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104			html body[data-header-resize="0"] .container-wrap, 
105			body[data-header-format="left-header"][data-header-resize="0"] .container-wrap { 
106				padding-top: 0; 
107			} 
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129height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute!important;width:1px;word-wrap:normal!important;}.row .col img:not([srcset]){width:auto;}.row .col img.img-with-animation.nectar-lazy:not([srcset]){width:100%;}
130/*StickyNav Plugin Fix */
131.mysticky-welcomebar-fixed {
132	z-index: 99999 !important;
133}
134
135
136/* Responsive Display */
137
138@media(max-width:768px) {
139    .hideOnMobile {
140        display:none !important;
141    }
142}
143@media(min-width:768px) {
144    .hideOnDesktop {
145        display:none !important;
146    }
147}
148
149/* Secondary Navigation Font Size */
150#header-secondary-outer nav > ul > li > a, #header-secondary-outer .sf-menu li ul li a, #header-secondary-outer ul ul li a {
151    font-size: 16px!important;
152    font-weight: 500!important;
153}
154
155/* Megamenu Custom Style */
156
157body.material #header-secondary-outer nav>ul>li>a {
158    margin: 0 18px;
159}
160
161#header-outer .nectar-inherit-h3 {
162    letter-spacing: 0px!important;
163}
164
165#header-outer #top nav >ul >.megamenu >ul >li:not(:last-child) {
166    border-right: 1px solid #a64683;
167}
168
169#header-outer #top nav >ul >.megamenu >ul >li {
170    padding-left: 20px;
171}
172
173.unclickable > a {
174pointer-events: none;
175}
176  
177.unclickable-title > a {
178pointer-events: none;
179}
180
181@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
182.unclickableh {
183    display: none;
184  }
185}
186
187#header-outer .nectar-inherit-h4 {
188    font-weight: 400;
189    letter-spacing: 0px;
190}
191
192/* Search bar */ 
193
194#search-box{
195  position:relative
196}
197#search-outer .container{
198  overflow:visible;
199	width: 100%;
200}
201#search-outer #search2 input[type=text]{
202  width:100%;
203  color:#fff;
204  font-size:40px;
205  line-height:80px;
206  position:relative;
207  padding:0;
208  background-color:transparent;
209  letter-spacing:1px
210}
211
212#search2 input, #search2 input::placeholder {
213    color: white !important;
214}
215
216#search-outer .ui-widget-content{
217  background-color:#1F1F1F;
218  border:none;
219  border-radius:0;
220  -webkit-border-radius:0;
221  background-image:none
222}
223#search-outer .ui-widget-content li:hover, 
224.ui-state-hover, .ui-widget-content .ui-state-hover,
225.ui-widget-header .ui-state-hover, .ui-state-focus, 
226.ui-widget-content .ui-state-focus, .ui-widget-header .ui-state-focus{
227  background-color:#272727;
228  cursor:pointer
229}
230#search-outer .ui-widget-content li:hover a{
231  background-image:none
232}
233#search-outer .ui-widget-content li:last-child a{
234  border:none
235}
236#search-outer .ui-widget-content li a{
237  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1)
238}
239.ui-helper-hidden-accessible{
240  display:none
241}
242
243#search-outer .ui-widget-content img, 
244#search-outer .ui-widget-content i{
245  width:40px;
246  height:auto;
247  float:left;
248  margin-right:15px
249}
250#search-outer .ui-widget-content i{
251  line-height:40px;
252  font-size:22px;
253  background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
254  border-radius:0
255}
256.ui-widget{
257  font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;
258  font-size:1.1em
259}
260.ui-menu{
261  display:block;
262  float:left;
263  list-style:none outside none;
264  margin:0;
265  padding:2px
266}
267.ui-autocomplete{
268  cursor:default;
269  position:absolute
270}
271.ui-menu .ui-menu-item a{
272  display:block;
273  line-height:1.5;
274  padding:0.2em 0.4em;
275  text-decoration:none
276}
277#search-outer .ui-widget-content{
278  width:100%!important;
279  left:0!important
280}
281
282#search-outer .ui-widget-content li{
283  line-height:14px;
284  clear:left;
285  width:100%;
286  display:block;
287  float:left;
288  margin:0
289}
290#search-outer .ui-widget-content li .desc{
291  position:relative;
292  line-height:14px;
293  font-size:11px
294}
295#search-outer .ui-widget-content li a{
296  color:#CCC;
297  line-height:1.4em;
298  transition:none;
299  padding:15px 15px
300}
301#search-outer >#search2 form{
302  width:92%;
303  float:left
304}
305#search-outer #search2 #close{
306  list-style:none
307}
308#search-outer #search2 #close a{
309  position:absolute;
310  right:0;
311  top:24px;
312  display:block;
313  width:24px;
314  height:17px;
315  line-height:22px;
316  z-index:10
317}
318#search-outer #search2 #close a span:not(.close-line){
319  color:#a0a0a0;
320  font-size:18px;
321  height:20px;
322  line-height:19px;
323  background-color:transparent;
324  -webkit-transition:color 0.2s ease;
325  transition:color 0.2s ease 
326}
327#search-outer >#search2 #close a:hover span{
328  color:#000
329}
330#header-outer #search2{
331  position:relative
332}
333#header-outer .row .col.span_3, 
334#header-outer .row .col.span_9{
335  width:auto
336}
337#header-outer .row .col.span_9{
338  float:right
339}
340#header-outer[data-full-width="true"] header >.container,
341body[data-slide-out-widget-area-style="simple"] #header-outer[data-full-width="true"] #mobile-menu {
342  width:100%;
343  max-width:100%;
344  padding:0 28px
345}
346#search-outer #search2 form span {
347  color:#fff;
348}
349.icon-salient-x::before {
350    width: 100%;
351    color: white;
352    font-size: 43px;
353    line-height: 43px;
354    position: relative;
355    padding: 0;
356    background-color: transparent;
357    border: 0;
358        font-weight: 700;
359    text-transform: uppercase;
360    letter-spacing: 1px;
361}
362
363#search-outer #search2 #close a {
364    right: 50px !important;
365    top: 36px !important;
366}
367/* End Search Fix */
368
369/* Fancy Boxes */
370
371.nectar-fancy-box .box-bg:after {
372    background-color: rgba(38, 31, 66, 0.6) !important;
373}
374
375#homefancybox .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="color_box_hover"] .box-inner-wrap {
376    padding: 5% 4%;
377}
378
379#homefancybox #resourcebox .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="color_box_hover"][data-border="true"] .box-inner-wrap {
380    border-color: rgbargba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
381}
382
383#resourcebox .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="color_box_hover"] .box-inner-wrap {
384    padding: 6% 5%;
385}
386
387body .nectar-fancy-box .link-text {
388    font-size: 14px;
389}
390
391/* Carousel Button Shift */
392.outer-buttons .nectar-simple-slider.arrow-position-overlapping .flickity-prev-next-button.previous {
393    left: 0px;
394}
395
396.outer-buttons .nectar-simple-slider.arrow-position-overlapping .flickity-prev-next-button.next {
397    right: 0px;
398}
399
400/* Linktree Icon */
401.fa-github-alt::before,
402.nectar_icon_wrap .fa-github::before {
403    font-family:"Font Awesome 7 Brands"!important;
404    content: "\e7d8"!important;
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480<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-favicon3-270x270.png" />
481<style id="wp-custom-css">
482/* Replace GitHub footer icon (rendered via ::before) with Linktree */
483footer a[href*="linktr.ee"]::before {
484  content: "";
485  display: inline-block;
486  width: 20px;
487  height: 20px;
488  background-image: url("https://cdn.simpleicons.org/linktree/ffffff");
489  background-size: contain;
490  background-repeat: no-repeat;
491  background-position: center;
492}
493
494/* ASCEND – tighten spacing between the Off-World H2 and the carousel row right below it */
495.ascend h2.vc_custom_heading.vc_do_custom_heading {
496  margin-bottom: 6px !important;  /* reduce heading bottom margin */
497  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
498}
499
500/* The carousel row directly after the H2 */
501.ascend h2.vc_custom_heading.vc_do_custom_heading + .wpb_row.carousel-dynamic-wrapper {
502  margin-top: 0 !important;
503  padding-top: 0 !important;
504}
505
506/* Sometimes the extra space is on the container inside the carousel wrapper */
507.ascend h2.vc_custom_heading.vc_do_custom_heading + .wpb_row.carousel-dynamic-wrapper .normal-container.container {
508  padding-top: 0 !important;
509  margin-top: 0 !important;
510}
511.ascend h2.vc_custom_heading.vc_do_custom_heading + .wpb_row.carousel-dynamic-wrapper {
512  margin-top: -30px !important; /* try -20px to -60px */
513}
514
515/* =========================================
516   ASCEND – Event Partners carousel
517   Keep slides clipped, place arrows outside via gutters
518   ========================================= */
519
520/* 1) KEEP slides clipped (no peeking cards) */
521.partners-carousel .nectar-flickity .flickity-viewport {
522  overflow: hidden !important;
523}
524
525/* 2) Create left/right "gutters" inside the carousel for arrows to live in */
526.partners-carousel .nectar-flickity {
527  position: relative !important;
528  padding-left: 70px !important;   /* adjust */
529  padding-right: 70px !important;  /* adjust */
530}
531
532/* 3) Optional: keep slide cells aligned (prevents the first card shifting) */
533.partners-carousel .nectar-flickity .flickity-slider {
534  left: 0 !important;
535}
536
537/* 4) Vertically center arrows (no restyling) */
538.partners-carousel .nectar-flickity .flickity-prev-next-button {
539  top: 50% !important;
540  transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
541  z-index: 50 !important;
542}
543
544/* 5) Position arrows into the gutters */
545.partners-carousel .nectar-flickity .flickity-prev-next-button.previous {
546  left: 15px !important;  /* inside left gutter */
547}
548
549.partners-carousel .nectar-flickity .flickity-prev-next-button.next {
550  right: 15px !important; /* inside right gutter */
551}
552
553/* ASCEND Home — Program-at-a-Glance carousel
