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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] March 3, 2020 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced today the results of its 2020 election for the Council of Directors. The directors represent AIAA members in the Technical Activities Division (TAD), the Integration and Outreach Activities Division (IOD), and the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] Inaugural Event Held 16–18 November in Las Vegas, Nev. February 26, 2020 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce that NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Lockheed Martin Corp. CEO Marillyn Hewson, and Venture Capitalist Steve Jurvetson have joined the notable roster

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] Black-Tie Event Honors Aerospace’s Best and Brightest February 3, 2020 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has announced the 2020 recipients of its most prestigious awards. Presentation of these premier awards and recognition of the Institute’s newly elected Fellows and Honorary Fellows

The Boston Globe reports that former AIAA President (2001) Dennis J. Picard, “who led Raytheon through a series of acquisitions in the 1990s and helped turn it into the nation’s third-largest defense contractor, died in his Concord home Monday.” Picard “was 87 and had stepped down as Raytheon’s chairman in 1999.” Full Story (Boston Globe)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] July 29, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has announced its 2018–2019 Section Awards winners. The Section Awards honor particularly notable achievements made by member sections in a range of activities that help fulfill the Institute’s mission. Section awards are given

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele McDonald 703.264.7542 [email protected] “Vision for CisLunar Economy” May 28, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected Salvatore T. “Tory” Bruno to give its 2019 von Kármán Lecture in Astronautics. Bruno will deliver his lecture, “Vision for CisLunar Economy,” at 6:30 p.m. (EDT), August