Marion Blakey comments on National Research Council report.
Press Release Summary:
According to Marion Blakey, AIA President and CEO, AIA is encouraged by recommendations in recent space policy report from National Research Council calling for increased coordination and leadership of nation's space capabilities. "America's Future in Space: Aligning the Civil Space Program with National Needs," adds another influential voice to debate on renewing and maintaining U.S. leadership in space.
Original Press Release:
Statement by AIA President and CEO Marion Blakey on Report by the National Research Council Report on the U.S. Space Program
Arlington, Va. - AIA is encouraged by recommendations in the recent space policy report from the National Research Council calling for increased coordination and leadership of our nation's space capabilities. "America's Future in Space: Aligning the Civil Space Program with National Needs," adds another influential voice to the debate on renewing and maintaining U.S. leadership in space.
AIA made a similar recommendation, in a report released this January. "The Role of Space in Addressing America's National Priorities," calls for the nation's space capabilities to be coordinated, at the highest level, as a singular enterprise.
Over the past 50 years, space systems and technologies have increasingly become a vital part of our nation's economic, scientific and national security capabilities. Given our dependence on space assets and increasing international competition, the seamless integration of space activities into national policy is absolutely necessary.
Founded in 1919, the Aerospace Industries Association represents the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military, and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial systems, space systems, aircraft engines, materiel, and related components, equipment services, and information technology.
Daniel N. Stohr
Coordinator, Communications & Planning
Aerospace Industries Association
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