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Aerospace beyond the classroom

See where engineering happens. Two sites so far — one NASA centre and one commercial spaceflight company.

Sites
02
Annual
JPL
Industry
VAST Space
Rev
2026-A
Site log

Where RAEA has been.

Sites RAEA has toured
RefSiteLocationCadence
T-01NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryPasadena, CaliforniaAnnual
T-02VAST SpaceLong Beach, CaliforniaOne-off visit
Records

Both visits, in full.

T-01Recurring

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, California · Annual

RAEA has organized annual opportunities for members to visit JPL, the NASA centre behind robotic solar system exploration.

  • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Members at the JPL letters · 11 Nov 2025
    Members at the JPL letters · 11 Nov 2025
  • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Spacecraft Assembly Facility
    Spacecraft Assembly Facility
  • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Charles Elachi Mission Control Center
    Charles Elachi Mission Control Center

Covered

  • Aerospace engineering
  • Space exploration
  • Robotics
  • Planetary science
  • Mission engineering
  • Aerospace careers
T-02Completed

VAST Space

Long Beach, California · One-off visit

RAEA members toured VAST Space's facility and saw how a commercial space station moves from design into manufacturing.

  • VAST Space. Members with the Haven-1 module at VAST Space, Long Beach
    Members with the Haven-1 module at VAST Space, Long Beach

Covered

  • Haven-1 space station development
  • Commercial spaceflight
  • Spacecraft development
  • Aerospace manufacturing
  • Spacecraft hardware
  • Human spaceflight
  • Engineering careers in commercial space
Access

How a visit gets arranged.

Tours are organized by RAEA leadership and open to members. Universities, companies, and research facilities interested in hosting a group of high school engineering students can reach RAEA directly — facility tours are one of the collaborations RAEA actively seeks.

Host a RAEA visitPhotos
Who attends
RAEA members, accompanied by leadership
Site types
NASA centres, aerospace companies, university labs
Next site
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Adding a site

New tours are added to this log once the visit is confirmed. Nothing is listed here before it happens.