American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
About the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is a technical society dedicated to the advancement of professions in global aerospace. It has tens of thousands of members from countries all across the world.
The AIAA’s activities include developing, publishing and distributing aerospace Standards that cover a range of topics related to the aerospace industry. These include mission assurance, space power, vehicle safety and operations, unmanned aircraft, spacecraft architecture, and energy and propulsion systems.
AIAA Standards are developed and approved through volunteer work under the guidance of the AIAA Committees on Standards.
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Created in 1963, the AIAA is a non-government not-for-profit organisation dedicated to global leadership, innovation and technical excellence in the field of aerospace. It has over 30,000 individual and corporate members from countries all over the world. As the largest technical society in the world, the AIAA’s aim is to celebrate and advance the fields of aerospace science, engineering, technology and operations, in turn benefiting global society.
The AIAA provides a wealth of activities related to aerospace. These include conferences and other events as well as Honours and Awards programs. It also covers the publishing of books, journals and aerospace Standards on a wide range of topics. In addition, through its AIAA Foundation arm, the AIAA promotes education and supports students in STEM educational programs through scholarships, grants, activities, competitions and awards.
The AIAA is a not-for-profit society that was formed through a merger of the American Rocket Society and the Institute of the Aerospace Sciences in 1963. It is governed by a Board of Trustees and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, but also has dozens of local sections throughout the United States and overseas.