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Aerospace Research Central

October-December 2025

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The Big Question

If government R&D spending is reduced, can industry take up the mantle?

By David AriostoOctober 1, 2025

Communications satellites

Heavy traffic ahead

By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Hypersonic Systems

Hypersonic flight testing’s unlikely rescuer

By Keith Button

Commercial space

A closer look at SpaceX’s Mars plan

Goddard and the 1920s space craze

By Roger Launius

Editor's Notebook

Our path forward

By Marjorie Censer

Embracing Disruption to Unlock Top Technologies for the Future of Aerospace

“Seeing” dark energy

By Aerospace America

October-December 2025 crossword answers

By Aerospace America

A new way to jettison fuel

A closer look at contrails

By Keith Button

What to watch at DOD

By Marjorie Censer

Engineering Notebook

An AI assistant for air traffic management

By Keith Button

U.S. air traffic control doesn’t just need to modernize — it must transform

By Amanda Simpson

Eugene Hoffman, Southwest Research Institute

By Cat Hofacker

Sponsored Content

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By PTC

Ascendant Alumni – Their Journey & Where They Are Today

By Anne Wainscott-Sargent

AIAA Foundation

AIAA Establishes Steve L. Karman Jr. Aerospace Engineering Scholarship to Honor Aerospace Legacy

By Rebecca Gray

AIAA Foundation

Making an Impact: 2025 AIAA Undergraduate Scholarship Winners

By AIAA Communications

AIAA Foundation

Making an Impact: 2025 Graduate Award Winners

By AIAA Communications

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