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The ''American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics'' (usually referred to as the AIAA, pronounced "A-I-double-A") is the primary professional society in the field of aeronautical and astronautical engineering. It publishes a number of technical journals, including the ''Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets'', and a monthly general interest magazine, ''Aerospace America'', and organizes a number of conferences on space engineering. | The ''American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics'' (usually referred to as the AIAA, pronounced "A-I-double-A") is the primary professional society in the field of aeronautical and astronautical engineering. It publishes a number of technical journals, including the ''Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets'', and a monthly general interest magazine, ''Aerospace America'', and organizes a number of conferences on space engineering. | ||
| − | The AIAA was created when the American Rocket Society (founded as the American Interplanetary Society in 1930), and the Institute of Aerospace Sciences (founded as the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1932) merged in | + | The AIAA was created when the American Rocket Society (founded as the American Interplanetary Society in 1930), and the Institute of Aerospace Sciences (founded as the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1932) merged in 1963. |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | [http://www.aiaa.org/ AIAA website] | + | *[http://www.aiaa.org/ AIAA website] |
| − | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Institute_of_Aeronautics_and_Astronautics Wikipedia article] on the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Institute_of_Aeronautics_and_Astronautics Wikipedia article] on the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | ||
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Revision as of 09:01, 9 January 2007
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (usually referred to as the AIAA, pronounced "A-I-double-A") is the primary professional society in the field of aeronautical and astronautical engineering. It publishes a number of technical journals, including the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, and a monthly general interest magazine, Aerospace America, and organizes a number of conferences on space engineering.
The AIAA was created when the American Rocket Society (founded as the American Interplanetary Society in 1930), and the Institute of Aerospace Sciences (founded as the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1932) merged in 1963.
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External Links
- AIAA website
- Wikipedia article on the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
