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AIAA Historic Aerospace Sites Historical Markers

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics recognizes significant accomplishments made by the aerospace industry. AIAA dedicated 58 plaques between 2000 and 2013, and they began dedicating new plaques again in 2025. Some markers have not been installed yet, including one for Tranquility Base - The Moon.
 
By Barry Swackhamer, January 9, 2014
First Successful Non-stop Trans-Pacific Air Flight Marker
1 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Oakland Airport — First Successful Non-stop Trans-Pacific Air Flight — Oakland Municipal Airport —
2 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Air Force Flight Test Center — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
3 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Rocket Site — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
4 ► California, Kern County, Ridgecrest — Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
5 ► California, Los Angeles County, Downey — Apollo Boilerplate 12 — America’s Spaceship Factory —
6 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Canoga Park — Rocketdyne Santa Susana Field Laboratory — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
7 ► California, Los Angeles County, Pasadena, North Arroyo — Aerojet Engineering Corporation First Plant — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
8 ► California, Los Angeles County, Redondo Beach, North Redondo — Space Park — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
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9 ► California, San Diego County, San Diego, Midway District — Dutch Flats Airport — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site — Spirit of St. Louis — Reported missing
10 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Vandenberg Space Force Base — Vandenberg Air Force Base — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
11 ► California, Santa Clara County, Mountain View — NASA Ames Research Center — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
12 ► California, Ventura County, Point Mugu — Naval Air Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
13 ► California, Ventura County, Simi Valley — Rocketdyne Santa Susana Field Laboratory — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — T.S.C. Lowe's Observation Flight — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
15 ► Florida, Brevard County, Cape Canaveral — Cape Canaveral Air Force Station — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
16 ► Florida, Okaloosa County, Eglin Air Force Base — Eglin Air Force Base — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
17 ► Florida, Pinellas County, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Pier — St. Petersburg Central Yacht Basin — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
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18 ► Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta — Delta Air Lines World Headquarters — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
19 ► Maryland, St. Mary's County, Lexington Park — Naval Air Station Patuxent River — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
20 ► Massachusetts, Worcester County, Auburn — Goddard Rocket Launching Site —
21 ► Mississippi, Hancock County, Kiln — NASA John C. Stennis Space Center — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
22 ► Missouri, St. Louis County, University City, Hadley Township — The Aeronautic Concourse of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
23 ► New Mexico, Doña Ana County, White Sands — White Sands Missile Range — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
24 ► New York, Steuben County, Hammondsport — Hammondsport, New York — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site — Glenn H. Curtiss —
25 ► Ohio, Greene County, Dayton — Huffman Prairie Flying Field — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
26 ► Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, University City — GE Re-Entry Systems — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
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27 ► Texas, Harris County, Houston, Clear Lake City — NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
28 ► Texas, Harris County, South Houston — 10660 — First Airplane Flight Over Texas —
29 ► Washington, Clark County, Vancouver, Hudson Bay — Pearson Airfield — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
30 ► Washington, King County, Seattle, Tukwila — The Red Barn — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
31 ► West Virginia, Mineral County, Carpendale — Allegany Ballistics Laboratory — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
32 ► Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Kambah, Paddys River — Tidbinbilla, Honeysuckle Creek and Orroral Valley Tracking Stations — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
33 ► Germany, Brandenburg, Havelland, Gollenberg, Stölln — Historic Aerospace Site Gollenberg — Otto Lilienthal — AIAA —
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2026