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The full agenda for Accelerating Exploration is now live!

Explore the sessions and speakers shaping "Accelerating Exploration," the 2026 AAS von Braun Space Exploration Symposium. Join us October 26–28 in Huntsville, Alabama.

View the agenda and secure your seat: astronautical.org/vbs 💫
September 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM
We're one month out from the von Braun Space Exploration Symposium, taking place Oct. 26–28 in Huntsville, AL!

Hear from:
⭐ Nicky Fox, Associate Administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate
⭐ Derek Tournear, Space Innovation, Auburn University

Info: https://astronautical.org/events/vbs/
September 28, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The 2027 cycle of the AAS CanSat Competition is open! 🚀

Assemble your team, secure your faculty advisor, and register for the competition by November 1, 2026! Find out more and apply: https://www.xcdsystem.com/aas/abstract/index.cfm?ID=BrCGmga
September 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Submit today for the 2026 AAS Awards and Fellows!

AAS Award Highlight – The 2025 AAS Patti Grace Smith Award was presented last week to Sidnee McGee at the AAS Glenn Space Technology Symposium.

Congratulations again to Sidnee McGee!
Pass on the praise! https://astronautical.org/awards/criteria/
September 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Attention students! Today is the last day to enter the Student Poster Contest at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium:

📍 Huntsville, AL
📅 October 26–28
Due: Wednesday, September 23, by 11:59 p.m.
Submit: https://www.xcdsystem.com/aas/abstract/index.cfm?ID=xt2b7Rp
September 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Attention students - deadline extended! There's still time to enter our Student Poster Contest at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium:

📍 Huntsville, AL
📅 October 26–28
Due: Wednesday, September 23

Submit: https://www.xcdsystem.com/aas/abstract/index.cfm?ID=xt2b7Rp
September 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Attention students! The 2027 cycle of the AAS CanSat Competition is officially open! 🚀

Assemble your team, secure your faculty advisor, and register for the competition by November 1, 2026!

Find out more and apply: https://www.cansatcompetition.com/
September 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Under 2 weeks left until the #GlennSymposium - September 15–16 @ Cleveland State University!

Book signing: Adam Lazarus, Author, The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

Info: https://astronautical.org/events/john-glenn-memorial-symposium/
September 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
In just under 3 weeks, the Glenn Space Technology Symposium will return as the kickoff event of Ohio Space Week! Register: https://astronautical.org/events/john-glenn-memorial-symposium/

Space Happy Hour @ Ohio Space Week!
Register: https://www.spacehappyhour.com/events/ohio-space-week-2026
August 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The full agenda for Glenn 2026 is now live!

Explore the sessions and speakers shaping "Igniting America's Future Space Exploration", the AAS Glenn Space Technology Symposium. Join us September 15–16, at Cleveland State University.

View the agenda and secure your seat: astronautical.org/glenn 💫
August 21, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Happy Birthday to legendary flight director Gene Kranz! 🎉

The American Astronautical Society had the honor of presenting the 2024 AAS Lifetime Achievement Award to him last year at Space Center Houston, in Houston, Texas.

View ceremony photos at http://astronautical.org/lifetime-photos.
August 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The 2026 AAS Awards and Fellows cycle is open!

AAS Award Highlight – The 2025 Emerging Astrodynamicist Award was presented to Koki Ho at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference in Whistler, British Columbia.

Pass on the praise! Nominate today: https://astronautical.org/awards/criteria/
August 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The 2027 cycle of the CanSat Competition is underway with the mission guide now available! If you and your peers would like to participate and launch your aerospace career, read the guide and start assembling your team now.

Mission Guide: https://ow.ly/w4MP50ZA0Oi

#CanSatUSA2027 #CanSat2027
August 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The 2026 AAS Awards and Fellows cycle is open!

AAS Award Highlight – The 2025 Patti Grace Smith Award was presented to Mahhad Nayyer at the 2026 Goddard Space Science Symposium in March.

Pass on the praise! Nominate today: https://astronautical.org/awards/criteria/
August 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The 2026 AAS Awards and Fellows cycle is open!

AAS Award Highlight – The 2025 Dirk Brouwer Award was presented last month to David Vallado at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference in Whistler, British Columbia.

Pass on the praise! Nominate now: https://astronautical.org/awards/criteria/
August 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
We are excited to share a few of our confirmed speakers for #Glenn2026:
• Adam Lazarus, Author, The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams
• Casey Swails, Deputy Associate Administrator, NASA

Register: astronautical.org/glenn
#AASGlenn
August 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🚨 Students! Submit an abstract for the AAS Glenn Space Technology Symposium Student Poster Contest by this Friday.

📍 Cleveland State University in Cleveland, OH
📅 Sept. 15–16
Due: Aug. 7
Submit: https://astronautical.org/dev/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Glenn_2026_PosterContest_CallForAbstracts.pdf
August 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Thank you to all who attended the 2026 AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference last week! At the conference, AAS was honored to present multiple awards.

View the photo gallery here: https://astronautical.org/events/technical/2026-aas-astrodynamics-specialist-conference-photos/
August 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Deadline extended! Students - there's still time to enter our TWO upcoming Student Poster Contests:

Glenn Space Technology Symposium
📍 Cleveland, OH
📅 Sept. 15–16
Now Due: Aug. 7

von Braun Space Exploration Symposium
📍 Huntsville, AL
📅 Oct. 26–28
Due: Sept. 18

Submit - Link in bio!
July 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Students! There's still time to enter our TWO upcoming Student Poster Contests, enter one or both:

Glenn Space Technology Symposium
📍 Cleveland, Ohio
📅 Sept. 15–16
Due: July 29

von Braun Space Exploration Symposium
📍 Huntsville, Alabama
📅 Oct. 26–28
Due: September 18

Submit - Link in bio!
July 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Thank you to everyone in attendance at CanSat 2026! What's something your team will never forget from this year's competition? 🚀

📷 Check out the full gallery: https://astronautical.org/events/cansat/cansat-2026-photos/
July 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
A look back at #GlennSymposium 2025
…and an idea of what to expect Sept 15–16 @ Cleveland State University in Cleveland, OH.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this important conversation.
Learn more and register at astronautical.org/glenn 🔗
July 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
AAS Student Poster Contest - Past Winner Highlight!

Maria Chytka won in the undergraduate category at the 2024 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium for her poster, "In-space and Atmospheric Re-entry Energy Generation with AMALTHEA". Submit - link in bio!
July 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Registration for the 2026 AAS Glenn Space Technology Symposium is OPEN!

The Glenn Space Technology Symposium is back! Join us September 15 & 16 in Cleveland, Ohio, to discuss "Igniting America’s Future Space Exploration". 🚀

Register: https://astronautical.org/events/john-glenn-memorial-symposium/
July 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
AAS Student Poster Contest - Past Winner Highlight!

Arjit Sengupta won in the graduate category at the 2025 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium for his poster, "Radiation Hardened Silicon Carbide Power Devices for Reliable Next-Generation Space Applications". More info - link in bio!
July 6, 2026 at 12:01 PM