ASCEND connects the civil, commercial, and national security space sectors, along with adjacent industries, to embrace the opportunities and address the challenges that come with increased activity in space. Building our sustainable off-world future requires long-term thinking. Strategic planning, innovation, scientific exploration, and effective regulations and standards will help us preserve space for future generations. ASCEND enables the t...

AIAA is excited to offer the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum as a hybrid event—meaning you will have the option to participate in person in San Diego, California, or virtually, based on your preference and level of comfort. The 2022 forum will explore how sustainability is enabled by aerospace research, development, and technology. Join your peers, in person or online, for the world's largest aerospace R&D event featuring five days of inspir...

Join AIAA online for the 2021 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, 9–11 August 2021, the only forum that covers both aeronautics and space propulsion and energy technologies in one place. The 2021 forum will explore how innovations in the propulsion and energy industries are enabling sustainability. Topics include electric propulsion, gas turbine engines, hybrid rockets, air-breathing propulsion, advanced energy technologies, and more. Disc...

This workshop will assess and promote improvement to the current state-of-the-art in CFD-based transition modeling. Objectives Assess the current state of the art in laminar-turbulent transition prediction in an industrial CFD environment Determine and document best practices for transitional flow simulations Verify transition/turbulence model implementations Encourage risk taking by participants and promote improvements to CFD prediction cap...

Organized by the AIAA Inlets, Nozzles & Propulsion Systems Integration Technical Committee. PAW Objectives: Assess the numerical prediction capability (meshing, numerics, turbulence modeling, high-performance computing requirements, etc.) of current-generation CFD technology/codes for inlets, diffusers, and nozzles and their propulsion-specific boundary conditions. Develop practical modeling guidelines for CFD prediction of propulsion flow...

ASCEND is the world’s first outcomes-focused, transdisciplinary conference designed to accelerate the building of our off-world future. It’s the premier opportunity to collaborate with 3,000+ civil and government leaders, national-security experts, engineers, innovators, businesspeople, policymakers, investors, researchers, and media to address the big questions and challenges facing the future of space and human civilization. Acce...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The AIAA Defense and Security Forum (AIAA DEFENSE Forum) is a Secret/NOFORN event providing a venue for leaders from government, military, industry, and academia to advance and accelerate modernization, informed by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s priorities. The 2020 forum, to be held 5–7...

Hosted by CASI, the 23rd AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference will provide a forum for the discussion and exchange of information for attendees from across the globe about leading-edge research and development activities associated with space planes and hypersonic atmospheric flight vehicles and the technologies underpinning these capabilities. Presentations will describe national programs from Nor...

It is with great pleasure that the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) invites you to the 70thannual International Astronautical Congress (IAC). #IAC2019, hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics – AIAA will take place in Washington D.C., United States from 21 – 25 October 2019. An intense week during which all space players will gather to discuss the advancement and progress of space in its various...

Every year AIAA has training for the Section Officers. This training comes in a variety of ways: Webinars, Region Advisory Committee (RAC) meetings, and the annual Regional Leadership Conference. The Regional Leadership Conferences are a great opportunity to meet fellow officers from the many different sections within AIAA. AIAA Regions and Sections vary in size from a few dozen people to many hundreds of people. The Regional Leadership Confer...