American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ( AIAA short ) is the U.S. trade association of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The AIAA has approximately 35,000 members worldwide, the majority of the members are American citizens.

History

The association was founded in 1963. This is not a real foundation but rather a merger of the American Rocket Society predecessor organizations ( ARS), American Interplanetary Society (AIS ) and the Institute of Aerospace Sciences ( IAS ), which were established in the early 1930s.

Activity

The association is a member of the International Astronautical Federation and maintains partnerships with other organizations in the field of aerospace, such as the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics. As part of the AIAA Foundation scholarships for college students will be awarded. The work of the AIAA is geographically into seven regions (north - east, south -east, central, south-central, mid- western, western and international ) can be subdivided.

The Association awards since 1964, the " Wyld Propulsion Award" ( until 1975 under the name " James H. Wyld Propulsion Award" ) for outstanding achievements in the development or application of rocket propulsion systems.

The association organizes since 2010 the International Conference on Environmental Systems ( ICES short; prior to 1990: Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems ), an annual conference.

Publications

The association is editor of several journals with peer-reviewed articles:

  • AIAA Journal
  • Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication
  • Journal of Aircraft
  • Journal of Energy
  • Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
  • Journal of Hydronautics
  • Journal of Propulsion and Power
  • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Conferences

From AIAA several conferences are held on topics related to aerospace in different countries. One of the major AIAA conferences in January annual AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit.

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