# Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry was formed jointly by United States President George W. Bush a nd the United States Congress in 2001. [1] Its first public meeting was held on November 27, 2001, and its final report was given on November 18, 2002. [2]


## Introduction An excerpt from the introduction of th e Interim Report #2 of the commission [3] : "The Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industr y was established by Section 1092 of the Floyd D. Spence National De fense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2001, Public Law 106-398. It was formed to study the future of the U.S. aerospace industry in the global economy, particularly in relationshi p to U.S. national security; and to assess the future importance of the domestic aerospace industry for the economic and national securi ty of the United States." 

## Commissioners The Commission consisted of 12 me mbers, six of whom were appointed by the President, and six appointed by Congress (thr ee from the House and three from the Senate). Presidential appointees [4]  Buzz Aldrin - former Astronaut  Ed Bolen - President of General Av iation Manufacturers Association  John W. Douglass - former Assi stant Secretary of the Navy  Neil deGrasse T y son - astro p h y sicist Cover page of final report 

## Contents  1 Introduction  2 Commissioners  2.1 Presidential appointees [4]  2.2 Senate appointees  2.3 House appointees  3 Reports  4 Meetings  5 See also  6 References Pa g e 1 of 3 Commission on the Future of the United States Aeros p ace Industry - Wiki p edia, the free e...

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## Reports The commission produced three inte rim reports and a final report.  Interim report #1 [5] - December 18, 2001  Interim report #2 [3] - March 20, 2002  Interim report #3 [6] - June 26, 2002  Final report [2] - November 18, 2002 

## Meetings The commission held six publ ic meetings the hear testimonies and gain different perspectives. The first meeting was held on November 27, 2001, where the commission heard testimonies from the Administration, Congress, and the Executive Brac h. The second meeting was held on February 12, 2002, which consisted of Air Transportation Capacity / Infrastructure discussions, and well as Export Control discussions. The third meeting was held on May 14, 2002, and included discussions on Space, including a testimony fr om Sean O'Keefe. The three other public meetings were held on August 22, 2002, September 17, 2002, and October 23, 2002. 

## See also  President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy 

## References 1. ^ A November 29, 2001 Introduction to the Commission (PDF) - Presentation from Boeing. 2. ^ a b Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry Final Report - (PDF) A link to the November 18, 2002 final report. URL accessed January 30, 2009. 3. ^ a b Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry - Interim Report #2 - A March 20, 2002 report. URL accessed September 4, 2006. 4. ^ p ersonnel announcements - Au g ust 22, 2001 whitehouse p ress release namin g the p residential app ointees Pa g e 2 of 3 Commission on the Future of the United States Aeros p ace Industry - Wiki p edia, the free e...

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_ Aeros p ac...for the commission. 5. ^ Letter to President Bush from Robert Walker, chair of the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry - A December 18, 2001 letter at Spaceref.com. URL accessed September 4, 2006 6. ^ Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry - Interim Report #3 - (PDF) A June 26, 2002 report. URL accessed September 4, 2006. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Com mission_on_the_Future_of _the_United_States_Aerospace_Industry" Categories: Reports of the United States government | NASA oversight  This page was last modifiedon 6 February 2010 at 23:03.  Text is available under the Crea tive Commons Attribution-ShareA like License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. Wikipedia® is a registeredtrademark of the Wikimedi a Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.  Privacy policy  About Wikipedia  Disclaimers Pa g e 3 of 3 Commission on the Future of the United States Aeros p ace Industry - Wiki p edia, the free e...

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