You might not realize it, but every time you start your car, drive past a construction site, or watch a SpaceX rocket land, you’re leaning on SAE’s work. They helped make sure your car’s airbags don’t deploy when you sneeze. Okay, maybe not, but you get the idea.
They also push for everything to be greener. From electric vehicle batteries to sustainable jet fuel, SAE’s brainiacs are like the eco-warriors of the engineering world. They’d probably recycle your old muffler into a unicorn statue if they could.