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AIAA, Challenger Center are accepting nominations for the 2026 Trailblazing STEM Educator Award through Dec. 15, 2025.

Registration is open for the premier aerospace R&D event of the year, AIAA SciTech Forum 2026, 12–16 January, Hyatt Regency Orlando, Orlando, Florida.

AIAA announced its Class of 2026 Associate Fellows. The Institute will formally honor them on January 14, 2026, during SciTech Forum 2026 in Orlando.

AIAA, CASIS partner to expand International Space Station microgravity programming for 2025 ASCEND, 22-24 July, Las Vegas

AIAA, CSF, SFA, and SGAC are joining forces on an integrated space event, ASCEND 2026, spanning the week of 19–21 May 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Challenger Center and AIAA announce Kelsy Achtenberg, Allan Miller, and Kevin L. Simmons as the winners of the 2025 Trailblazing STEM Educator Award.

2025 AIAA Premier Award winners include Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin, Vigor Yang from Georgia Tech and others, to be presented April 30 in Washington, DC.

Challenger Center & AIAA are accepting nominations for the 2025 Trailblazing STEM Educator Award celebrating K-12 teachers going above & beyond, due 12/1.

AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher will step down on Sept. 30, 2024. Russell Reynolds Associates will help conduct the national search for the next AIAA CEO.

AIAA Foundation + Blue Origin’s nonprofit Club for the Future announced a $10K scholarship for a high school senior studying aerospace engineering.