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AIAA and Club for the Future’s Resilient Student Scholarship supports students interested in pursuing a degree in aerospace. The recipient of the 2025 $10,000 AIAA and Club for the Future Resilient Student Scholarship, Robert Morris, is a bright star in his first year at Howard University.
Tag: aerospace engineering
Building Transatlantic Ties: AIAA Advances Collaboration Across Germany
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In January, an AIAA delegation traveled across Germany to strengthen institutional partnerships, engage with student branches, and connect with organizations shaping the future of aerospace innovation. The three-day visit spanned Hamburg, Stuttgart, and Munich, underscoring the value of collaboration across industry, academia, and the next generation of aerospace leaders.
Boeing Targets South Carolina for 787 Engineering Expansion
Economic Times reports, “Boeing plans to move approximately 300 787 engineering jobs from Washington state to South Carolina as production ramps up, according to the union representing its engineers. This move comes as Boeing’s contracts with 16,000 engineering union members in Washington are set to expire in October.”
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Boeing Unveils 787 Upgrades Aimed at Range and Capacity Gains
Simple Flying reports, “American plane-maker Boeing will improve the already hugely successful 787 Dreamliner, with increased cargo capacity and/or longer range for the 787-9 and 787-10 variants. This announcement, as reported by Reuters, was shared by a senior executive at Boeing on Wednesday at the Singapore Airshow.”
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SpaceX Grounds Falcon 9 After Upper Stage Deorbit Issue
SpaceX has temporarily grounded its Falcon 9 rocket after an upper stage failed to deorbit as planned during a Feb. 2 launch. As SPACE reports, “‘Teams are reviewing data to determine root cause and corrective actions before returning to flight,’ SpaceX said via X on Monday evening, in a post that announced the rocket’s grounding.”
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Boeing Eyes Global Growth for T-7A, Prioritizes U.S. Air Force Commitments
Aviation Week reports, “Boeing sees opportunities growing for its T-7A Red Hawk trainer internationally, but first things first: meeting the USAF’s timeline that has continued to slip. The company has delivered two T-7s to the U.S. Air Force’s first training base as part of a restructured program to get the aircraft in test.”
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Persistent Hydrogen Leaks Push Artemis II Launch to March
Ars Technica reports, “The launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission will have to wait another month after a fueling test Monday uncovered hydrogen leaks in the connection between the rocket and its launch platform at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ‘Engineers pushed through several challenges during the two-day test and met many of the planned objectives,’ NASA said in a statement following the conclusion of the mock countdown.”
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Lockheed’s AI Factory: Turning a “Digital Thread” Into a Battle-Ready Advantage
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A new AI platform that provides defense-grade security across environments is now available from Lockheed Martin, which has created a subsidiary to manage it. Astris AI provides the company’s AI Factory, offering an all-in-one operating model for all users. Companies or agencies that use it get access to the full arsenal of AI components available at the nation’s largest defense contractor.
Boeing Showcases MQ-28 Milestones Amid Growing CCA Demand
Aviation Week reports, “Boeing Australia expects to have the operational version of its MQ-28 Ghost Bat flying for that nation’s air force by 2028 as it uses momentum there to garner international interest for a later block of the collaborative combat aircraft. The MQ-28 program closed out 2025 with an AIM-120 shot from a Ghost Bat flying with Boeing’s F/A-18s and E-7—a significant milestone that the company says showcases how mature the trailblazing CCA has become.”
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Blue Origin Halts Space Tourism Program as It Prioritizes Moon Efforts
The New York Times reports “the New Shepard rocket from Blue Origin, which brought 92 people on trips to the edge of space, will cease flying for at least two years as the company as the company prioritizes NASA contracts.”
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