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Aerospace Research Central

April-June 2026

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Editor's Notebook

Expanding our coverage of defense and Congress

By Marjorie CenserMarch 30, 2026

The new space race

By Cat Hofacker

Commercial space

Rocket Lab’s next step

By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Engineering Notebook

Air jets under pressure

Building A Global Community

Book Spotlight: The Islands and the Stars, Becoming Martian, and The Impossible Factory

By Aerospace America

April-June 2026 crossword answers

By Aerospace America

With Dragonfly mission, NASA faces challenges great and small

By Paul Brinkmann

NASA’s new superalloy

By Keith Button

The Big Question

In the age of commercial space, who should own the hardware?

Boeing’s safety chief

By Cat Hofacker

The Big Question

What should be Jared Isaacman’s top priority for NASA?

Engineering Notebook

Predicting heat shield performance

By Keith Button

Happy anniversary — so what’s next?

By Amanda Simpson

Orbital safety needs independent eyes, not centralized trust

Chris Reynolds, Lockheed Martin

By Aspen Pflughoeft

AIAA Announces 2026 Election Results

By Christine Williams

Get to Know Our New Board and Council Members

By Christine Williams

AIAA Honors & Awards

Redefining Propulsion: Thomas C. Underwood Receives the 2026 Lawrence Sperry Award

By Christine Williams

AIAA Foundation

Five Years of Inspiration: 2026 Trailblazing STEM Educator Award Winners Announced

By Christine Williams

Browsing: past issues

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