Events for May 15, 2026

Fighting Wildfires from the Sky: Toward Safer, Around-the-Clock Aerial Operations Presented by Dr. Gilbert Wu, NASA Ames Research Center Register here: https://aiaa-sf.org/registration/ Aircraft have been supporting wildfire response for decades—dropping water and retardant, tracking fire movement, and helping protect communities. Yet most aerial firefighting today is still limited to daytime operations using crewed aircraft, with [...]

From RASCAL to RASCAL-X: Celebrating a Legacy of Rotorcraft Innovation https://aiaa-sf.org/registration/ Come join AIAA-SF for food and fun at our 2025 Annual Awards Banquet on November 15th. Help us celebrate with this year’s Section Awards winners and other honorees. Your ticket includes dinner, admission to the Moffett Field Museum, and a presentation from our special [...]

https://aiaa-sf.org/registration/ Performance Analysis and Data Processing for the Mars Sample Recovery Helicopter in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory 25-ft Space Simulator Presented by Dr. Natasha Lydia Schatzman, NASA Ames Research Center On April 19, 2021, Ingenuity became the first helicopter to fly on Mars at Jezero Crater, completing a total of 72 flights by the end [...]