554   final fine-tune for arrow position */
555.program-at-a-glance .nectar-flickity {
556  overflow: visible !important;
557}
558
559.program-at-a-glance .nectar-flickity .flickity-viewport {
560  overflow: hidden !important;
561}
562
563.program-at-a-glance .nectar-flickity .flickity-prev-next-button {
564  top: 50% !important;
565  transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
566  z-index: 50 !important;
567}
568
569/* nudged inward just enough */
570.program-at-a-glance
571  .nectar-flickity
572  .flickity-prev-next-button.previous {
573  left: -14px !important;
574}
575
576.program-at-a-glance
577  .nectar-flickity
578  .flickity-prev-next-button.next {
579  right: -14px !important;
580}
581
582/* mobile / tablet */
583@media (max-width: 1000px) {
584  .program-at-a-glance
585    .nectar-flickity
586    .flickity-prev-next-button.previous {
587    left: -6px !important;
588  }
589
590  .program-at-a-glance
591    .nectar-flickity
592    .flickity-prev-next-button.next {
593    right: -6px !important;
594  }
595}
596
597/* ASCEND – Equal-width Register buttons */
598#header-outer li.button_solid_color > a {
599  width: 185px !important;          /* adjust as desired */
600  padding: 16px 12px !important;
601  min-height: 46px !important;
602
603  display: flex !important;         /* use flex (not inline-flex) */
604  align-items: center !important;
605  justify-content: center !important;
606}
607
608/* FORCE the label to center on live */
609#header-outer li.button_solid_color > a .menu-title-text {
610  display: block !important;
611  width: 100% !important;           /* key */
612  text-align: center !important;    /* key */
613  margin: 0 !important;
614  padding: 0 !important;
615  line-height: 1.05 !important;
616}
617
618/* =========================================================
619   ASCENDxTexas Speakers — hard-pin overlay to bottom
620   (Nectar Fancy Box: data-style="hover_desc")
621========================================================= */
622
623/* Ensure the card is the positioning context */
624.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="hover_desc"]{
625  position: relative !important;
626}
627
628/* Force the overlay container to sit at the bottom of the card */
629.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="hover_desc"] .inner{
630  position: absolute !important;
631  left: 0 !important;
632  right: 0 !important;
633  bottom: 0 !important;
634  top: auto !important;
635
636  /* control “how low” the text sits */
637  padding: 0 22px 10px !important;  /* ↓ bottom padding (try 6px or 4px to go LOWER) */
638}
639
640/* Keep any JS/Salient hover transforms from yanking the text upward */
641.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="hover_desc"] .heading-wrap,
642.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="hover_desc"] .hover-content{
643  transform: none !important;
644}
645
646/* Optional: tiny lift on hover (set to 0 if you want NO movement) */
647.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="hover_desc"]:hover .inner{
648  bottom: 4px !important; /* smaller = less lift; set to 0 for none */
649}
650
651/* Spacing: Name → Title AND Title → Read bio (match gaps) */
652.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="hover_desc"] .heading-wrap{
653  margin: 0 !important;
654}
655
656.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="hover_desc"] .heading-wrap h5{
657  margin: 0 0 6px !important;
658  line-height: 1.2 !important;
659}
660
661.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="hover_desc"] .heading-wrap p{
662  margin: 0 0 6px !important;  /* THIS creates the equal gap above “Read bio” */
663  line-height: 1.3 !important;
664}
665
666.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="hover_desc"] .hover-content{
667  margin-top: 0 !important;
668  line-height: 1.2 !important;
669}
670/* Align "Read bio →" with the name/title text (override Salient positioning) */
671.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-fancy-box[data-style="hover_desc"] .hover-content{
672  position: static !important;   /* KEY: stop theme from pinning it left */
673  left: auto !important;
674  right: auto !important;
675  bottom: auto !important;
676  top: auto !important;
677
678  display: block !important;
679  width: auto !important;
680
681  margin: 0 !important;
682  padding: 0 !important;
683  text-align: left !important;
684}
685
686/* =========================================================
687   ASCENDxTexas Speakers — move carousel arrows OUTSIDE
688   (no style changes, position only)
689========================================================= */
690
691/* Make sure carousel wrapper allows overflow */
692.ascendxtexas-speakers .nectar-flickity{
693  overflow: visible !important;
694}
695
696/* Move LEFT arrow slightly further west */
697.ascendxtexas-speakers .flickity-prev-next-button.previous{
698  left: -45px !important;   /* was -35px */
699}
700
701/* Move RIGHT arrow slightly further east */
702.ascendxtexas-speakers .flickity-prev-next-button.next{
703  right: -45px !important;  /* was -35px */
704}
705
706/* ASCENDxTexas – Closing Reception logos (remove Salient table styling) */
707table.closing-reception-logos,
708table.closing-reception-logos tbody,
709table.closing-reception-logos tr,
710table.closing-reception-logos td {
711  background: transparent !important;
712  border: none !important;
713  box-shadow: none !important;
714}
715
716table.closing-reception-logos {
717  width: 100%;
718  border-collapse: collapse !important;
719  margin: 0 auto 20px !important;
720}
721
722table.closing-reception-logos td {
723  padding: 16px 18px !important;
724  text-align: center !important;
725  vertical-align: middle !important;
726}
727
728/* Make logos behave nicely */
729table.closing-reception-logos img {
730  display: inline-block;
731  max-width: 100%;
732  height: auto;
733}
734/* Social icons row — consistent spacing */
735.ascend-social-icons .wpb_wrapper {
736  display: flex;
737  flex-wrap: wrap;
738  justify-content: center;
739  gap: 18px;
740}
741
742/* Icon sizing consistency */
743.ascend-social-icons i {
744  font-size: 28px;
745}
746
747/* National Security speakers: desktop = no arrows */
748@media only screen and (min-width: 1000px) {
749  .national-security-speakers-carousel .flickity-prev-next-button,
750  .national-security-speakers-carousel .carousel-prev,
751  .national-security-speakers-carousel .carousel-next {
752    display: none !important;
753  }
754}
755
756/* National Security speakers: mobile/tablet = arrows outside cards */
757@media only screen and (max-width: 999px) {
758  .national-security-speakers-carousel .flickity-prev-next-button.previous {
759    left: -22px !important;
760  }
761
762  .national-security-speakers-carousel .flickity-prev-next-button.next {
763    right: -22px !important;
764  }
765
766  .national-security-speakers-carousel .flickity-viewport {
767    overflow: hidden !important;
768  }
769
770  .national-security-speakers-carousel .flickity-slider {
771    overflow: visible !important;
772  }
773}
774
775/* National Security speakers: desktop static centered 4-up layout */
776@media only screen and (min-width: 1000px) {
777  .national-security-speakers-carousel .flickity-slider {
778    transform: none !important;
779    display: flex !important;
780    justify-content: center !important;
781    gap: 20px !important;
782    width: 100% !important;
783  }
784
785  .national-security-speakers-carousel .cell {
786    position: relative !important;
787    left: auto !important;
788    transform: none !important;
789    width: 22% !important;
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1086/* =========================================================
1087   ASCEND – EVENT PARTNERS CAROUSEL
1088   Center and tighten partner descriptions
1089   ========================================================= */
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1432                <span class="meta"> July 21, 2026 </span>
1433                <h3 class="title">Space Architecture: Designing a Lunar Habitation System</h3>
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1436                Instructor-Led Short Course | 1-2 days              </div>
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1462                <h3 class="title">Space Domain Cybersecurity</h3>
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1465                Instructed by Teaching Science and Technology Inc. (TSTI)              </div>
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1469              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1490                <span class="meta"> July 21, 2026 </span>
1491                <h3 class="title">Global Space Business, Diplomacy, and Law</h3>
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1494                Presented by AIAA and Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University              </div>
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1519                <span class="meta"> July 21, 2026 </span>
1520                <h3 class="title">Space Domain Awareness: A Comprehensive Guide to Safe Operations, Security, and Defense</h3>
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1522              <div class="excerpt">
1523                Instructed by Dr. Wiley Larson, Mrs. Pam Magee, Dr. Jim Shell, Dr. Matt Hejduk, Julien Serie, Giorgos Mazarakis and Mahhad Nayyer              </div>
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1548                <span class="meta"> July 21, 2026 </span>
1549                <h3 class="title">Business Development for Aerospace Professionals – Online Short Course</h3>
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1551              <div class="excerpt">
1552                From 6–15 October 2026 (2 Weeks, 6 Classes, 12 Hours)              </div>
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1556              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1577                <span class="meta"> July 21, 2026 </span>
