For more than 65 years the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has been the principal society of the aerospace engineer and scientist.Officially formed in 1963 through a merger of the American Rocket Society (ARS) and the Institute of Aerospace Sciences (IAS), the purpose was, and still is, "to advance the arts, sciences, and technology of aeronautics and astronautics, and to promote the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits." Both ARS and IAS brought to the relationship a long and eventful history — stretching back to 1930 and 1932, respectively — and each left its mark on the Institute. The merger combined the imaginative, opportunistic, and risk-taking desire of those rocket, missile, and space professionals with the more established, well-recognized achievers from the aviation community. Today, with more than 31,000 members, AIAA is the world's largest professional society devoted to the progress of engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. The Institute continues to be the principal voice, information resource, and publisher for aerospace engineers, scientists, managers, policymakers, students, and educators. Many prominent corporations and governments worldwide rely on AIAA as a stimulator of professional accomplishment in all areas related to aerospace. Since 1963, AIAA members have achieved virtually every milestone in modern American flight. Here at CSULB we are a student chapter associated with the Los Angeles Professional Section, in Region VI of the National Association. CSULB ESRA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esracsulb