Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry
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| Date | 27 November 2002 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Congress & law (topic) |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 151 |
| Year | 2002 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 2002 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 4 |
The Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry was created by Congress and President George W. Bush in 2001 to study the future of the U.S. aerospace industry, particularly in relation to national security. It delivered its final report on 18 November 2002.[1][2]
Creation and members
The commission was established under the defence authorization act for fiscal year 2001. Its twelve members — six appointed by the President and three each by the Senate and House — were chaired by former Representative Robert Walker and included Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, former Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre, Lockheed Martin executive Robert Stevens, machinists' union president Tom Buffenbarger and former Representative Tillie Fowler.[1]
Reports
The commission issued interim reports in December 2001, March 2002 and June 2002 before its final report. The final report made nine recommendations to strengthen the industry, including modernising air traffic control, boosting space launch capability and investing in long-range research, including breakthrough propulsion and energy technologies, and warned that the United States was losing its aerospace edge.[1][2][3]
UFO interest
The testimony includes the commission because of its call for research into breakthrough propulsion, which some UFO researchers saw as a hint of interest in exotic technologies. The report discusses conventional and futuristic research in general terms and does not mention UFOs.[2]
People and topics
- Unidentified flying object — An object in the sky that can't be identified; the older term for UAP.
On the Timeline
- Gary McKinnon (November 2002) — Hacker Gary McKinnon is arrested and claims he saw a UAP image in NASA files.
- Peter Sturrock on zero-point energy (2003) (22 March 2003) — Stanford's Peter Sturrock tells Vallée he doubts Puthoff's zero-point energy work.
See every 2002 event on the UAP Timeline →
References
- Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Final report of the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry (2002) (PDF), National Space Society · nss.org · archived copy
- "Aerospace commission issues final report", Spaceflight Now (Nov 2002) · spaceflightnow.com · archived copy
- bibliotecapleyades.net · bibliotecapleyades.net · archived copy
Further reading
- Skunk Works — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- U.S. congressional hearings on UFOs — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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