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Full form of AIAA: Here, we are going to learn about the AIAA, full form of AIAA, overview, journals AIAA Awards, etc. By Anushree Goswami Last updated : April 4, 2024

AIAA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

AIAA is an abbreviation of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It is a most significant technical society which is based in America, devoted to the worldwide aerospace line of work and aerospace engineering.

In 1963, it was founded by the combination of two aerospace societies: the American Rocket Society (ARS) and the Institute of the Aerospace Sciences (IAS). The number of individual members it has is greater than 30,000 as of 2015, and also it has 95 corporate members. For the advantage of humanity, its objective is to move forward and encourage the future of aerospace. Its tagline mentions "Shaping the future of Aerospace" which shows its essence of objective towards Aeronautics and Astronautics.

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AIAA Journals

AIAA prepared and issued a variety of technical journals which assist students and professionals to keep on in progress on the most recent aerospace research and development.

Mentioned below following are some of its popular journals,

• Journal of Air Transportation (started in 2016)
• Journal of Aircraft ( 1964-current)
• Journal of Aerospace Information Systems (2004-current)
• Journal of Energy (1977-1983)
• Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics (1978-current)
• Journal of Hydronautics (1967 - 1980)
• Journal of Propulsion and Power (1985-current)
• Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets( 1964-current)
• Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer (1987-current)

Awards of AIAA

In the field of astronautics, AIAA provides a variety of prominent awards to people for outstanding and noteworthy achievements.

Following mentioned below are some of the popular awards offered by AIAA,

• Goddard Astronautics Award
  In the field of astronautics, it is the highest prestige conferred by AIAA for an outstanding and noteworthy achievement.
• Reed Aeronautics Award
  This award is mentioned after Dr. Sylvanus A. Reed, who contributed to the field of aerospace by developing the modern metal aircraft propeller.
• Holt Ashley Award for Aeroelasticity
  This award was mentioned after Prof. Holt Ashley, who dedicated himself towards the development of aerospace science and engineering.
• Missile Systems Award
  During the Space and Astronautics Forum of AIAA, this award is offered by AIAA. It is commonly offered in two groups: Technical and Management.
• Wyld Propulsion Award
  In the advancement of the application of rocket propulsion systems, this award is offered by AIAA yearly for the outstanding and noteworthy achievement. It is mentioned after James Hard Wyld to show respect towards him for his achievements.