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February 22, 2024
AIAA Statement on the IM-1 Mission
February 22, 2024 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “Congratulations to the IM-1 mission team on the successful soft landing at the south pole…
January 31, 2024
AIAA Statement on the End of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2024 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “We join NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the entire…
January 18, 2024
AIAA Statement on the Axiom Space AX-3 Launch
January 18, 2024 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate…
January 8, 2024
AIAA Statement on ULA Vulcan Centaur Launch
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2024 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) issued the following statement from AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher: “Congratulations to the ULA team on today’s Vulcan Centaur Launch!…
January 4, 2024
AIAA Statement on Norms of Behavior for Commercial Space Operations by The Hague Institute for Global Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2024 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of…
December 19, 2023
AIAA Statement on Design/Build/Launch Student Experiments Onboard Successful Blue Origin New Shepard Mission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2023 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) issued the following statement from AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher: “Congratulations to the Blue Origin team on today’s successful return…