1578                <h3 class="title">Human Spaceflight Operations: Lessons Learned from 60 Years in Space</h3>
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1580              <div class="excerpt">
1581                Instructor-led short course | available on-demand              </div>
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1585              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1606                <span class="meta"> July 21, 2026 </span>
1607                <h3 class="title">Systems Engineering and Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace Applications</h3>
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1609              <div class="excerpt">
1610                From 24 March–16 April 2026 | 4 Weeks, 8 Classes, 16 Total Hours              </div>
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1614              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1632            <a href="https://aiaa.org/courses/digital-engineering-fundamentals/" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Digital-Engineering-Fundamentals-Course-Graphic-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Digital Engineering Fundamentals Course Graphic" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100vw, 100vw" srcset="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Digital-Engineering-Fundamentals-Course-Graphic-600x403.jpg 600w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Digital-Engineering-Fundamentals-Course-Graphic-900x604.jpg 900w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Digital-Engineering-Fundamentals-Course-Graphic-400x269.jpg 400w" /></span></a><span class="meta-category"><a class="course-cross-cutting-technologies" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/cross-cutting-technologies/course-cross-cutting-technologies/">Course</a><a class="cross-cutting-technologies" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/cross-cutting-technologies/">Cross-cutting Technologies</a></span><a class="entire-meta-link" aria-label="Digital Engineering Fundamentals" href="https://aiaa.org/courses/digital-engineering-fundamentals/" target="_blank"></a>
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1634              <div class="post-header">
1635                <span class="meta"> July 21, 2026 </span>
1636                <h3 class="title">Digital Engineering Fundamentals</h3>
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1638              <div class="excerpt">
1639                8-hour Short Course              </div>
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1643              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i>
1643 Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1661            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/apl-installing-electronics-readying-to-add-insulation-on-nasas-dragonfly-spacecraft/" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/APL-installing-article-image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="APL installing article image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100vw, 100vw" srcset="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/APL-installing-article-image-600x403.jpg 600w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/APL-installing-article-image-900x604.jpg 900w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/APL-installing-article-image-400x269.jpg 400w" /></span></a><span class="meta-category"><a class="news-science-and-robotic-exploration-missions" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/news-science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/">News</a><a class="science-and-robotic-exploration-missions" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/">Science and Robotic Exploration Missions</a></span><a class="entire-meta-link" aria-label="APL Installing Electronics, Readying to Add Insulation on NASA’s Dragonfly Spacecraft" href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/apl-installing-electronics-readying-to-add-insulation-on-nasas-dragonfly-spacecraft/" target="_blank"></a>
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1664                <span class="meta"> July 16, 2026 </span>
1665                <h3 class="title">APL Installing Electronics, Readying to Add Insulation on NASA’s Dragonfly Spacecraft</h3>
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1667              <div class="excerpt">
1668                Paul Brinkmann | Aerospace America | July 16, 2026              </div>
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1672              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1693                <span class="meta"> July 9, 2026 </span>
1694                <h3 class="title">Researchers Design Crash-Resistant Locator Beacons for Nuclear Spacecraft</h3>
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1696              <div class="excerpt">
1697                Paul Marks | Aerospace America | July 9, 2026              </div>
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1701              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1722                <span class="meta"> June 30, 2026 </span>
1723                <h3 class="title">NASA Awards Second Round of Contracts for Moon Base Development</h3>
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1725              <div class="excerpt">
1726                Paul Brinkmann | Aerospace America | June 30, 2026              </div>
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1730              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1748            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/space-founders-urge-grit-focus-and-community-at-ascend-2026/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Space-Founders-article-image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Space Founders article image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100vw, 100vw" srcset="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Space-Founders-article-image-600x403.jpg 600w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Space-Founders-article-image-900x604.jpg 900w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Space-Founders-article-image-400x269.jpg 400w" /></span></a><span class="meta-category"><a class="news-space-economy-policy-law-and-society" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/space-economy-policy-law-and-society/news-space-economy-policy-law-and-society/">News</a><a class="space-economy-policy-law-and-society" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/space-economy-policy-law-and-society/">Space Economy Policy Law and Society</a></span><a class="entire-meta-link" aria-label="Space Founders Urge Grit, Focus, and Community at ASCEND 2026" href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/space-founders-urge-grit-focus-and-community-at-ascend-2026/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank"></a>
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1751                <span class="meta"> June 26, 2026 </span>
1752                <h3 class="title">Space Founders Urge Grit, Focus, and Community at ASCEND 2026</h3>
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1754              <div class="excerpt">
1755                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | June 26, 2026              </div>
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1759              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1780                <span class="meta"> June 25, 2026 </span>
1781                <h3 class="title">“Wow, That Space Thing Is Pretty Cool”: STEM Payoff on Display at ASCEND</h3>
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1783              <div class="excerpt">
1784                Kandice Haynes | Aerospace America | June 25, 2026              </div>
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1788              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1809                <span class="meta"> June 22, 2026 </span>
1810                <h3 class="title">AIAA and Thunderbird at ASU Launch Global Space Leadership and Strategy Series</h3>
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1812              <div class="excerpt">
1813                Aerospace America | June 22, 2026              </div>
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1817              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1835            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/ai-assurance-and-the-future-of-aviation-operations/" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Assurance-article-image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="AI Assurance article image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100vw, 100vw" srcset="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Assurance-article-image-600x403.jpg 600w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Assurance-article-image-900x604.jpg 900w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Assurance-article-image-400x269.jpg 400w" /></span></a><span class="meta-category"><a class="cross-cutting-technologies" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/cross-cutting-technologies/">Cross-cutting Technologies</a><a class="news-cross-cutting-technologies" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/cross-cutting-technologies/news-cross-cutting-technologies/">News</a></span><a class="entire-meta-link" aria-label="AI, Assurance, and the Future of Aviation Operations" href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/ai-assurance-and-the-future-of-aviation-operations/" target="_blank"></a>
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1838                <span class="meta"> June 19, 2026 </span>
1839                <h3 class="title">AI, Assurance, and the Future of Aviation Operations</h3>
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1841              <div class="excerpt">
