AIAA joins the aerospace community in mourning the loss of USN Capt. Jim Lovell. AIAA CEO Clay Mowry said, “As a Navy pilot and NASA astronaut who broke the barriers of air and space, he contributed immense knowledge to the aerospace community. His skills as an astronaut contributed to the U.S. establishing its preeminent leadership position in space. AIAA was honored to recognize the entire crew of Apollo 13 – Fred W. Haise, Jim Lovell, and John L. “Jack” Swigert – with the AIAA Haley Astronautics Award. The citation reads, “For the exceptional manner in which the Apollo 13 crew conducted themselves and their spacecraft under extraordinary circumstances of extreme stress.” The AIAA community sends our condolences to Capt. Lovell’s family and friends. The Institute is immensely grateful for his contributions to shaping the future of aerospace.” Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/4lpEjpX #AIAA #ascendspace (fb)

🚀 “We congratulate the entire NASA SpaceX team on its successful Crew-11 launch to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA’s reuse of the SpaceX Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft continues to show us that reusability is the future of launch.” AIAA CEO Clay Mowry 
 Read Clay’s full statement: https://bit.ly/4mgvmzO 
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