AIAA - RM

Join AIAA-RMS on April 11 for an exclusive workshop: Designing Avionics Installations.

Industry veteran Eric Cain (25+ years exp.) leads a deep dive into the critical integration of air and spacecraft systems, from thermal cooling and vibration to EMC and cable routing.
Perfect for early-career engineers looking to expedite their path to leadership!

📅 When: April 11 | 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Where: Denver Smiley Branch Library
🎟️ Register: Link in bio (Limited seating)

SpaceSystems

🚨 LAST CALL to Register for ATS 2025! 🚨

Join us Sept 12 at UCCS for a full day of aerospace innovation, featuring:

🎤 Morning Keynote: Bruno Bachinger, Chief Engineer at Radia, on building the world’s largest aircraft, the WindRunner ✈️
🎤 Lunch Keynote: Col Charles Cooper, Chief of Staff, HQ Space Operations Command, U.S. Space Force 🌌
🎤 Closing Keynote: Mike Dickey, Founding Partner of Elara Nova & former Chief Architect of U.S. Space Force 🚀

Plus 20 technical talks, panels, poster awards, and an evening reception 🎉

📍 UCCS – Sept 12
👉 Register now: www.aiaa-rm.org/ats or link in bio

🚀 2025 AIAA-RM Annual Technical Symposium
📍 UCCS | Sept 12 | All Day Event
Theme: Beyond the Boundaries: Aerospace Innovations for the Next Frontier

✨ Hear from Radia's Chief Engineer on the world’s largest aircraft, plus keynotes from USSF/SSC/SpOC, tech tracks, panels, posters, and an evening reception with a silent auction!

🎟️ Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind aerospace event!
🔗 Register now at aiaa-rm/ats-2025 or at the link in bio

🌟 It's time to honor excellence! 🏆

We are now accepting nominations for our annual awards. Celebrate the outstanding achievements of our community by submitting your nominations before April 1, 2025. Let's recognize those who inspire and lead in the world of engineering and education.

💻 Visit aiaa-rm.org/awardnominations or find the link in our bio

Award Categories:
- Young Engineer of the Year (

RM AIAA is proud to be a gold sponsor at Colorado Space Business Roundtable annual roundup today. Come and join us for an exciting season of events at aiaa-rm.org

Join us for the 12th Annual Technical Symposium (ATS) The Sky is Not the Limit, hosted by UCCS in Colorado Springs on Friday, September 13, 2024!

Register today to reserve your spot at https://www.aiaa-rm.org/ats. (🔗 Link in bio)

New this year, AIAA Rocky Mountain Section is offering three (3) Professional Development Short Courses the day before ATS on Thursday, September 12th:
- Putting the SE in MBSE – MBSE Done Right
- Project Management for Space Missions
- Small Team Leadership for Engineers

Meet the Employers is back at ATS and welcomes both students and professionals Thursday, September 12th from 2:30-4:30 pm (Berger Hall).

UCCS is offering tours of their engineering laboratories on Thursday, September 12th.

See you at ATS on the campus of University of Colorado Colorado Springs!

🚀 Ursa Major Technologies hosted AIAA RMS at their Berthoud, CO facility on June 26, 2024! 🌌

Joe Laurienti, Founder & CEO, along with COO Nick Doucette, gave an insightful tour of their advanced propulsion systems. The highlight was their innovative 3D printed liquid fuel engines:

Hadley Engine: High performance and reliability for upper-stage applications.
Ripley Engine: Cost-effective and versatile for small to medium-sized launch vehicles.
Draper Engine: Compact and efficient for small satellite propulsion using green propellants.
Ursa Major stands as a leading independent rocket propulsion provider, pushing the boundaries of technology and national security.

For more details, check out the full blog post on our website.
🔗 https://www.aiaa-rm.org/post/aiaa-rm-speaker-series-ursa-major-technologies

AIAA-RM Speaker Series: Ursa Major Technologies Ursa Major Technologies, advanced propulsion systems across space, hypersonics, and national security domains, and Joe Laurienti, Founder & CEO, hosted AIAA RMS at their facility and test range in Berthoud, CO, on June 26th, 2024 with a video presentation (currently showing on their website https://...

Check out all of the amazing things the student chapter of UCCS ( ) is doing!

🔗https://wix.to/IhJOOMe

AIAA RMS is gathering and creating short-course topics for the 2024-2025 professional development efforts. Take the survey to include your ideas & opinions.

Please complete by Sunday, June 30th.
🔗 Link in bio!

Summary: Updraft Aerospace and AIAA Rocky Mountain Section (RMS) have teamed up to gather inputs on the future of the Aerospace Industry. We welcome your thoughts on what technologies and professional development topics are most important for the industry. This benchmark will allow us to bring you the most appropriate content for future AIAA events as well as provide a source of valuable information for your own organization’s improvement.All responses will remain confidential, and you do not need to provide any personal information. Results will be made available for AIAA members, but participation is important to making the data useful.

AIAA Rocky Mountain Section Speakers Program
Ursa Major: Enabling Bolder Missions

Speaker: Joe Laurienti
Founder, CEO, Ursa Major Technologies

Location: 19750 Co Rd 7,
Berthoud, CO 80513

6:00 pm Wednesday June 26th
6:00-6:30 Social Networking
6:30 Program and Tour

🔗 Link to RSVP in bio

Ursa Major is the leading independent rocket propulsion provider and a critical player in building the defense industrial base in the United States. As the first American company to fire an oxygen-rich staged combustion engine—a milestone previously only achieved by Russian engine-makers—Ursa Major provides reusable, high-performing propulsion systems to commercial space enterprises, defense contractors, and the Department of Defense for launch, hypersonics, and national security missions. Joe Laurienti will explain Ursa Major’s vision and provide an overview of their unique testing and advanced manufacturing capabilities. The program will include a tour of Ursa Major’s 90-acre headquarters which co-locates engineering, manufacturing, & testing operations, allowing for unmatched development time and rapid iteration. With multiple full-engine test stands, sub-component testing, multi-propellant testing, and more than 60,000 square feet of manufacturing and build space, we’re proud to call Colorado home. Additionally, Ursa Major’s Youngstown Ohio facility is home to 3D printing of proprietary copper alloys which enables additive manufacturing for rapid prototyping, research, and development for future products, and low rate of initial production.

AIAA council elections are upon us for the 2024-25 positions. At the RMS, we have great professional members and we’re truly grateful to our incumbent leaders and we’re excited to select the next group of council leaders. Details all the positions we have open, as well as the members who are running to fill them.

You can read their bios and vote at https://aiaa-rm.org/elections. (🔗 Link in bio)

CHAIR
Kristi Farley

VICE CHAIR
Christopher Vigil

SECRETARY
Ciprian Dumitrache
Jennifer Giang

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
Charlie Crouse
Lynnane George

COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR
Amanda Camarata

Please vote as early as you can, voting will end on Monday, 5/28/24 at midnight MT.