Year in Review The 2023 Year in Review Our annual roundup of the year's biggest aerospace achievements and milestones, described by AIAA's technical and integration and outreach committees.
News Air taxi developers are showing interest in this island nation By Paul Brinkmann December 8, 2023 Wisk concludes airspace test flights, BETA sells an aircraft
News Rolls-Royce plans its exit from the electric propulsion business By Paul Brinkmann December 1, 2023 Any impacts on air taxi developers remain uncertain
Editor's Notebook The year we woke up to AI and the need for strong space launch governance By Ben Iannotta December 2023
Flight Path Addressing the Industry’s Most Critical Topics Through AIAA’s Domain Approach By Scott Fouse, AIAA Aerospace R&D Domain Lead and Julie Van Kleeck, AIAA Space Domain Lead December 2023
Commercial Spaceflight Inside NASA’s long handoff of orbital research to private sector By Cat Hofacker October 25, 2023 No. 2 official describes budget and timing challenges
Advanced air mobility Here’s why you might not see those EHang air taxis outside China anytime soon By Paul Brinkmann October 23, 2023 Company sees China’s certification of the two-seater as a ‘crucial benchmark,’ but independent experts aren’t so sure
Advanced air mobility There could be a big market for these small aircraft By Paul Brinkmann August 24, 2023 Sales of personal air vehicles have begun with no certification requirements
Commercial Spaceflight Virgin Galactic notches milestone flight By Paul Brinkmann August 10, 2023 Hourlong mission included one paying customer and two lucky winners