Student Groups

AeroAfro is a department-recognized community of Black graduate students.

The MIT AIAA chapter is a student-run organization that coordinates many activities geared towards students majoring in aeronautics and astronautics.

AeroAstro’s Departmental Resources for Easing Friction and Stress (dREFS) are an excellent student resource for issues and concerns specific to AeroAstro. dREFS are confidential resources trained in mediation and are part of a larger interdepartmental REFS community at MIT.

A team of undergraduate and graduate students at MIT that develop aircraft for the annual AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition.

The MIT Flying Club, headquartered in AeroAstro, motivates, encourages, and facilitates affordable, hands-on experiences in full-scale flying for the MIT community.

GA3 is the AeroAstro graduate student group. It promotes graduate student well-being, advocates student interests, and fosters a sense of community within the department. GA3 sponsors numerous events including lectures and seminars, and social activities.

The MIT Rocket Team explores enthusiasm for rocketry by learning about, building, and launching rockets, as well as developing other projects, from a liquid rocket engine to flight electronics.

MIT SEDS at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the founding chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space.

The MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, of which AeroAstro is a sponsor, is a student group dedicated to designing, building, and racing solar-powered cars.

MIT Women in Aerospace Engineering fosters a community among women interested in pursuing aerospace careers.

Graduate Women in Aerospace Engineering is a group for AeroAstro women graduate students.

QuASAR The Queer Advocacy Space in Aero AstRo is a group for all members of the AeroAstro community that are part of the LGBTQ+ community and our allies.