2020 Student Essay Winners

Each year, AIAA sponsors an essay contest for middle and junior high school students in seventh and eighth grade to encourage people to think about how aerospace relates to our lives and encourage them to consider a future in science and technology. This year’s theme is “How advanced can you envision space technology and exploration [...]

By |2020-11-17T19:35:08-08:00November 17th, 2020|Education & Educators|Comments Off on 2020 Student Essay Winners

Nerd Nite SF was a HUGE Success!

Thanks everyone, for coming out to Nerd Nite. We had a packed house at the Rickshaw Stop in SF. 300+ people sat in to have a beer and listen to nerds get nerdy with it. Eric and I were psyched to have a great crowd with rapt attention while we promoted our upcoming partnership with [...]

By |2019-03-22T18:31:52-07:00October 17th, 2014|General Interest|Comments Off on Nerd Nite SF was a HUGE Success!

75th Anniversary History of NASA Ames Research Center, Part 2 Architectual History of Moffett Field and the Age of the Aircraft Carrying Airships

Architectural History of Moffett Field   The Department of the Navy’s Bureau of Yards and Docks designed NAS Sunnyvale and construction began in October, 1931. The base supports two conventional runways running in a north by northwesterly direction, with three functional architectural areas to the west, each clustered together with a uniform style. The first [...]

By |2019-03-22T18:31:55-07:00September 18th, 2014|General Interest|Comments Off on 75th Anniversary History of NASA Ames Research Center, Part 2 Architectual History of Moffett Field and the Age of the Aircraft Carrying Airships

75th Anniversary History of NASA Ames Research Center, Part 1

Introduction Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, also know as Moffett Field, now NASA Ames Research Center, was established as a base for Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) rigid airships in 1931, with Hanger One erected specifically to house one enormous airship, truly the size of a battleship. The story of Moffett Field's creation is inextricably linked to airships, yet [...]

By |2019-03-22T18:32:03-07:00September 11th, 2014|General Interest|Comments Off on 75th Anniversary History of NASA Ames Research Center, Part 1

AIAA Dinner and Presentation by Michelle Evans

Join us Wednesday May 21st at Michaels at Shoreline for cocktails, dinner, and a fascinating presentation by Michelle Evans, President of Mach 25 Media on "The X-15 Rocket Plane- Flying the First Wings into Space." View the flyer or download the PDF below for more details and contact us with any questions! Please register here. [...]

By |2019-03-22T18:32:08-07:00May 2nd, 2014|General Interest|Comments Off on AIAA Dinner and Presentation by Michelle Evans

AIAA Space Entrepreneurial Workshop Tuesday, April 22nd

AIAA-SF is working with Silicon Valley Space Center to put on a 4-part series of workshops with the aim of helping you create your own space start-up. In a sense this is a further development of last year's Space Hacker Workshop. Part 1, the Introductory Meeting, is taking place this Tuesday April, 22nd from 6:00pm [...]

By |2014-04-22T11:04:20-07:00April 22nd, 2014|General Interest|Comments Off on AIAA Space Entrepreneurial Workshop Tuesday, April 22nd

Contact: Cultures of the Imagination

The 28th annual Contact conference convenes today at the SETI Institute, with a full roster of speakers discussing the science behind science fiction. The conference opened with SETI’s own Seth Shostak, host of the NPR radio program Big Picture Science. What makes the Cultures of the Imagination Conference unique among meetings of space professionals is [...]

By |2014-03-21T16:24:00-07:00March 21st, 2014|General Interest|Comments Off on Contact: Cultures of the Imagination

UAS in the NAS – March 12

AIAA SF/SVSC TechTalk Wednesday, March 12, 2014; 6:30pm-8:00pm Sandbox Suites, Santa Clara, CA Unmanned Aerial Systems in the National Airspace System Eric Mueller NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA Unmanned aircraft systems integration into the National Airspace System. It’s been widely reported that the FAA was mandated by Congress to integrate UAS [...]

By |2019-03-22T18:32:09-07:00March 5th, 2014|TechTalks|Comments Off on UAS in the NAS – March 12

Welcome Council & Members!

We are starting the layout for the new website. Please let me know what you think of the menu pages, sidebar, etc and if you think we should add anything. I still have to figure out the FTP thing with Rick to change the background and have the ability to add pictures. For Committee leads, [...]

By |2019-03-22T18:32:12-07:00February 20th, 2014|General Interest|Comments Off on Welcome Council & Members!
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