1842                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | June 19, 2026              </div>
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1846              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1867                <span class="meta"> June 8, 2026 </span>
1868                <h3 class="title">Users, Not Hardware, Will Drive Growth for the Next Era of Space Healthcare</h3>
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1870              <div class="excerpt">
1871                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | June 8, 2026              </div>
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1875              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1896                <span class="meta"> June 8, 2026 </span>
1897                <h3 class="title">Five Companies, Five Frontiers: BryceTech Crowns Its First Start-Up Space Winner</h3>
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1899              <div class="excerpt">
1900                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | June 8, 2026              </div>
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1904              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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1922            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/experts-debate-the-why-what-and-how-of-preserving-the-iss-for-future-generations/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Experts-Debate-article-image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Experts Debate article image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100vw, 100vw" srcset="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Experts-Debate-article-image-600x403.jpg 600w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Experts-Debate-article-image-900x604.jpg 900w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Experts-Debate-article-image-400x269.jpg 400w" /></span></a><span class="meta-category"><a class="news-science-and-robotic-exploration-missions" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/news-science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/">News</a><a class="science-and-robotic-exploration-missions" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/">Science and Robotic Exploration Missions</a></span><a class="entire-meta-link" aria-label="Experts Debate the Why, What, and How of Preserving the ISS for Future Generations" href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/experts-debate-the-why-what-and-how-of-preserving-the-iss-for-future-generations/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank"></a>
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1925                <span class="meta"> June 4, 2026 </span>
1926                <h3 class="title">Experts Debate the Why, What, and How of Preserving the ISS for Future Generations</h3>
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1928              <div class="excerpt">
1929                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | June 4, 2026              </div>
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1954                <span class="meta"> June 1, 2026 </span>
1955                <h3 class="title">India’s Space Ambitions Take Center Stage at ASCEND as ISRO Wins AIAA’s Highest Honor</h3>
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1958                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | June 1, 2026              </div>
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1983                <span class="meta"> May 29, 2026 </span>
1984                <h3 class="title">Building a Lunar Digital Engineering Community with LUNAverse</h3>
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1987                Devin Coldewey | Aerospace America | May 29, 2026              </div>
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2012                <span class="meta"> May 29, 2026 </span>
2013                <h3 class="title">Regional Rivalries, National Imperative: State Governments Pick Up the Pace in Space Race</h3>
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2016                Bryan Bender | Aerospace America | May 29, 2026              </div>
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2041                <span class="meta"> May 28, 2026 </span>
2042                <h3 class="title">How to Accelerate the Space Industrial Base – And What Adversaries Can Teach Us</h3>
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2044              <div class="excerpt">
2045                Devin Coldewey | Aerospace America | May 28, 2026              </div>
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2049              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2067            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/inaugural-global-leaders-space-exploration-forum-delivers-candid-conversations-during-ascend-2026/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inaugural-Global-Leaders-article-image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Inaugural Global Leaders article image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100vw, 100vw" srcset="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inaugural-Global-Leaders-article-image-600x403.jpg 600w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inaugural-Global-Leaders-article-image-900x604.jpg 900w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Inaugural-Global-Leaders-article-image-400x269.jpg 400w" /></span></a><span class="meta-category"><a class="news" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/news/">News</a><a class="space-economy" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/space-economy/">Space Economy</a></span><a class="entire-meta-link" aria-label="Inaugural Global Leaders Space Exploration Forum Delivers Candid Conversations During ASCEND 2026" href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/inaugural-global-leaders-space-exploration-forum-delivers-candid-conversations-during-ascend-2026/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank"></a>
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2070                <span class="meta"> May 28, 2026 </span>
2071                <h3 class="title">Inaugural Global Leaders Space Exploration Forum Delivers Candid Conversations During ASCEND 2026</h3>
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2073              <div class="excerpt">
2074                Antonino Salmeri | Aerospace America | May 28, 2026              </div>
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2078              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2096            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/students-shared-research-and-explored-aerospace-innovation-at-aiaa-region-iv-student-conference/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-Shared-Research-article-image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Students Shared Research article image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100vw, 100vw" srcset="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-Shared-Research-article-image-600x403.jpg 600w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-Shared-Research-article-image-900x604.jpg 900w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Students-Shared-Research-article-image-400x269.jpg 400w" /></span></a><span class="meta-category"><a class="news" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/news/">News</a><a class="space-economy" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/space-economy/">Space Economy</a></span><a class="entire-meta-link" aria-label="Students Shared Research and Explored Aerospace Innovation at AIAA Region IV Student Conference" href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/students-shared-research-and-explored-aerospace-innovation-at-aiaa-region-iv-student-conference/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank"></a>
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2098              <div class="post-header">
2099                <span class="meta"> May 28, 2026 </span>
2100                <h3 class="title">Students Shared Research and Explored Aerospace Innovation at AIAA Region IV Student Conference</h3>
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2102              <div class="excerpt">
2103                Rosario Sa Martinez | Aerospace America | May 28, 2026              </div>
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2107              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2125            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/experts-say-space-nuclear-powers-biggest-obstacles-are-logistical-not-technical/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Experts-Say-article-image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Experts Say article image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100v
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2127              <div class="post-header">
2128                <span class="meta"> May 27, 2026 </span>
2129                <h3 class="title">Experts Say Space Nuclear Power’s Biggest Obstacles Are Logistical, Not Technical</h3>
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2131              <div class="excerpt">
2132                Devin Coldewey | Aerospace America | May 27, 2026              </div>
