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...

Revolutionary Leaps Toward a New Age of Aviation The first Age of Aviation proved that human flight was possible and developed aviation into a safe and viable transportation industry. The second Age of Aviation started with the development of the jet engine, which enabled higher speeds, improved safety, and paved the way for air travel accessibility for all. The next Age of Aviation will separate power from propulsion in conjunction with speci...

Discussions about global aviation policy, research and development, technological proliferation, environmental issues, and emerging markets. There’s no shortage of challenges facing the aviation industry: supply chain is at a pivotal point, there is a downturn in demand, environmental sustainability is critical, and experts warn of a growing talent shortage. At this inflection point, how do we turn setbacks into comebacks? We have the op...

Join AIAA as we recognize individuals who have made tremendous achievements during their careers and continue to shape the aerospace industry. Our newly reimagined AIAA Awards Gala will take place under the stars in an outdoor event space at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. This setting will allow for free-flowing networking and social distancing.

The AIAA DEFENSE Forum is focused on aerospace technologies and their applications in national security. The 2022 forum will explore how the science and technology community can advance research and development to rapidly provide operationally relevant capabilities to the warfighter. This Secret/NOFORN event provides the ideal venue for leaders from government, military, industry, and academia to advance and accelerate modernization.

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...

We Get You—Here, There, and Now Everywhere! The AIAA AVIATION Forum is the only aviation event that covers the entire integrated spectrum of aviation business, research, development, and technology. Given the current challenges posed by COVID-19, we feel that the virtual forum format provides the best opportunity for the AIAA community to meet and share information. By removing some of the barriers to traditional forum attendance, includ...