Press Releases

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

Challenger Center and the AIAA announced they are accepting nominations for…

AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of a premier lectureship and a technical excellence award, as well as…

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.

ASCEND, the world’s premier outcomes-focused, interdisciplinary space event designed to accelerate building our off-world future…

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 Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate….

AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we applaud…

AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement on the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. “AIAA applauds the passage…

AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “AIAA welcomes the long overdue new monument honoring Apollo 1 Astronauts…

Registration is open for journalists around the world to attend the 2022 AIAA AVIATION Forum in Chicago and online.

AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members…

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 Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “Congratulations to the NASA and Boeing team on the successful…

AIAA has confirmed Billy Nolen, Acting Administrator, FAA, as a plenary speaker during the 2022 AIAA AVIATION Forum, 27 June–1 July, Chicago and online.

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 Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “We applaud the administration’s commitment to not conduct…

AIAA, Estes Industries, and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) have joined together to inspire the next generation…

AIAA is returning to Wichita with its annual Design/Build/Fly (DBF) contest, April 22-24. The weekend event is hosted by Textron Aviation…

AIAA announced the program for its collaborative event focused on growing the Texas space ecosystem and our off-world future…

AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate…

AIAA announced its three-day program on advancing and accelerating modernization for the 2022 AIAA DEFENSE Forum…

AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate…

During the first 60 years of spaceflight, the aerospace industry has been amassing an incredible engineering knowledge base.

AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher:“Congratulations to NASA and the Space Launch System (SLS), Orion, and Exploration Ground Systems teams…

Challenger Center and the AIAA today announced Jackie Blumer, Jennifer Cheesman, Kellie Taylor, Cedric Turner, and Katrina Harden Williams as the winners…

AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher: “AIAA applauds the final passage of the FY22…

AIAA is seeking an outstanding candidate to assume the responsibilities of editor-in-chief for the AIAA Education Series.

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

AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher: “As the world’s largest professional society…

AIAA is excited to announce the addition of two new AIAA student branches at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, and the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

AIAA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Roger W. Kahn Scholarship. The four $10,000 scholarships have been awarded to the…

AIAA) will host Bhavya Lal, NASA Associate Administrator, Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy, for an ASCENDxWebinar…

Aerospace’s Best and Brightest to be Honored at AIAA Awards Gala February 1, 2022 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of its most prestigious awards, the AIAA Premier Awards, recognizing the most influential and inspiring individuals in aerospace, whose outstanding contributions merit the

Three Honorary Fellows and 28 Fellows Elected February 1, 2022 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) proudly congratulates its newly elected Class of 2022 Honorary Fellows and Fellows. The three new Honorary Fellows and 28 new Fellows will be inducted at a ceremony Tuesday, 26 April, in Arlington, Virginia. AIAA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2022 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the undergraduate, team, and graduate winners of the 2022 International Student Conference, held during the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, 3–7 January. Sixteen technical paper first-place finalists from all seven 2021 AIAA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE University of Melbourne Hosted 2021 AIAA Region VII Student Conference January 21, 2022 – Reston, Va. – To wrap up the 2021 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Regional Student Conferences, the University of Melbourne hosted the Region VII Student Conference virtually, 29-30 November 2021. Winners were selected in three categories:

Lecture will be Delivered on 5 January, During 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum January 3, 2022 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the 2022 AIAA Dryden Lectureship in Research is awarded to Anthony M. Waas, the Richard A. Auhll Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering at the University

Lecture will be Delivered on 3 January, During 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum December 30, 2021 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the 2022 AIAA Durand Lectureship for Public Service is awarded to William H. Gerstenmaier, Vice President, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX. Gerstenmaier will deliver his

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 27, 2021 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement on the passage of the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act: “AIAA applauds the passage of this important legislation, which includes roughly $740 billion in discretionary funds for the Department

For Immediate Release December 25, 2021 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and the entire James Webb

December 21, 2021 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate NASA and the SpaceX team on today’s successful launch of the International Space Station (ISS) commercial resupply services mission,

December 21, 2021 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected Olivier L. de Weck, Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics and Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an AIAA Fellow, as its new editor-in-chief for the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (JSR). He succeeds Professor

December 13, 2021 – Reston, Va. –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the winners of awards to be presented during the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum, to be held 3–7 January 2022 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in San Diego. The Awards Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, 6 January, 1230 hrs