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2136              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2154            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/aiaa-receives-award-recognizing-the-impact-of-student-outreach-programs/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AIAA-Receives-Award-article-image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="AIAA Receives Award article image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100vw, 100vw" srcset="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AIAA-Receives-Award-article-image-600x403.jpg 600w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AIAA-Receives-Award-article-image-900x604.jpg 900w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AIAA-Receives-Award-article-image-400x269.jpg 400w" /></span></a><span class="meta-category"><a class="news" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/news/">News</a><a class="space-and-society" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/space-and-society/">Space and Society</a></span><a class="entire-meta-link" aria-label="AIAA Receives Award Recognizing the Impact of Student Outreach Programs" href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/aiaa-receives-award-recognizing-the-impact-of-student-outreach-programs/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank"></a>
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2156              <div class="post-header">
2157                <span class="meta"> May 26, 2026 </span>
2158                <h3 class="title">AIAA Receives Award Recognizing the Impact of Student Outreach Programs</h3>
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2160              <div class="excerpt">
2161                Julia Austin | Aerospace America | May 26, 2026              </div>
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2165              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2185              <div class="post-header">
2186                <span class="meta"> May 26, 2026 </span>
2187                <h3 class="title">From Student Competitions to Corporate Membership: How AIAA Fueled One Engineer’s Journey</h3>
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2189              <div class="excerpt">
2190                Lawrence Bernard | Aerospace America | May 26, 2026              </div>
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2194              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2212            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/congressional-leaders-laud-nasa-moon-plans-but-fight-intensifies-over-science-funding/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Congressional-Leaders-Laud-Article-Image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Congressional Leaders Laud Article Image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100vw, 100vw" srcset="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Congressional-Leaders-Laud-Article-Image-600x403.jpg 600w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Congressional-Leaders-Laud-Article-Image-900x604.jpg 900w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Congressional-Leaders-Laud-Article-Image-400x269.jpg 400w" /></span></a><span class="meta-category"><a class="news-science-and-robotic-exploration-missions" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/news-science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/">News</a><a class="science-and-robotic-exploration-missions" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/">Science and Robotic Exploration Missions</a></span><a class="entire-meta-link" aria-label="Congressional Leaders Laud NASA Moon Plans, But Fight Intensifies over Science Funding" href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/congressional-leaders-laud-nasa-moon-plans-but-fight-intensifies-over-science-funding/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank"></a>
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2215                <span class="meta"> May 26, 2026 </span>
2216                <h3 class="title">Congressional Leaders Laud NASA Moon Plans, But Fight Intensifies over Science Funding</h3>
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2218              <div class="excerpt">
2219                Bryan Bender | Aerospace America | May 26, 2026              </div>
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2223              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2241            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/iss-national-lab-provides-fresh-lens-on-aging-and-health-sparking-space-medicine-programs-nationwide/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ISS-National-Lab-article-image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="ISS National Lab article image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100vw, 100vw" srcset="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ISS-National-Lab-article-image-600x403.jpg 600w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ISS-National-Lab-article-image-900x604.jpg 900w, https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ISS-National-Lab-article-image-400x269.jpg 400w" /></span></a><span class="meta-category"><a class="news-science-and-robotic-exploration-missions" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/news-science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/">News</a><a class="science-and-robotic-exploration-missions" href="https://www.ascend.events/category/science-and-robotic-exploration-missions/">Science and Robotic Exploration Missions</a></span><a class="entire-meta-link" aria-label="ISS National Lab Provides Fresh Lens on Aging and Health, Sparking Space Medicine Programs Nationwide" href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/iss-national-lab-provides-fresh-lens-on-aging-and-health-sparking-space-medicine-programs-nationwide/?utm_medium=ASCEND_Website&#038;utm_source=rasa_io&#038;utm_campaign=ASCEND_News" target="_blank"></a>
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2244                <span class="meta"> May 21, 2026 </span>
2245                <h3 class="title">ISS National Lab Provides Fresh Lens on Aging and Health, Sparking Space Medicine Programs Nationwide</h3>
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2247              <div class="excerpt">
2248                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | May 21, 2026              </div>
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2252              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2273                <span class="meta"> May 21, 2026 </span>
2274                <h3 class="title">Town Hall Calls for U.S. to Approach Lunar Development Like Real Estate Projects on Earth</h3>
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2276              <div class="excerpt">
2277                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | May 21, 2026              </div>
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2281              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2302                <span class="meta"> May 21, 2026 </span>
2303                <h3 class="title">Varda CEO Foresees Space-Based Medicine Moving from Research Novelty to Manufacturing Mainstream</h3>
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2305              <div class="excerpt">
2306                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | May 21, 2026              </div>
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2331                <span class="meta"> May 21, 2026 </span>
2332                <h3 class="title">Exploring Next Steps for On-Orbit Data Centers</h3>
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2335                Devin Coldewey | Aerospace America | May 21, 2026              </div>
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2360                <span class="meta"> May 21, 2026 </span>
2361                <h3 class="title">vLEO Gains Momentum as Space Force, Industry Weigh Dual-Use Potential</h3>
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2363              <div class="excerpt">
2364                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | May 21, 2026              </div>
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2368              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2389                <span class="meta">
2389 May 20, 2026 </span>
2390                <h3 class="title">NASA Administrator Calls on Space Industry to Move with Urgency</h3>
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2393                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | May 20, 2026              </div>
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2397              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2417              <div class="post-header">
2418                <span class="meta"> May 20, 2026 </span>
2419                <h3 class="title">Space Force Seeks More Innovations to Characterize Space Threats, General Says</h3>
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2422                Bryan Bender | Aerospace America | May 20, 2026              </div>
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2447                <span class="meta"> May 20, 2026 </span>
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2451                Bryan Bender | Aerospace America | May 20, 2026              </div>
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2476                <span class="meta"> May 19, 2026 </span>
2477                <h3 class="title">SGx Delivered Real-World Insights for Rising Space Professionals</h3>
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2480                Caroline Emmert Ellis | Aerospace America | May 19, 2026              </div>
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2563                <span class="meta"> May 18, 2026 </span>
2564                <h3 class="title">AIAA, Amazon Leo, Eutelsat, Iridium, and SpaceX Release Reference Guide: “Satellite Orbital Safety Best Practices 3.0”</h3>
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2566              <div class="excerpt">
2567                AIAA, along with Amazon Leo, Eutelsat, Iridium Communications, Inc., and SpaceX, today announced the release of the third edition of its best practices reference guide, “Satellite Orbital Safety Best Practices 3.0.”              </div>
