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2023 ASCEND Conference Call for Content Open: Inviting New Ideas to Accelerate Our Future in Space
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Key themes focused on sustainability, exploration, and national security March 2, 2023 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) today announced an educational webinar to attract new…

How Can the Aerospace and Defense Industry Better Respond to the Workforce Challenges of Today, while Preparing for the Future?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New AIA, AIAA and EY data shows lingering effects of pandemic, the Great Resignation, and employee engagement on A&D companies October 19, 2022 – Arlington, Va. – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)…

Exploration Generation Unveils New Rocketry-Themed Storyline Unit for Middle School Educators Nationwide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free Instructional Materials Utilize the Excitement of Rocketry to Drive Student Engagement While Providing Equitable STEM Experiences in the Classroom October 18, 2022 – Arlington, Va. Exploration Generation (ExGen), co-founded by the American…

2022 ASCEND Adds Preeminent Space Leaders from Government, Academia, and Industry to Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2022 – Reston, Va. – ASCEND, the world’s premier outcomes-focused, interdisciplinary space event designed to accelerate building our off-world future faster, today announced more speakers from across the space ecosystem for…

AIAA to Present Premier Lecture and Technical Excellence Award During 2022 ASCEND
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASA’s William H. Pickering Lecture also Scheduled October 4, 2022 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the winners of a premier lectureship…

AIAA Launches New STEM Education Initiative to Inspire Students to Consider Careers in Aerospace
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2022 – San Francisco, Ca. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has announced the liftoff of Students To Launch, a new national science, technology, engineering and math…

AIA, AIAA Join Space Industry Coalition to Develop Skilled Technical Workforce
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2022 – Arlington, Va. – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will join the new initiative to develop a skilled technical workforce…

AIAA, Iridium, OneWeb, SpaceX Release “Satellite Orbital Safety Best Practices” Reference Guide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Authors will discuss at ASCENDx Webinar, 15 September UPDATED September 9, 2022 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), along with Iridium Communications, Inc., OneWeb, and SpaceX,…

2022 ASCEND to Kick Off with NASA, The Aerospace Corporation, SpaceX, U.S. Space Force
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Broad, Bold Perspectives from Inspired Visionaries Lead the Three-Day Event in Las Vegas August 30, 2022 – Reston, Va. – ASCEND, the world’s premier outcomes-focused, interdisciplinary space event designed to accelerate building…

Robert D. Braun Awarded 2022 Yvonne C. Brill Lecture in Aerospace Engineering
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Address on “Are We Alone? Grand Challenges in Solar System Exploration” Scheduled for October 4 Robert D. Braun, Space Exploration Sector Head at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. | Credit: Christopher…