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The article discusses several advances in the development of aerospace structures in the U.S. in 2008. These include the creation of a prototype of an Air Force cargo plane by Lockheed Martin and a research by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University researchers on the approaches to offset structural disadvantages of noncircular cylindrical shell geometries. The National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) Glenn has optimized a simulated composite cantilever morphing structure.

The article offers news briefs on the aerospace industry in the U.S. A fatigue and fracture laboratory under the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Office of Naval Research grants is being developed by Mississippi State University in Jackson. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has replaced its space shuttle with a crew exploration vehicle. Significant progress is being made in the area of nanotechnology that will impact the industry.

Reports developments on aircraft designing as of December 2002. Use of robust algorithms; Effects of thermal environment on stress waves; Impact of negative corrosion on airframes.

Presents updates on aircraft design innovations in the United States as of December 2000. Foundations of structural analysis and design; Goal of aging aircraft research; Details on the manufacturing techniques tested by Boeing; Challenges that remain in aircraft design.

The article reports on developments in aerospace engineering in 2015. Topics discussed include the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to add an inflatable space habitat called the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) to the International Space Station (ISS), the Arizona State University developing physics-based multiscale modeling techniques for composites and nanocomposites and the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology researching about additive manufacturing.

The article discusses developments in aerospace design and structures. Topics covered include the efforts of researchers from the Air Force Institute of Technology in designing a lighter-than-air vehicle, the use of the Integrated Structural Assembly of Advanced Composites (ISAAC) system at the Langley Research Center of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the IDINTOS research project of the Civil and Industrial Engineering Department of the University of Pisa in Italy.

The article presents updates on the development and design of aerospace structures in the U.S. as of December 2013. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is preparing nanomaterials for use in aerospace structures. Original concepts are being formed by Mississippi State University for protecting spacecraft from impacts by orbital debris. The Air Force Institute of Technology Aeronautics and Astronautics Department is studying a lighter-than-air craft with an internal vacuum.

The article discusses the study of the effect of source damage on composite structural integrity and on safety-of-flight aspects of multifunctionality. Key elements in the damage tolerance plan for multifunctional composites resulting to loss of structural integrity and degradations in multifunctionality are investigated by the Mississippi State University. An overview of the Air Force Institute of Technology's work on the biological characteristics of a Manduca sexta is given.

The article discusses several developments in the aerospace industry as of December 2009 concerning aerospace structures. An investigation into the impact of nanoreinforcement on primary structure fiber-reinforced composite properties is being conducted by Mississippi State University using multiscale design methodologies. Information on the integrated vehicle health management program of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is also presented.