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San José State University · Student Chapter
Build real projects. Meet industry. Launch your aerospace career.
A student-led community turning curiosity into craft, friendship, and flight - right here in Silicon Valley.
01Build · Connect · Soar2026-27
01 / About AIAA
Make space
for what’s next.
AIAA is the world’s largest professional society devoted to the progress of aerospace science and engineering.
Our growing community of university students is invited to take part in design competitions, scholarships, internships, and events with people who are shaping the field.
“AIAA exists to help aerospace professionals and their organizations succeed.”
Our vision is to be the voice of the aerospace profession through innovation, technical excellence, and global leadership.
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02 / Projects
Big ideas.
Built together.
From airframes to propulsion, our teams turn classroom theory into hardware, research, and competition-ready systems.
03 / Community
More than
a project team.
Industry tours, winter trips, speaker events, and the kind of people you want in your corner when the launch gets complicated.
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01Learn by doing
Every event is an invitation to get closer to the work.
Social orbit
Winter trips, banquets, and memories that last beyond graduation.
AE Buddies
Mentorship that makes the department feel a little smaller.
04 / Coming up
Mark your
calendar.
Ready for liftoff?
There’s room
for you here.
Join a community of builders, dreamers, and aerospace people at SJSU.
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