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2571              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2592                <span class="meta"> May 18, 2026 </span>
2593                <h3 class="title">Inaugural ASCEND Classified Day Convenes 100 National Security, Intelligence, and Industry Leaders</h3>
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2595              <div class="excerpt">
2596                Jordyn Bingham | Aerospace America | May 18, 2026              </div>
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2600              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2621                <span class="meta"> May 15, 2026 </span>
2622                <h3 class="title">ASCEND 2026 Puts “Need for Speed” at the Center of National Security Space</h3>
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2624              <div class="excerpt">
2625                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | May 14, 2026              </div>
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2629              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2650                <span class="meta"> May 14, 2026 </span>
2651                <h3 class="title">ASCEND 2026 Puts &#8220;Need for Speed&#8221; at the Center of National Security Space</h3>
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2653              <div class="excerpt">
2654                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | May 14, 2026              </div>
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2658              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2679                <span class="meta"> May 14, 2026 </span>
2680                <h3 class="title">Novaspace Adds Market Intelligence Lens to ASCEND with New Programming on Key Trends</h3>
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2682              <div class="excerpt">
2683                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | May 13, 2026              </div>
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2687              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2708                <span class="meta"> May 13, 2026 </span>
2709                <h3 class="title">Pickering Lecture to Feature NASA–ISRO Radar Mission’s Early Findings at ASCEND 2026</h3>
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2711              <div class="excerpt">
2712                Anne Wainscott-Sargent | Aerospace America | May 12, 2026              </div>
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2716              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2737                <span class="meta"> May 11, 2026 </span>
2738                <h3 class="title">Call for Nominations for AIAA’s New 30/30 Recognition Program for Exceptional Young Professionals</h3>
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2740              <div class="excerpt">
2741                AIAA is pleased to announce its 30/30 Recognition Program for young professionals who embody excellence and innovation across the aerospace sector.              </div>
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2745              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2766                <span class="meta"> May 6, 2026 </span>
2767                <h3 class="title">NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to Open ASCEND 2026</h3>
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2769              <div class="excerpt">
2770                AIAA is pleased to welcome NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman back to the ASCEND stage to open ASCEND 2026 at 8 a.m., Tuesday, 19 May...              </div>
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2774              <span class="meta-author"> <a href="https://www.ascend.events/author/lawrenceg/"> <i class="icon-default-style icon-salient-m-user"></i> Lawrence Garrett</a> </span>
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2792            <a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/artemis-ii-crew-primed-to-contribute-to-scientific-knowledge-of-moon-nasa-scientist-says/" target="_blank" class="img-link"><span class="post-featured-img"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="403" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Artemis-II-Crew-artilcle-image-600x403.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio-thumb size-portfolio-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Artemis II Crew artilcle image" title="" sizes="(min-width: 1300px) 33vw, (min-width: 1000px) 33vw, (min-width: 690px) 100v
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2795                <span class="meta"> April 27, 2026 </span>
2796                <h3 class="title">Artemis II Crew ‘Primed’ to Contribute to Scientific Knowledge of Moon, NASA Scientist Says</h3>
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2798              <div class="excerpt">
2799                Aspen Pflughoeft | Aerospace America | March 16, 2026              </div>
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2824                <span class="meta"> April 27, 2026 </span>
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2853                <span class="meta"> April 27, 2026 </span>
2854                <h3 class="title">U.S. Office of Space Commerce Publishes Framework for Certifying ‘Novel’ Space Operations</h3>
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2857                Aspen Pflughoeft | Aerospace America | March 25, 2026              </div>
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2964			<span class="sbi-screenreader">🚨 Up Next episode 1 drops TOMORROW!  Palmer Luckey</span>
2965									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="🚨 Up Next episode 1 drops TOMORROW!
2966
2967Palmer Luckey joins @aiaaclay with a rallying cry to rebuild America&#039;s manufacturing capabilities, and a look at how @anduril, a newer player in defense tech, is building trust in autonomous flight systems.
2968
2969Don&#039;t miss it. 👀
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2971#AIAAUpNext" aria-hidden="true">
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2980			<span class="sbi-screenreader">It&#039;s neck-and-neck in the polls! 🚀  The race for I</span>
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2982
2983The race for IAC 2029 Houston&#039;s official mascot is heating up, and YOU decide who takes the crown: Inter-Stella the Steer or Ar-Moon-Dillo?
2984
2985Only one can represent Houston as we bring the International Astronautical Congress home to Space City in 2029!
2986
2987Cast your vote and learn more about the Houston bid 👉 https://iac2029.us/" aria-hidden="true">
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2996			<span class="sbi-screenreader">🚀 T-minus… NOW! AIAA SciTech registration has offi</span>
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2998
2999The countdown&#039;s on, the lineup&#039;s stacked, and your seat won&#039;t save itself 👀
3000
3001See why this forum belongs at the top of your 2027 aerospace calendar 👉 https://bit.ly/4dSsU0C
3002
3003#AIAASciTech" aria-hidden="true">
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3012			<span class="sbi-screenreader">From next-gen aircraft to commercial spaceflight,</span>
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3014 
3015Introducing Up Next with Clay Mowry, AIAA&#039;s newest podcast. Go behind the scenes with the engineers, founders, and mission leaders redefining what&#039;s possible.
3016 
3017🎬 Trailer is live now
3018🚀 Episode 1 drops this Thursday" aria-hidden="true">
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3027			<span class="sbi-screenreader">A fantastic Speed Mentoring session at ICAS 2026 i</span>
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3031
3032One of the most valuable opportunities we can give the next generation of aerospace professionals is access to people who are willing to share their experience, advice, and networks.
3033
3034For some of the students, these were meaningful – and potentially life-changing – conversations, as they sought advice on navigating the challenges of building careers in aerospace across a range of countries, finding opportunities, making international connections, and working out where their careers could take them next.
3035
3036It was particularly special that the majority of the mentors also hold volunteer leadership positions within AIAA. The spirit of giving back is at the heart of our community – experienced professionals investing their time, knowledge, and networks in the people who will shape the future of aerospace.
3037
3038#AIAA #ICAS2026 #Aerospace #Mentoring #NextGeneration #AerospaceEngineering #Students #Careers" aria-hidden="true">
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3047			<span class="sbi-screenreader">A strong aerospace community is built through part</span>
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3050                </svg>						<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="A strong aerospace community is built through partnership – and by creating opportunities for the next generation to be part of it.
3051
3052One of the highlights of ICAS 2026 in Sydney was seeing that collaboration come to life on the AIAA stand.
3053
3054We were delighted to host Engineers Australia, alongside students from RMIT University, The University of New South Wales and The University of Sydney – three of AIAA’s Australian Student Branches.
3055
3056The students showcased their aircraft from AIAA’s Design/Build/Fly competition, but the opportunity extended well beyond the stand. As part of the ICAS experience, they were able to attend technical sessions, hear from leading experts, showcase their work, and connect directly with people from industry, academia, and government from around the world. For most, it was their first aerospace conference.
