aviation and fuel, using up to ~1/3 less energy and…

AIAA sections are where the action happens. Each section offers technical programs and activities tailored to local aerospace….

Six companies gathered at an ISS National Laboratory technical session at ASCEND 2026 to describe their progress in….

The Institute is seeking nominations by 5 August 2026 for the following positions: AIAA President-Elect, Board of Trustees Members–At-Large…

At the most recent Spring Business Meeting in May 2026, the Council of Directors approved the reorganization and renaming of the…

READ awarded 4 Special Service Citations last week at their spring business meeting.

Antony Jameson, a Texas A&M University professor in both aerospace engineering and ocean engineering, died 11 June, at the age of 91.

The growth of the Aviation in Multimodal Transportation Aerospace Integrated Engagement Committee has been exciting…

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a proposed rule titled “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance.”

The United States has never lacked aviation innovators. From the Wright brothers to modern commercial aviation, American…

In April, the AIAA University of Michigan Student Branch welcomed over 150 attendees for the AIAA Region III Student Conference.

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…