Our promise is to be a vital lifelong link to the aerospace community and a champion for its achievements. Each society left its distinct mark on AIAA.
For more than 80 years, AIAA has been the principal society of the aerospace engineer and scientist. But we haven’t always been AIAA, or even one organization. In 1963, the two great aerospace societies of the day merged. The American Rocket Society and the Institute of Aerospace Science* joined to become AIAA. Both brought long and eventful histories to the relationship – histories that stretched
11/19/2018
Another terrific source!
Read online the diary of Milton Wright, father of the Wright brothers The diaries of Milton Wright—the daily thoughts and reflections of the father of the Wright brothers—will soon be available worldwide via the Internet, thanks to archivists at Wright State University.
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07/27/2017
The Total Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017 - fly along with the shadow! This video "follows" the moon's shadow as it sweeps over the surface of the USA on August 21, 2017. Production details are in the end credits. Check…
07/14/2017
Friday is Launch Day for Rock-it with Rockets campers and for Mission to Mars campers 🚀
06/18/2017
Something to think about while you're doing all of that networking.
That stack of business cards you collected while networking may look pretty but is more useful in a searchable spreadsheet or database. Take the time to organize your contacts.
06/09/2017
Meet the 12 new astronauts NASA picked out of 18,300 applicants Just look at those smiling faces.
05/02/2017
NASA Study Confirms Biofuels Reduce Jet Engine Pollution Using biofuels to help power jet engines reduces particle emissions in their exhaust by as much as 50 to 70 percent, in a new study conclusion that bodes well for airline economics and Earth’s environment.
05/02/2017
Starting the First Full GE9X Engine Ground testing is underway on the first full GE9X engine at GE Aviation’s Peebles (Ohio) Test Operation.
05/02/2017
How It's Made: Ultra Thin Glass Its thinness allows it to flex like plastic and have greater electrical sensitivity.
12/07/2016
History never sleeps. An interesting relic from 75 years ago during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
75 Years Ago Today: Carrier-based Japanese aircraft staged a surprise attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This Sikorsky JRS-1 is the only object in our collection that was stationed at Pearl Harbor that day. It is on view inside the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at our Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA: http://s.si.edu/jrs1
11/07/2016
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Airbus is designing autonomous air taxis to become the Uber of the skies Tech giants are starting to turn their attention to "flying cars." Uber released a 98-page white...