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
Introduction to Aeroelasticity: From Basics to Application
16 MAY – 8 JUNE 2023
Understand all relevant aspects of aeroelasticity ranging from the fundamentals of aeroelastic modeling and phenomena to larger scale aeroelastic modeling of aircraft.
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Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics and Space Systems Engineering
22 – 25 MAY 2023
Understand the "big picture" of space missions. This fast-paced course will review important astronautics terms and concepts, space mission capabilities and limitations, and apply space concepts to real-world problems.
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Sustainable Aviation
23 MAY – 6 JUNE 2023
Learn about the various topics related to sustainable aviation that include noise, alternative fuels (biofuels, synthetic fuels, methane, alcohols, and hydrogen), and lifecycle environmental impact and analysis.
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Featured On-Demand Courses
Digital Engineering Fundamentals
Gain an in-depth understanding of digital engineering tools with a focus on how to transform lifecycle processes to deliver knowledge enabling better decision making.
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Design of Gas Turbine Engines: From Concept to Details
Learn how thermodynamic, aerodynamic, and structural concepts are turned into hardware and review the extent of current practical design techniques.
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Hypersonic Flight Vehicle Design and Performance Analysis
Learn about air-breathing hypersonic flight vehicles, including propulsion systems that range from ramjets, scramjets, dual-mode scramjets, turbine-based and rocket-based combined cycles to pre-cooled engine cycles.
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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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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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