Space
AIAA has played a critical role in advancing space exploration, inspiration, and discovery since the beginning of modern rocketry. Space is becoming an essential part of our everyday lives and there are more and more entities getting involved, making space more congested and complex, requiring new rules and norms so that all participants can coexist and prosper. AIAA plays a key role in bringing diverse perspectives together to collaboratively develop solutions. Based on its decades of technical heritage, AIAA fosters the advancement of key future technologies and helps play a role in developing newly required technical standards.
- Insights into the AIAA Domain Approach
Aerospace America
The AIAA Domain Leads share their insights on how the Domain approach will help AIAA move the industry forward by addressing key priorities and issues.
Priority Areas in Space
Space Traffic Management / Space Traffic Coordination With the ever-growing presence of objects in space, especially the large LEO constellations, there are needs for norms, rules, and principles to guide the use of outer space if we are to preserve it for current and future generations.
Space Sustainability How can we best use space/space assets to protect and manage our planet’s resources, people, and property and to address the climate crisis?
Events
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2024 Integrated Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference
23 April - 25 April 2024
Herndon, Virginia, USA
“Navigating the Info-Centric AAM/ATM Landscape” is the theme of this 24th Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference. We thank you for joining aviation stakeholders in this premier conference... -
4th International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA)
8 May - 10 May 2024
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
The 4th IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness will take place at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, 8–10 May 2024. -
CEAS EuroGNC 2024
11 June - 13 June 2024
Bristol, United Kingdom
The 2024 conference will be hosted from June 11th to 13th, 2024 at the University of Bristol in Bristol, United Kingdom and with the support of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).
Courses
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Orbital Mechanics and Mission Simulation – Online Short Course (Starts 9 Sept 2024)
9 September - 16 October 2024
Orbital Mechanics and Mission Simulation will familiarize the student with the essential features of space flight dynamics for various types of space missions and will cover the requirements and design considerations for mission simulation systems.
Open for registration. Register Now
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EVA 101: Life Support Systems – Online Short Course (Starts 9 Sept 2024)
9 September - 18 November 2024
EVA 101: Life Support Systems will familiarize the student with the essential features of life support systems required for various types of space missions and will cover the requirements and design considerations for life support systems in space.
Open for registration. Register Now
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Spacecraft Avionics Systems Design and Applications – Online Short Course (Starts November 5, 2024)
5 November - 21 November 2024
This new practical course taught by a mission/system expert offers a rare deep dive into spacecraft avionics systems engineering and design.
Open for registration. Register Now
News
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2024 AIAA DEFENSE Forum to Focus on Accelerating Technology Transition for Battlespace Dominance
22 March 2024
AIAA has announced its three-day program for the 2024 AIAA DEFENSE Forum, 16–18 April at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland. -
AIAA Statement on Third SpaceX Starship Test Flight
14 March 2024
AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher: “Congratulations to the SpaceX team on today’s test flight of Starship from Starbase, Texas. We are excited to witness this new launch vehicle reaching orbit. -
AIAA Statement on the NASA SpaceX Crew-8 Launch
4 March 2024
AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional, student, and educator members of AIAA, we congratulate the entire NASA SpaceX team...
Past Events
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ASCENDxTexas: Next Steps in the LEO-to-Lunar Voyage
14 February - 15 February 2024
Houston, Texas, USA
Building upon the success of last year’s event, the 2024 program will bring together the innovative minds, trailblazing startups, and industry leaders that are needed to drive outcomes to accelerate our off-world future. -
2024 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum)
8 January - 12 January 2024
Orlando, Florida, USA
The AIAA SciTech Forum program covers the science, technologies, and policies that are shaping the future of aerospace. The forum is the largest event for aerospace research, development, and technology in the world. -
The U.S. Aerospace Workforce: Obstacles and Opportunities
16 November 2023 1200 - 1300 (Eastern Standard Time)
During this session, the obstacles and opportunities related to the U.S. aerospace workforce are revisited through a panel discussion. The envisioned conversation intends to provide an opportunity to gain an industry perspective on some of the pain points and relevant opportunities for the workforce.
Space Playlist
Task Forces
The AIAA Cislunar Ecosystem Task Force (CETF) is focused on the coordination of government, aerospace industry, adjacent industry, and supporting institution participation in a whole-of-economy effort to promote development of a cislunar ecosystem comprising the necessary infrastructure and institutions for permanent, sustainable human presence off-world between LEO and the lunar surface.
The AIAA Space Traffic Management Task Force is leading an outreach effort calling on Congress to develop a civil space traffic management function in the U.S. government. We have assembled major stakeholders from the space industry, as well as the insurance, finance, international, legal, and technical sectors, all of whom have emphasized the urgency of this issue with key congressional staff.
STM Working Group–Public Forum
AIAA Space Lead
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Roger McNamara
AIAA Space Traffic Management / Space Traffic Coordination Task Force Lead