Press Releases
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Marilyn J. Smith Awarded 2026 AIAA-NAE Yvonne C. Brill Lectureship in Aerospace Engineering
7 July 2026
AIAA and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) are pleased to announce that Marilyn J. Smith, David S. Lewis Professor of Aerospace Engineering…
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AIAA, Amazon Leo, Eutelsat, Iridium, and SpaceX Release Reference Guide: “Satellite Orbital Safety Best Practices 3.0”
18 May 2026
AIAA, along with Amazon Leo, Eutelsat, Iridium Communications, Inc., and SpaceX, today announced the release of the third edition of…
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Call for Nominations for AIAA’s New 30/30 Recognition Program for Exceptional Young Professionals
11 May 2026
AIAA is pleased to announce its 30/30 Recognition Program for young professionals who embody excellence…
Industry News
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FAA Chief Highlights Modernization Efforts and Industry Challenges
17 July 2026
Flying Magazine reports on FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford discussing ATC modernization, MOSAIC, and hot-button…
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SpaceX Aborts Starship Test flight Moments Before Liftoff
17 July 2026
The New York Times reports, “A last-second scrub aborted Thursday’s test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket. The countdown…
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Air Force Achieves First Live Missile Launch From CCA Wingman Drone
16 July 2026
Breaking Defense reports, “A US Air Force wingman drone for the first time ‘successfully’ fired a live munition, an AMRAAM…
AIAA News
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Professor Amy Pritchett Calls for “Team Autonomy” to Safeguard Global Airspace
17 July 2026
At AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026, Amy Pritchett, head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State University, challenged…
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Framing AI in Aerospace at AIAA AVIATION Forum 2026
16 July 2026
Gregory Roth, incoming chair of AIAA’s new Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Aerospace Applications Working Group and aerospace engineer…
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AIAA Strengthens Connections with Student Branches
15 July 2026
AIAA has more than 270 student branches, including over 60 international student branches, and a total active membership…
Aerospace America
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Farnborough International Airshow to spotlight defense, electric air taxis
July 17, 2026
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Joint DARPA-Northrop robotic servicing spacecraft to launch in late July
July 17, 2026
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APL installing electronics, readying to add insulation on NASA’s Dragonfly spacecraft
July 16, 2026
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Senate Armed Services Committee moves to codify new defense innovation advisory board
July 16, 2026
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Office of Space Commerce’s new authorization framework should balance innovation with safety, lawmakers say
July 15, 2026
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