Online Education
Welcome to the home for AIAA Online Learning. With an emphasis on practical applications, our online courses are convenient, affordable, and taught by the world's leading aerospace experts.
From live short courses taught over Zoom, to on-demand recordings and materials, inside our learning Catalog you will find invaluable knowledge and solutions that you can put to immediate use and help you advance your career.
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Featured Upcoming Courses
Design of Modern Aircraft Structures
21 MARCH – 20 APRIL 2023
Learn about the most important fundamental and practical concepts in aircraft structure design including structure competencies, load paths, design philosophy, and material selection.
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Introduction to Propellant Gauging
28 MARCH – 6 APRIL 2023
Prediction of remaining propellant for spacecraft in flight is critical in many cases, from low orbit to space exploration missions. Learn the fundamentals of propellant gauging for chemical propulsion in the space environment.
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Overview of Python for Engineering Programming
11 APRIL – 27 APRIL 2023
Discover the Python programming language and its rich ecosystem while focusing on engineering applications with practice examples on implementing elegant and efficient algorithms.
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Electric VTOL Aircraft Design: Theory and Practice
28 FEBRUARY – 30 MARCH 2022
In this new course with the Vertical Flight Society, learn about the fundamentals, technologies and barriers to making eVTOL aircraft safe, sound, and sensible.
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Design of Space Launch Vehicles
6 MARCH – 12 APRIL 2023
Understand the application of numerous engineering disciplines to the design and analysis of launch vehicles, including many practical applications not found elsewhere.
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Agile Systems Engineering
13 MARCH – 5 APRIL 2023
Learn about the major features of the Agile Development Process and the traditional Systems Engineering Process and proven techniques for merging the two.
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Featured On-Demand Courses
Propeller Aerodynamics for Advanced Air Mobility
Gain an understanding of the basic working principles of (isolated) propeller aerodynamics and how propeller performance affects and is affected by neighboring elements like the wing, fuselage, or adjacent propellers.
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Spacecraft Design, Development, and Operations
Learn the process involved with the ascent of a spacecraft into orbit, current and future launch vehicles, and how the space environment determines design features.
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Human Spaceflight Operations: Lessons Learned from 60 Years in Space
Led by 15 space operations experts, including a former astronaut, this unique online course shares the collective experience from over 60 years of human spaceflight operations.
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