The January/February 2014 issue of Horizons is now online (42 pages in an 8 MB PDF file). Horizons is the newsletter of the Houston Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The cover story is, “GAIA Leaps Past Hipparcos,” by Wes Kelly, Triton Systems LLC. This issue also contains, Physics-Based Optimization Methods, […]
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AIAA Houston Technical Committees
Members, As you know, the AIAA Houston Section has several Technical Committees. In order to facilitate greater involvement from the Membership with the Technical Committees, we felt it would be beneficial to provide a list of the many disciplines, the Chair of each Technical Committee, and their @aiaahouston.org email. If interested in participating or fully joining any […]
Special Collaboration Event with SWAPRA: Gene Kranz
AIAA Houston Section in collaboration with the South Western Aerospace Professional Representatives Association (SWAPRA) invites you to a luncheon with a special speaker, Mr. Gene Kranz, Former NASA Flight Director. His talk, “Failure is Not an Option” will be at Bay Oaks Country Club on January 29th, 2014 at 11:30am and will discuss the Apollo […]
Reminder: Volunteers Needed for 12th Annunal Mars Rover Celebration
AIAA members are encouraged to volunteer as a judge, tour guide, or a logistics/operations volunteer on Saturday, January 25 for the 12th annual Mars Rover Celebration at UHCL. More details can be found on the event page.
Spirit of Apollo Scholarship
The Houston Section of the AIAA is pleased to announce the Spirit of Apollo Scholarship for the 2014-2015 school year in the amount of $1000. Applicants must be pursuing a course of study in any field of engineering, math, or science (i.e., physical science, physics, or computer science) that is pertinent to the technical activities […]