Presentation to George Mason University

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• Presentation to George Mason University
• US Government Space Sector Short Course
• JP Stevens
• AIA Vice President, Space Systems
• October 2008

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Overview

• Aerospace Industries Association
• Represents manufacturers and suppliers of civil,
  military, and business aircraft and spacecraft
• Only aerospace association run by CEOs
• AIA Space Council
• Focal point for the coordination, formulation,
  and revision of for our members positions on
  space policy
• Industry reaching consensus usually means
  addressing a national need, not an Industry only
  concern

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AIA Executive Committee

• James F. Albaugh, Exec. Vice Pres., Boeing
• Nicholas D. Chabraja, Chairman CEO, General
  Dynamics
• Kenneth C. Dahlberg, Chairman Chief Executive
  Officer, SAIC
• Scott C. Donnelly, Executive Vice President
  COO, Textron
• Stephen N. Finger, President,Pratt Whitney,
  United Technologies Corporation
• Robert Gillette, President CEO, Honeywell
  Aerospace
• James M. Guyette, President CEO, Rolls-Royce
  North America
• Walter P. Havenstein, President CEO, BAE
  Systems
• Clayton M. Jones, Chairman, President CEO,
  Rockwell Collins
• David L. Joyce, President CEO, GE Aerospace
• Marshall O. Larsen, Chairman, President CEO,
  Goodrich
• Robert Sprole, President, Therm
• Robert J. Stevens, Chairman, President CEO,
  Lockheed Martin
• Ronald D. Sugar, Chairman CEO, Northrop Grumman
  
• William H. Swanson, Chairman CEO, Raytheon

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AIA Space Council

• L-3 Communications
• Lockheed Martin
• Micro-Coax
• MicroSat
• MOOG
• Natel Engineering
• National Technical Systems
• Northrop Grumman
• Parker Aerospace
• Raytheon
• Rockwell Collins
• Rolls Royce
• SAIC
• Space X
• United Technologies
• W.L. Gore

• Andrews Space
• AMT II
• Aerojet
• AirLaunch
• American Pacific
• Analytical Graphics
• B E Tool
• BAE Systems
• Boeing
• CSC
• Ducommun
• General Dynamics
• General Electric
• Goodrich
• Harris
• Honeywell
• ITT

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Space Council Organization
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Election Year

• 2008 AIA Election Brochure Americas Future
  Depends on Maintaining Space Leadership
• Space Technology An Investment in Our Economy
• Space Exploration Keeps America on the Cutting
  Edge
• Observing the Earths Environment Takes a Global
  Perspective
• Protecting Our Nation and Our Citizens through
  Space Assets
• Current Step Space Policy Recommendations for
  Presidential Transition Teams and Congress

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Recommendations to the New Administration

• Top Level Recommendations
• Our space capabilities should be coordinated, at
  the highest level, as a singular enterprise
• Provide and support a national budget that
  reflects both robust and stable funding

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Recommendations to the New Administration

• Economy
• U.S. government should work to create
  opportunities for our current workforce and make
  science and education a national priority to
  ensure a strong future workforce
• Administration and Congress should work to create
  a more favorable business environment for the
  U.S. aerospace industry

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Recommendations to the New Administration

• Exploration
• U.S. Space Exploration Policy and Constellation
  be treated as national priorities with the
  funding and support to keep them on the current
  schedule and minimize the gap
• International Space Station be fully utilized as
  a national laboratory
• NASA science should receive adequate funding
  necessary to provide a wide suite of missions and
  research

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Recommendations to the New Administration

• Observing the Earth
• Government should immediately address existing
  and growing gaps in climate measurements and
  weather satellite coverage
• Administration should establish, fund, and
  implement a U.S. Earth Observation architecture
  as a national priority

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Recommendations to the New Administration

• National Security Space
• Balanced and stable funding for current national
  security space systems while ensuring continued
  RD and deployment
• Support modernization of our aging national
  security space infrastructure in order to
  maintain effective systems
• Space protection and space situational awareness
  programs are a national priority and be guided by
  a comprehensive strategy
• Develop a More Responsive Space Infrastructure
• Review of critical space technologies which
  should be under the State Department ITAR process
  and which are commercial and could be controlled
  under the Commerce Department

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What do the Candidates Say?

• Both candidates support
• Constellation
• Exploring shuttle extension
• Earth Observation for Climate Change
• Strong defense RD
• Effective Missile Defense

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What Should the Next Administration Expect?

• Budget challenges
• Funding priorities
• Changing priorities

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Others on the World Stage

• China
• Russia
• Europe
• Japan
• India
• Commercial ventures

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• JP Stevens
• AIA Vice President, Space Systems
• jp.stevens_at_aia-aerospace.org