“Aerospace 101” Congressional Briefings
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These virtual sessions provide congressional staff with a better understanding of the aerospace enterprise, including the importance of government investment in this vital area and how the industry is critical to both our economic stability and national security.
First Session
2 February 2021
Topics Covered: civil aeronautics, civil and commercial space
Moderator: Dan Dumbacher, Executive Director, AIAA
Speakers :
Sirisha Bandla
Manager, Business Development, Government Affairs
Martin Frederick
Corporate Director, Civil Space Programs, Northrop Grumman
Kevin Michaels
Managing Director
Second Session
2 March 2021
Topics Covered: national security space
Moderator: Jacqueline Feldscher
National Security Reporter, POLITICO
Speakers :
Fred Kennedy
President, Momentus
Laura J. McGill
AIAA Immediate Past President; Deputy Laboratories Director, and Chief Technology Officer, Nuclear Deterrence
Deirdre Walsh
Vice President, Strategic Operations, Ball Aerospace