3057
3058We were also delighted to see two AIAA student award winners earn the opportunity to participate in ICAS 2026 and present their research on an international stage.
3059
3060#AIAA #ICAS2026" aria-hidden="true">
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3069			<span class="sbi-screenreader">What a fantastic night bringing together the next</span>
3070									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="What a fantastic night bringing together the next generation of aerospace at the ICAS 2026 Student Networking Evening at UTS!
3071
3072AIAA was delighted to sponsor the evening and see students from Australia and around the world connecting, building their networks, and enjoying some well-earned downtime during a packed week at ICAS 2026.
3073
3074Congratulations to Filipija Stojanova, Sydney, winner of the LEGO Technic NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocket in our AIAA Student Networking Competition!
3075
3076Supporting the next generation and creating opportunities for students to build global aerospace networks is such an important part of what AIAA is all about. It was wonderful to see that in action in Sydney.
3077
3078#AIAA #ICAS2026 #Aerospace #AerospaceEngineering #Students #NextGeneration #Networking" aria-hidden="true">
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3087			<span class="sbi-screenreader">Calling all innovators! 📢  The Call for Content fo</span>
3088									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Calling all innovators! 📢
3089
3090The Call for Content for #AIAAaviation 2027 is now open. Got groundbreaking research or ideas on the future of flight? Submit your paper or session proposal today. We want to hear how you&#039;re shaping what&#039;s next in aviation 🛫: https://bit.ly/4j5seII" aria-hidden="true">
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3099			<span class="sbi-screenreader">It&#039;s time to bring IAC back to the Americas. 🚀   T</span>
3100									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="It&#039;s time to bring IAC back to the Americas. 🚀
3101 
3102The Americas has so much more to offer the global space community, and AIAA is ready to lead the way.
3103 
3104Learn more about AIAA&#039;s bid to host IAC 2029 Houston 🌎✨: https://bit.ly/46ZeKHe
3105 
3106#IAC2029 #AIAA" aria-hidden="true">
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3115			<span class="sbi-screenreader">AIAA remembers those we lost 25 years ago today.</span>
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3117
3118We honor the resilience and dedication of the aerospace community&#039;s response in the years that followed." aria-hidden="true">
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3127			<span class="sbi-screenreader">Space City just made its case 🚀  Our team spent th</span>
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3131
3132Our team spent the week in Houston for the official site visit, hosting the IAF&#039;s executive director for AIAA&#039;s bid to host the 80th International Astronautical Congress in 2029, and it&#039;s clear why this city is the heart of human spaceflight. From NASA&#039;s Johnson Space Center to a growing commercial space scene across Texas, Houston has the history, the community, and the momentum to bring the world together.
3133
3134Read more about how AIAA is trying to bring the global space community to Space City: https://bit.ly/4qWJJgh
3135
3136#IAC2029Houston #IAC2029SpaceCity #AIAA" aria-hidden="true">
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3145			<span class="sbi-screenreader">Ever wonder how helicopters could help us explore</span>
3146									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Ever wonder how helicopters could help us explore other worlds? 🚁 
3147 
3148Join us at the at the National Academy of Engineering Annual Meeting for the 2026 AIAA-NAE Yvonne C. Brill Lecture in Aerospace Engineering, &quot;Rotorcraft – The New Frontier in Extraplanetary Exploration,&quot; from Marilyn Smith, David S. Lewis Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech.
3149 
3150Building on the success of Mars Ingenuity, Smith will explore how rotorcraft could unlock new frontiers in planetary science, from atmospheric surveying to landing on terrain no rover could touch.
3151 
3152📍 National Academy of Engineering Keck Center | 🗓️ 5 Oct.
3153 
3154Register: https://bit.ly/3SQP4ZF" aria-hidden="true">
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3163			<span class="sbi-screenreader">2027 DBF MISSION AND RULES ARE LIVE 🚨   New missio</span>
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3165 
3166New mission. New challenge.
3167 
3168This year&#039;s Design/Build/Fly Competition asks teams to design, build &amp; fly a UAV with a towed sensor ✈️
3169 
3170The missions:
3171📦 Deliver the UAV
3172📮 Transport sensors in shipping containers
3173🎯 Deploy, operate &amp; recover a towed sensor for surveillance
3174 
3175📅 Mark your calendars: Rosters &amp; proposals open 15 Oct., Deadline 31 Oct.
3176 
3177👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/4iLfTJF
3178 
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3188			<span class="sbi-screenreader">✏️ K-12 Educators: Get Funding For Your STEM Proje</span>
3189									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="✏️ K-12 Educators: Get Funding For Your STEM Project!
3190 
3191The AIAA Foundation is awarding multiple grants of up to $500 to K-12 classroom teachers with a great idea and a passion for aerospace STEM. Whether it&#039;s robotics kits, flight-build supplies, STEM software, or math manipulatives. If it is hands on and sparks curiosity, we want to help fund it.
3192 
3193📅 Applications are open now through September 30, 2026
3194 
3195🔗 Full details: https://bit.ly/3UKvH5r
3196
3197#AIAA #STEMeducation #K12Teachers #AerospaceEducation" aria-hidden="true">
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3206			<span class="sbi-screenreader">Your phone might be the weakest link in your defen</span>
3207									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Your phone might be the weakest link in your defense program&#039;s security.
3208
3209Nation-state actors are targeting mobile devices, consumer messaging apps, and telecom infrastructure to get at Controlled Unclassified Information, classified, and export-controlled work.
3210
3211Join AIAA&#039;s Aerospace Perspectives Series webinar: &quot;Espionage Has Gone Mobile&quot;, with BlackBerry&#039;s David Wiseman and Christine Gadsby to hear more.
3212
3213🗓️ 22 Sept
3214⏰1-2 p.m. ET
3215
3216Register today: https://bit.ly/4itq4Cs" aria-hidden="true">
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3225			<span class="sbi-screenreader">Top CTOs and technology leaders in aerospace are c</span>
3226									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Top CTOs and technology leaders in aerospace are convening in McLean, Virginia, this September for the AIAA CTO Summit, an exclusive AIAA Corporate Membership event built around one big question: How do we both achieve technology superiority and scale production faster?
3227
3228Leaders from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX, NASA, NVIDIA, BAE Systems, Leidos, MITRE, the Department of the Air Force, the U.S. Space Force, and many more will be in the room, plus rising innovators like Istari Digital and Flexcompute, and top research institutions.
3229
3230We&#039;re looking forward to the dialogue as this year&#039;s cohort also tackles:
3231✈️ AI in Aerospace
3232🤖 Autonomy at Scale
3233🧵 Digital Thread Enablement
3234
3235We can&#039;t wait to see where the conversation goes. 🚀
3236
3237Learn more: https://bit.ly/3SePY2h" aria-hidden="true">
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3246			<span class="sbi-screenreader">Happy National Aviation Day! ✈️   Aviation is movi</span>
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3250 
3251Aviation is moving further, faster, safer, and cleaner than ever. AI is transforming design. Autonomy is redefining operations. Advanced air mobility is becoming reality. The lines between civil, commercial, and defense are converging, and the pace keeps accelerating.
3252 
3253This work isn&#039;t incremental. It&#039;s foundational. You&#039;
3253re building the infrastructure for the next century of flight. AIAA is here to enable that progress together.
