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Astronaut Peggy Whitson to Open AIAA SciTech Forum 2026
Engineering Societies Unite to Inspire Future Professionals at George Mason University
AIAA Congratulates Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator
FROM THE INSTITUTE
Jared Isaacman was confirmed as NASA Administrator on 17 December 2025. “Congratulations to Jared Isaacman on his confirmation as NASA’s 15th administrator. His leadership comes at a pivotal time for the agency as it advances ambitious exploration goals, strengthens partnerships across government and industry, and delivers scientific and technological value for the nation.”
AIAA SciTech Forum 2026 Is Just Around the Corner
FROM THE INSTITUTE
The forum will feature 3,000 technical presentations spanning 65+ topics, including aerodynamic measurement technology, applied aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, GNC, hypersonics, intelligent systems, spaceflight mechanics, and more. Join us 12–16 January in Orlando, FL.
Space Station Model Mimics Real ISS to Inspire Students
FROM THE INSTITUTE
Teachers who wish they could bring the International Space Station (ISS) out of orbit and into their classroom can have their wish come true. A group of passionate engineers and educators has done exactly that with ISS Mimic. ISS Mimic is an open-source, real-time desktop model of the ISS, designed to strengthen students’ connection with human spaceflight and to embed authentic STEM learning in the classroom.
Early-Bird Registration for AIAA SciTech Forum Ends Today
Ensuring Readiness Through Acquisition & Sustainment Reform
FROM THE INSTITUTE
The FY26 NDAA, together with the Pentagon’s transition to a Warfighting Acquisition System, marks the most consequential structural realignment of U.S. defense procurement and sustainment policy in a generation. For the first time, Congress has moved beyond oversight and pilot programs to directly engineer how acquisition speed, industrial capacity, sustainment readiness, and portfolio-level risk are governed in statute. These reforms codify commercial-first procurement, establish Portfolio Acquisition Executives with broad termination authority, impose production and depot modernization mandates, and tie operational readiness to measurable sustainment and stockpile requirements.