National Institute of Aerospace

06/02/2025

NIA is pleased to announce that Sharon Bowers and Joan Harper-Neeley will serve as the Co-Editors-in-Chief of ITEEA STEM's flagship journal, Technology and Engineering Education, for the 2025-26 publishing year!

Email from ITEEA NEWS RELEASE   International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Selects New Co-Editors for its Technology and Engineering Education Journal   RESTON, VA, May 16, 2025 -

10/07/2024

Be a part of LunaSustain, a digital experience brought to you by the Panasonic Foundation, National Institute of Aerospace, and bully! entertainment in collaboration with NASA. Going into space gives us new technologies that can improve life on Earth. Join us on a journey from Earth to the Moon to explore sustainability issues. Complete activities at each destination to discover ways you can help protect the future. Become a solutionary. We can't wait to see what you accomplish! www.lunasustain.nianet.org

08/04/2023

The 2024 RASC-AL Competition is Now Open for Proposals!

NASA’s Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition is seeking new concepts that leverage innovation to improve our ability to operate on the Moon, Mars and beyond. Collegiate-level teams and their faculty advisors are invited to propose innovative solutions in response to one of the following four themes: Long Duration Mars Simulation at the Moon, Sustained Lunar Evolution, AI-Powered Self Replicating Probes - an Evolutionary Approach, and Large Scale Lunar Crater Prospector.

Get the details, here: https://go.nasa.gov/3KtJ6XI

07/28/2023

Now open for proposals: NASA's 2024 Gateway to Blue Skies Competition - Advancing Aviation for Natural Disasters!

The 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition is seeking proposals for aviation-related systems that can aid in natural disaster management. Up to eight finalist university teams will receive $8,000 to continue their research and present at the Gateways to Blue Skies Forum in May 2024 at NASA Ames Research Center. Forum winners will receive an opportunity to intern with NASA Aeronautics in the academic year following the event.

Find out more, here: https://blueskies.nianet.org

07/21/2023

The 2022 NIA Annual Report is now available!

Find select examples of how the National Institute of Aerospace collaborates with NASA, other government agencies and laboratories, universities, and industry to conduct leading-edge research and technology development in aeronautics, atmospheric science and space exploration. The report also highlights our broad, multi-university graduate education program as well as our award-winning educational and public outreach initiatives.

View our current, and previous Annual Reports, here:

Annual Reports, Brochures and Bookmarks 2022 Annual Report In our 2022 Annual Report, you’ll find select examples of how NIA collaborates with NASA, other government agencies and laboratories, universities, and industry to conduct leading-edge research and technology development in aeronautics, at...

06/22/2023

Happening Now!

Join the livestream to watch the final presentations of the this morning, then tune in again at 3:45 PM EDT to watch the winners being announced!

http://bit.ly/FAADCDay2

06/21/2023

Don’t miss Day 2 of the 2023 FAA Data Challenge Forum! Come back tomorrow for the last 3 university team presentations starting at 10:20 AM EDT!

Tune in here: http://bit.ly/FAADCDay2 or using the QR code!

06/21/2023

Tune in today to watch university team finalists present solutions using and to address current and future aviation-related problems!

Presentations start at 9:35 AM EDT!

https://bit.ly/FAADCDay1

06/15/2023

Save the Date!

The first FAA Data Challenge Forum is being held at MITRE in McLean, VA next week – June 21-22!

Check out the website for more details: https://faadatachallenge.nianet.org/.

06/08/2023

The Cogswell award criteria focuses on principles of Industrial Security excellence such as:
• Establishing & maintaining a security program that far exceeds basic requirements.
• Providing leadership to other cleared facilities while maintaining the highest standards.

06/08/2023

Congratulations to all the 2023 Cogswell Award winners!

BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. (San Jose, Calif.)
BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. (York, Pa.)
Charles River Analytics, Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.)
DCS Corporation (Alexandria, Va.)
General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
General Electric Company – GE Edison Works, (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Georgia Institute of Technology - Georgia Tech Research Warner (Robins, Georgia Field Office Atlanta, Ga.)
Infinity Systems Engineering, LLC. (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Inmarsat Government, Inc. (Reston, Va.)
KRI at Northeastern University, LLC. (Burlington, Mass.)
L3Harris NexGen Communications, LLC (Nashua, N.H.)
Leonardo DRS (Bridgeton, Mo.)
LexisNexis Special Services, Inc. (Washington, D.C.)
Lockheed Martin Corporation – Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (Ft. Worth, Texas), Lockheed Martin Corporation – Sikorsky (Stratford, Conn.)
National Institute of Aerospace Associates (Hampton, Va)
Northrop Grumman Systems, Corp. (St. Augustine, Fla.)
SciTec, Inc. (Princeton, N.J.)
The Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas).