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aerospace: aviation, space, and related news

A place to discuss relevant topics in civil and military aviation, space exploration, and news relevant and interesting to those with a passion for all things flying.

130k subscribers252 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)210 authors / mosince 2008

r/aerospace has 130k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 252 posts a month from 210 people. Top topics: Space & Physics Engineering, Space Exploration Engineering and Internships & Co-ops.

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Size and growth

How r/aerospace has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +3.1% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026130k
Growing130k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+38%vs Sep 2025 · −6.1% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026252
BusierPeaked at 312 in Apr 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/aerospace

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Space & Physics Engineering4.7%
  2. Space Exploration Engineering1.5%
  3. Internships & Co-ops1.2%
  4. Engineering Internships0.4%
  5. Airbus Aircraft & Aviation0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. NASA
  2. LinkedIn
  3. Medium
  4. Space
  5. Lego System

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