Declassified UFO / UAP Document
The Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry
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The Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry was a congressionally mandated body established by Public Law 106-398 to assess the industry's role in national security and economic growth. It was tasked with recommending policy reforms to ensure the industry's competitiveness and technological superiority.
The Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry was established by Section 1092 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398). Its primary purpose was to study the future of the United States aerospace industry within the global economy, with a specific focus on its relationship to national security and its importance to the economic and national security of the United States. The Commission was tasked with developing public policy reforms to support a robust aerospace industry, including recommendations on federal budgets for research and development, acquisition processes, technology fielding, contract financing, international trade, taxation, space launch infrastructure, and science and engineering education. The Commission was mandated to deliver a final report to the President and Congress by November 27, 2002. The document provides biographical details for the commissioners, who represent a diverse range of expertise from government, military, industry, and academia, including figures such as Robert S. Walker, F. Whitten Peters, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. The commission's work was intended to ensure the U.S. aerospace industry could maintain superior technology and excel in the global marketplace throughout the 21st century.
The Commission shall develop and recommend a series of public policy reforms which will permit the U.S. aerospace industry to create superior technology, excel in the global marketplace, profit from investments in human and financial capital, benefit from coordinated and integrated government decision-making, assure our national security, access modern infrastructure, and give the United States a capacity throughout the 21st Century to reach for the stars.
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Key Persons
- Robert S. WalkerChairman
- Dick CheneyVice President
- F. Whitten PetersVice Chairman
- Buzz AldrinCo-Chair, Aerospace Infrastructure
- Edward M. BolenCo-Chair, Aerospace Infrastructure
- John W. DouglassCo-Chair, Aerospace Technology
- Neil deGrasse TysonCo-Chair, Aerospace Technology
- Heidi WoodCo-Chair, Aerospace Investment
- John J. HamreCo-Chair, Aerospace Global Issues
- William SchneiderCo-Chair, Aerospace Global Issues
- Robert J. StevensCo-Chair, Aerospace Investment
- Tom BuffenbargerCo-Chair, Aerospace Workforce
- Tillie K. FowlerCo-Chair, Aerospace Workforce