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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.

2023 ASCEND adds a live discussion with NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station, 8 a.m. PT, Monday, October 23, Las Vegas.

WASHINGTON and RESTON, Va., Oct. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Challenger Center and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced they are accepting nominations for the...

RESTON, Va., Aug. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) today announced dozens of speakers who will appear at its upcoming ASCEND event, 23–25...

RESTON, Va., June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) today announced the initial program for its upcoming ASCEND event, 23–25 October, Caesars...

WASHINGTON and RESTON, Va., March 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Challenger Center and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announce Caroline Little, Aymette Medina, and...