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(12/20) Human Space Activity -Past, Present, Future

(1/31) Honoring the 40th Anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and the Crew of STS-51L

Recent AIAA Los Angeles Section activities / events
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(12/6) 3I/ATLAS and Interstellar Objects, with Prof. Avi Loeb

(11/19) AIAA LA Outreach at the AIAA CSULB Student Branch SharkSat Team General Body Meeting

(11/17) Stem cell research and biomanufacturing in space

(11/14) AIAA - Quantum Computing for Aerospace: Optimizing Aircraft Utilization (Lunch 'n Learn November 14)

(11/12) AIAA LA Aero Alumni (retirees from aerospace industries) Meeting (contact Mr. Gary Moir (gary.moir@ingenuir.com))

(11/5) Meeting with AIAA Los Angeles Section Student Branches

(10/27) AIAA LA Outreach at the USC ADT PDR for AIAA DBF 2026

AIAA Los Angeles News and Updates

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(12/12) Blue Origin to launch first-ever wheelchair user into space on December 18

(12/12) From Flight Attendant to Boeing 737 Pilot – Kinaya Ware’s Historic Debut as Southwest First Officer | WATCH

(12/12) Professor sues Boeing over toxic fumes on flight

(12/12) Vertical CEO: New Valo eVTOL Will Be ‘People’s Air Taxi’

(12/11) Beyond Aero Reveals Plans for Next-Generation Aerospace Factory

(12/11) Archer Aviation (ACHR) closes LAX-area airport deal, registers shares from Overair asset buy

(12/11) Archer Pours $126M Into Infrastructure as Joby Races Toward Certification - 24/7 Wall St.

(12/11) AMTI ASAP: Space Force readying multi-source acquisition for satellites to track aircraft - Breaking Defense

(12/11) California startup's new fire-suppression system uses sound instead of water

(12/11) Footage appears to show aircraft larger than football field soaring over Calif.

(12/11) How Frank Gehry put his stamp on LA., and how he didn't

(12/11) Eric H. Eberhard

(12/10) With Altadena burning, L.A. County lacked satellite mapping tool used by other agencies

(12/10) We checked out American Airlines new plane with lie-flat suites and upgrades

(12/10) Amca acquires Aerospace Control Products, Inc., expanding its focus on hydraulic components

(12/9) SpaceX reportedly planning 2026 IPO with $1.5T valuation target | TechCrunch

(12/9) Golden Dome defense system could involve many tech companies in SoCal

(12/9) Archer Completes First Phase of Transactions To Acquire Control Of Hawthorne Airport

(12/9) Archer Aviation Targets Bigger Market With Military-Grade Tech Partnership

(12/9) Lockheed Plans Factory-of-the-Future

(12/9) Divergent and Saab Announce Delivery of Fuselages for Vehicle Integration and Flight Testing: Record-Breaking Size for a Laser Powder Bed Fusion Structure

(12/9) US investors acquire Safran in-flight entertainment specialist

(12/9) Airbus CEO Said Future Passenger Jets Could Look Like B-2 Bombers - Business Insider

(12/9) Fake aerospace empire heiress, 74, lands on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for defrauding millions from banks

(12/9) OMNI-LITE INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES NEW FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH MAJOR GLOBAL JET ENGINE MANUFACTURER

(12/8) Golden Dome missile shield set for initial capability in 2028 as officials outline early progress

(12/8) LA’s Hawthorne Airport sparks clash over AI air taxi future

(12/8) Northrop Tests New Rocket Motor as Part of Innovation Push

(12/8) AST SpaceMobile Aims to Launch FM2, Its Second Prototype Satellite, in January | PCMag

(12/8) How Stars Explode in Real Time: CHARA Array Captures Unprecedented Nova Images

(12/8) NASA Tracks Comet SWAN: 40-Day Timelapse Captures Unprecedented Detail

(12/8) 2025 DISRUPTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD | IMPULSE SPACE

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(12/12) AIAA SciTech Forum 2026 Adds Prominent Speakers

(12/11) Ensuring Readiness Through Acquisition & Sustainment Reform

(12/11) Call for Papers for Modeling for Space Sustainability Virtual Collection

(12/11) Early-Bird Registration for AIAA SciTech Forum Ends 15 December

(12/9) AIAA Announces 2025 Region VII Student Conference Winners

(12/8) 28th Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Conference and Seminar

Industries News

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(12/12) Taiwan Defense Funding 301- 1 of 5: Regular Budget vs. Special Acts

(12/12) Musk–Bezos Rivalry Targets AI Data Centers in Orbit

(12/12) Trump administration seeks to fast-track adoption of air taxis - The Washington Post

(12/12) Investors commit quarter-billion dollars to startup designing “Giga” satellites - Ars Technica

(12/12) Mysterious Interstellar Object Now Rapidly Approaching Earth

(12/12) NASA advances heliophysics mission into next phase - SpaceNews

(12/12) A Strategy for Building Space Nuclear Systems That Fly

(12/11) Lower-Cost Space Missions: NASA’s ESCAPADE Launches to Mars on Budget

(12/11) Earth's atmosphere may help support human life on the moon

(12/11) Enduralock Validates OneLink™ Prototype in Zero-G Simulation

(12/11) Largest Rotating Structures: Astronomers Discover Giant Spinning Galaxy Chain

(12/11) Super Jupiters Look Like: New Research Reveals Alien Worlds

(12/11) China, Russia experiment with stealthy satellites, Space Force official says - Breaking Defense

(12/12) Georgetown Launches New Space Studies Concentration

(12/10) Kratos Targets Operational Uses Of Hypersonic Systems Beyond Test | Aviation Week Network

(12/10) Germany and France could use own fighter jets to save defence project, lawmaker says | Reuters

(12/10) Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation Advances Archer’s Pathway for Electric Air Taxi Deployment

(12/10) Extremely Large Telescope under construction photo of the day for Dec. 10, 2025 | Space

(12/10) X-Class Solar Flare: Powerful Eruption Triggers Radio Blackouts Australia

(12/10) 'World's first': Alef begins production of American-made flying cars

(12/10) Plane makes emergency landing on top of car on Florida highway

(12/10) Uranus and Neptune might be rock giants

(12/10) Golden Dome’s industrial call to arms could match the Manhattan Project - Breaking Defense

(12/9) Nuclear-Powered Rockets: AI Advances Propulsion Technology for Mars Missions

(12/9) China's Shijian maneuver signals a new lead in the orbital refueling race

(12/9) China launches 4 times in 4 days, boosting megaconstellation and surveillance assets - SpaceNews

(12/8) Strengthening defense industrial base must be strategic imperative for US

(12/8) Enduralock Validates OneLink™ Prototype in Zero-G Simulation

(12/9) World's first 10,000-qubit processor marks 100× quantum scaling leap

(12/8) Boeing, Airbus Complete Deal to Split Spirit Aerosystems Assets

(12/7) How Sound Waves Can Fight Fires without Water

(12/4) Florida resident among crew on next Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launch

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