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AIAA announced today that its Board of Trustees has selected Clay Mowry as the Institute’s new chief executive officer (CEO). Mowry is a globally recognized space industry executive with experience across the international aerospace community. He will join the Institute effective 1 October 2024.

Aviation Week reports, “Cracks in engine attachment components that have stalled Boeing’s 777-9 certification program were found in a fourth test aircraft that has not flown in nearly three years…

AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher is being recognized by Women in Aerospace with their 2024 Allyship Award. This honor is presented to an individual ‘who actively promotes and aspires to advance a culture…

AIAA and Tripadvisor have launched “Destination: Space,” a new content platform dedicated to space tourism,  exploration, and education. “Destination: Space” aims to demystify space…

AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of six of the 2024 Regional Student Conferences. Additionally, the papers presented at the regional student conferences will be published by AIAA and available on Aerospace Research Center (ARC) later this year.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced the winners of the 28th Annual AIAA DBF Competition: 1st Place ($3,000): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.

Women in Aerospace (WIA), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Club for the Future, and Space Foundation, in partnership with the…

AIAA has announced its three-day program for the 2024 AIAA DEFENSE Forum, 16–18 April at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland.

AIAA issued the following statement by AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher: “The AIAA community is saddened to learn of the passing of Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford, USAF. As a pilot who pushed the boundaries of air and space…

AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the Institute’s nearly 30,000 professional and student members, we are pleased with the passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 that authorizes the FAA for the next five years.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has released the results of its recent 2024 elections. The newly elected AIAA officials will take office in May.

AIAA proudly congratulates its newly elected Class of 2024 Honorary Fellows and Fellows. The class will be inducted during a ceremony on Tuesday, 14 May, in Washington, DC, and celebrated during the AIAA Awards Gala on Wednesday, 15 May…

Challenger Center and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced they are accepting nominations for the 2024 Trailblazing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Educator Award. The annual award celebrates K-12…

It is with a very heavy heart that we share Ming Chang, AIAA Aeronautics Domain Lead and AIAA Associate Fellow, passed away Sunday, 1 October 2023. Ming was a pioneer throughout his career…

AIAA today announced several prominent space luminaries who have been added to the three-day program at 2023 ASCEND, 23–25 October, Caesars Forum, Las Vegas. ASCEND is the world’s premier outcomes-focused, interdisciplinary space event designed to accelerate building our off-world future.

AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of two premier lectureships and a program management excellence award. The lectures and award will be presented during 2023 ASCEND, 23–25 October, Caesars Forum, Las Vegas.

AIAA is pleased to announce that Seetha Raghavan, professor of Aerospace Engineering and associate dean of Research and Graduate Studies at the College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, will serve as the next editor-in-chief…

AIAA has announced its 2022–2023 section award winners. The section awards honor particularly notable achievements made by members of AIAA’s 57 sections around the world in a range of activities…

AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of six of the 2023 Regional Student Conferences. Additionally, the papers presented at the regional student conferences will be published by AIAA for the first time…

AIAA has opened applications for its 2023 ASCEND Diverse Dozen program. Thought leaders and activists are invited to apply for this fourth cohort to address the most important issues surrounding…

Challenger Center and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announce Caroline Little, Aymette Medina, and Taylor Whisenant as the winners of the…

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced today the results of its recent 2023 elections. The newly elected AIAA officials will take office in May.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of its most prestigious awards, the AIAA Premier Awards.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) proudly congratulates its newly elected Class of 2023 Honorary Fellows and Fellows.

AIAA is pleased to announce the undergraduate, team, and master’s winners of the 2023 International Student Conference, held…

AIAA is pleased to announce it has chartered a new section in Melbourne, Australia. The AIAA Council of Directors approved the move at its meeting during the 2023 AIAA SciTech Forum…

AIAA today released an implementation paper to advance the use of Digital Twins across the aerospace industry at the 2023 AIAA SciTech Forum.

AIAA is pleased to announce its newly elected Class of 2023 Associate Fellows. “Congratulations to each member of the…

Aviation Week Network checked in with AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher for a status report on existential threats…

Exploration Generation (ExGen), co-founded by AIAA, Estes Industries, and NSTA, today unveiled its new rocketry-themed…

AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2021–2022 Design Competitions.

AIAA has selected Russell M. Cummings, Professor of Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy, and AIAA Fellow, as its…

AIAA has announced the liftoff of Students To Launch, a new national science, technology, engineering and…

AIA and AIAA will join the new initiative to develop a skilled technical workforce announced by Vice President…

AIAA, along with Iridium Communications, Inc., OneWeb, and SpaceX, today announced the immediate release of a best practices…

The AIAA Foundation has announced the 25 winners of its 2022 undergraduate scholarships and graduate awards.

AIAA has announced its 2021–2022 section awards winners. The section awards honor particularly notable achievements made by member sections…

AIAA and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) are pleased to announce that Dr. Robert D. Braun, Space Exploration Sector Head at Johns Hopkins…

AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of technical excellence awards to be presented during the 2022 AIAA AVIATION Forum, 27 June–1 July, in Chicago.

AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of technical excellence awards to be presented at several events this year.

AIAA today announced the winners of the 26th annual AIAA/Textron Aviation/Raytheon Technologies Design/Build/Fly (DBF) Competition:

AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of six of the 2022 Regional Student Conferences.

AIAA announced today the results of its recent 2022 elections. The newly elected AIAA officials will take office on 28 April.

On 5 December 2021, the guidance, navigation, and control community lost one of its most influential and well-regarded figures, F. Landis Markley.

Listen to this week’s (1/21) Aviation Week Check 6 Podcast about the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum held during January in San Diego and online.

AIAA announced today the candidates for next year’s openings on the AIAA Council of Directors. The selections were made by the AIAA Council Nominating Committee.

AIAA is seeking an outstanding candidate with an international reputation to assume the responsibilities of Editor-in-Chief…

AIAA congratulates SpaceX, its aerospace industry suppliers, NASA and all those who supported the Crew-1 mission for the successful launch…

AIAA is pleased to announce that its Executive Nominating Committee has selected candidates for next year’s election of President-Elect…

In continuing coverage, Spaceflight Now reports that SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 60 Starlink satellites, at 7:29 a.m. EDT Tuesday. Two-and-a-half minutes after the rocket lifted off, “the first stage booster shut down and jettisoned to begin a descent toward SpaceX’s drone ship positioned in the Atlantic Ocean around 400 miles (630 kilometers) northeast of