We're not official sponsors, but we highly recommend the outstanding air show and exposition at Lakeland's Linder International Airport. The Blue Angels will appear on the weekend, but there's tons of other activities including acrobatics, warplanes, static displays, and educational events throughout. It's the 2nd largest airshow in the USA, so it's worth the visit. They've also been nice enough to offer AIAA a ticket discount code AIAA267 of $5 off a daily ticket or $30 off the weekly pass.
Monthly council meetings are held on the second Friday of each month at 5:00pm. Meetings may be held in person or virtually, but we always have a call-in available.
All members are welcome, if you want to attend, volunteer or learn more about the section, please contact us at info@aiaacentralflorida.org for the latest meeting link.
Join us for a tour of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and Launch Complex 26 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on January 18th, 2025. The tour is free, and we will be driving our own cars in a convoy onto the base, so if you're interested in being a driver, please let us know when you sign up.
We will meet at the Sands Space History Center at Port Canaveral at 9AM and drive in from there together with our guides. We will get to see the historic Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, the nearby hanger, and the museum at Launch Complex 26 where some of Americas first spaceflights took place. We will be driving through an active Space Force Station with almost weekly launches, so be sure to look out for SpaceX, Blue Origin, and all of the other launch providers as we're driving through you never know what you'll drive by.
The tour is open to US Citizens, Permanent Residents, and Green Card holders only, and you must have already signed up at the link by 12/31/2024 to attend.
DEFERRED... unfortunately the Cape Canaveral Space Force cancelled this tour at the very last minute due to security reasons. We will reschedule when possible.
