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The Institute’s technical leaders gathered at The MITRE Corporation outside Washington, DC, for our third annual…

AIAA S-155, Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) and On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) – Spacecraft Fiducial Markers (SFM), has…

AIAA SciTech Forum is the event of the year for aerospace R&D. Join 6,000+ of your peers from 46 countries, 11–15 January 2027…

The CTO Summit 2026 welcomed 59 senior technology leaders for in-depth discussions on how CTOs can drive faster production…

In observance of the U.S. holiday, we will not publish on Monday, 12 October. Service will resume on Tuesday, 13 October.

AIAA SciTech Forum is the event of the year for aerospace R&D. Join 6,000+ of your peers from 46 countries, 11–15 January 2027…

Two high school students arrived at AIAA SciTech Forum with a passion for aerospace, a research paper, and a shared…

The next generation of aerospace innovation doesn’t begin on the flight line or at the launch pad. It begins with engineers…

AIAA recently designated the site of the first flight of an Australian-designed and built airplane (on 16 July 1910) as…

AIAA SciTech Forum is the event of the year for aerospace R&D. Join 6,000+ of your peers from 46 countries, 11–15 January…

AIAA has identified 30 exceptional young professionals who are advancing aerospace through technical achievement…

AIAA has identified 30 exceptional young professionals who are advancing aerospace through technical achievement…

AIAA has identified 30 exceptional young professionals who are advancing aerospace through technical achievement, innovation, and leadership.

AIAA has identified 30 exceptional young professionals who are advancing aerospace through technical achievement, innovation, and leadership. The 30/30 Program…

Join us for this free lecture on 5 October 2026, “Rotorcraft – The New Frontier in Extraplanetary Exploration,” from Marilyn Smith, David S. Lewis Professor of Aerospace…

Connect with aerospace experts from around the world, contribute your expertise, and help shape the future of the industry. Join one of AIAA’s 71 Technical…

The United States is setting out on an ambitious journey to modernize our air traffic control system once again, but…

AIAA has identified 30 exceptional young professionals who are advancing aerospace through technical achievement…

AIAA has identified 30 exceptional young professionals who are advancing aerospace through technical achievement…

AIAA is now accepting technical paper abstracts and session proposals for AIAA AVIATION Forum 2027, spanning more…

AIAA has identified 30 exceptional young professionals who are advancing aerospace through technical achievement, innovation, and leadership. The 30/30 Program…

AIAA is pleased to announce its newly selected 30/30 recipients – 30 young professionals advancing aerospace today and shaping…

AIAA S-155, Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) and On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) – Spacecraft Fiducial Markers (SFM), has…

AIAA has just dropped the first episode of its new interview and storytelling podcast: Up Next with Clay Mowry.

AAM could expand passenger and cargo transportation through novel aircraft serving urban, suburban, and rural communities. Its success…

AIAA is now accepting technical paper abstracts and session proposals for AIAA AVIATION Forum 2027, spanning more…

When we talk about aerospace in America, we talk about our great past achievements. We talk about the opportunities…

Join us for this free lecture on 5 October 2026, “Rotorcraft – The New Frontier in Extraplanetary Exploration,” from Marilyn Smith…

We can now generate software faster than we can believe it. Generative AI is not autonomy. It does not give a system authority…

There are many reasons Houston is known around the world as Space City™. During the official site visit for AIAA’s bid to host the 80th…

Over the summer, AIAA launched a Digital Thread Working Group to respond to current priorities and challenges identified by Corporate…

Connect with aerospace experts from around the world, contribute your expertise, and help shape the future of the industry.

Help recognize the individuals making a lasting impact on the aerospace industry. Nominate a peer, colleague, or team for an AIAA Premier, Technical, or Lectureship…

AIAA Technical Committees (TCs) and Aerospace Integrated Engagement Committees (IECs) form the backbone of AIAA’s technical…

The Seaplane Working Group held a soft-launch event at AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026 to generate attendee and member interest in seaplane…

The Hampton Roads Section Young Professionals Committee hosted FSU/FAMU robotics professor Christian Hubicki for an invited…

Gerald “Gerry” F. Marsters who served as president of CASI and helped shape the conversations Canadians were having about the future of aviation at the time…

At the 8th Annual Materials Startup Panel, a diverse trio of founders and executives peeled back the curtain on the high-stakes world…

In the arena of space exploration, the “Valley of Death” – the chasm between technology development and operational deployment…

AIAA proudly returned as a sponsoring partner of the International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC), hosted by the Experimental…

In the high-pressure arena of modern defense acquisition, speed often clashes with complexity. At a session during AIAA SciTech…

The U.S. government faces a stark paradox: it is desperately hungry for innovation yet constrained by a regulatory framework designed for a Cold War industrial…

In mid-June, AIAA Melbourne Section’s Kaja Antlej, Senior Lecturer (Industrial Design) & XR Researcher at Deakin University, presented…

In celebration of National Intern Day, AIAA is highlighting the students who have spent this summer working alongside the staff supporting…

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…