3254 
3255#NationalAviationDay #AIAA #Aerospace" aria-hidden="true">
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3264			<span class="sbi-screenreader">🚀 Elevate your aerospace career this fall.  The AI</span>
3265									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="🚀 Elevate your aerospace career this fall.
3266
3267The AIAA Fall 2026 Online Course Catalog is here! Learn directly from industry leaders on the topics shaping the future of flight and space, from hypersonics and missile guidance to electric propulsion, space domain awareness, and business development for aerospace pros.
3268
3269✅ Live, interactive courses or on-demand learning
3270✅ Certificate of completion
3271✅ Taught by top experts in the field
3272
3273📖 View the full catalog: https://bit.ly/4qs3TPi" aria-hidden="true">
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3282			<span class="sbi-screenreader">Calling all undergraduate students in aerospace, a</span>
3283									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Calling all undergraduate students in aerospace, applications are OPEN for the AIAA SciTech Forum 2027 Rising Stars! ✨
3284
3285If you are an underrepresented undergraduate student in aerospace, this is your chance to attend your first AIAA forum, and head to SciTech 2027! (11–15 Jan, Orlando)
3286
3287Winners receive:
3288✈️ Airfare, hotel, and registration covered
3289🤝 Small-group time with industry, academia, and government leaders
3290🌟 A custom schedule and a community that lasts well beyond the conference
3291
3292Who can apply?
3293✅ Enrolled at an accredited college/university
3294✅ Undergraduate student
3295✅ At least 18 years old
3296✅ Haven&#039;t attended an AIAA forum before (SciTech, AVIATION, or ASCEND)
3297
3298📅 Applications open now through 18 September, 2026
3299
3300👉 Apply now, link in bio 🔗" aria-hidden="true">
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3309			<span class="sbi-screenreader">The faces say it all!🔥✈️  AIAA Ambassador Mujahid</span>
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3311
3312AIAA Ambassador Mujahid &quot;TULSI&quot; Abdulrahim took some new flyers up in the #AIAAXPlane, and the post-landing reactions are worth every second. 
3313
3314No script. No warnings. Just pure, unfiltered &quot;What did I just experience&quot; energy straight off the runway." aria-hidden="true">
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3323			<span class="sbi-screenreader">Introducing Lead in Full Color 🎨, a 4-part webinar</span>
3324									<img decoding="async" src="https://ascend.events/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Introducing Lead in Full Color 🎨, a 4-part webinar series built for engineers and technical pros ready to step into leadership.
3325
3326Your leadership style isn&#039;t one-size-fits-all, and it&#039;s time you figured out which one is yours. Because once you know how you think, you know how you lead. 🧠
3327
3328That&#039;s what this series is all about, helping you find your lens and use it to lead better.
3329
3330🗣️ Led by David Sandhu, ex-Lockheed/SpaceX engineer turned leadership coach
3331🎙️ 4 sessions, 4 Wednesdays in September | 1 p.m. ET
3332💻 Free for AIAA members
3333
3334Register → https://bit.ly/45jOqXI" aria-hidden="true">
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3343			<span class="sbi-screenreader">⏰ The clock is ticking! The Call for Content for t</span>
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3345
3346The 2026 Forum brought together top minds from across the defense and aerospace community,  and the numbers speak for themselves. Don&#039;t miss your chance to share your research, insights, and innovations with this influential audience.
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3348Submit your abstract before the window closes: https://bit.ly/4hqIm77
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3359			<span class="sbi-screenreader">One of these is the real AIAA X-Plane blue. The re</span>
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3363
3364Guess which shade is the true AIAA X-Plane blue. 👇🔵" aria-hidden="true">
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3373			<span class="sbi-screenreader">In the coming months, the Nancy Grace Roman Space</span>
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3377
3378“The discrepancy is not marginal,” says Charles Bennett, an experimental cosmologist at Johns Hopkins University and its Applied Physics Laboratory.
3379
3380Researchers using the standardized brightness of objects like supernovae to establish the current cosmic expansion rate, called the Hubble Constant, get a rate of about 73 kilometers per second per megaparsec, plus or minus one. But researchers extrapolating the Hubble Constant from measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Backgroun
3380d, the faint radiation after-image of the universe shortly after the Big Bang, get a figure of around 68 kilometers per second per megaparsec, plus or minus one, Bennett says.
3381
3382“It’s been over 10 years now since we’ve known there was a conflict, and it gets more and more significant every year,” he adds.
3383
3384Cosmologists call this discrepancy the Hubble Tension, and the experts described two possible solutions: Either there’s some subtle, as-yet-undiscovered flaw in the different methods used to measure the expansion rate, or “our standard model of the universe is incorrect” and there’s new physics to discover, says Julie McEnery, Roman’s senior project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
3385
3386Solving this puzzle requires “a mission or an experiment that can probe the universe to about a factor of 10 better than we did before,” she says, and Roman is slated to do just that." aria-hidden="true">
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3395			<span class="sbi-screenreader">What makes AIAA such a vital part of the aerospace</span>
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3397
3398At ASCEND, our newest Board of Trustees members share what they believe is AIAA&#039;s most important contribution to the industry ✨
3399
3400#AIAA #Aerospace #Engineering #Aviation #Space" aria-hidden="true">
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3409			<span class="sbi-screenreader">Happy National Intern Day! 🚀✈️  This summer, we&#039;ve</span>
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3413
3414This summer, we&#039;ve been fortunate to have such a talented group of interns join AIAA. From communications and events to public policy, graphic design, and member engagement, each of them brought fresh energy, creativity, and genuine curiosity to our team.
3415
3416Swipe through to get to know our 2026 interns, and learn a little about what inspires them!
3417
3418Thank you, Zafir, Tre&#039;Lise, Katherine, Camryn, and Branden for all your hard work this summer. We can&#039;t wait to see where your careers take you! 💫
3419
3420Read more: https://bit.ly/4xgAGsO
3421
3422#NationalInternDay #AIAA #Aerospace #Internship #FutureLeaders" aria-hidden="true">
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3431			<span class="sbi-screenreader">Know someone shaping the future of aerospace? 🚀✈️</span>
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3436AIAA&#039;s Honors and Awards program celebrates the field&#039;s brightest minds, from Premier Awards like the Goddard Astronautics and Reed Aeronautics Awards to Technical Excellence and Lectureship honors.
3437
3438🗓️ Nominations for 2027 are open until 1 October
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3440Take a moment to recognize a peer, colleague, or team whose contributions deserve the spotlight.
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3442Nominate now: https://bit.ly/4g06s7m
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3455
3456From launching her school&#039;s first aviation club to heading to Purdue for Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering, she&#039;s proof that the sky isn&#039;t the limit.
3457
3458Congratulations, Aalisha! Here&#039;s to the next generation breaking barriers in air and space. 🌟
3459
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3472The #ascendspace 2027 Call for Content is officially open, and we want to hear from YOU.
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3474Whether you&#039;re driving breakthrough research, shaping policy, building infrastructure, or advancing education, your voice belongs on this stage.
3475
3476⏰ Submissions close 8 October, 8 p.m. ET, don&#039;t wait!
3477✅ Notifications: 19 January
3478✅ Manuscript Deadline: 13 April
3479✅ ASCEND 2027: 18–20 May 2027
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3844
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