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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.

AeroPuzzler

“Nothin’ but blue skies,” but why?

December 2023

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

December 2023 Issue

December 2023 All Issues

Bulletin

December 2023 AIAA Bulletin

December 2023

Jahniverse

Fining DISH Network for debris sets a necessary precedent

By Moriba Jah

December 2023

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

What’s next? A personal air vehicle revolution

Market master

By Paul Brinkmann

Certification conundrum

By Aaron Karp

Space adventurer

By Cat Hofacker

The moon to stay? Colonize Mars? Let’s get serious about this

By Ben Iannotta

The harshest reality

By Jon Kelvey

Instrument maker to the stars

By Jonathan Coopersmith

250 grams of our history

By Keith Button

Science advocate

By Theresa Foley