Overview of Aerospace Industry
Aerospace Advisory Committee
Citizens for Space Exploration
Space Center Volunteers
Team NASA
Bay Area Houston is home to the NASA Johnson Space Center, and, as such, a large number of aerospace industry contractors are located within Bay Area Houston.
In an effort to keep this important industry cluster vibrant, these contractors collaborate with the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership to pool their resources and work on a number of industry initiatives that are important to the vitality and over-all mission of the JSC.
The Aerospace Advisory Committee, Citizens for Space Exploration, Space Center Volunteers, and Team NASA are four of these initiatives.
The Aerospace Advisory Committee’s mission is to promote continuing support and commitment to the space programs and space operations functions being implemented by NASA JSC. Comprised of top leaders in aerospace companies and other interested area industry leaders, the AAC recommends and implements initiatives to support the interests of NASA JSC and the local aerospace community.
The purpose of the group is to have industry leaders discuss the events that are happening in the aerospace community including political events, NASA contracts, future trends, etc. The committee occasionally invites speakers who have relevant information to impart to the group. AAC also supports the other aerospace committees at BAHEP via company participation and funding. Those include Team NASA, Space Center Volunteers, and the Citizens for Space Exploration.
Goals:
Support effective legislative space outreach initiatives
Support JSC aerospace community events
Citizens for Space Exploration is managed by the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. The Citizens for Space Exploration's mission is to promote awareness of the benefits of human exploration of space. Through a multi-state effort, the coalition networks with elected officials, community leaders, and corporate and individual contacts to ensure continued public and political support for major human space programs, particularly America's new vision to explore the Moon, Mars and beyond.
To advocate continuation of funding for human space operations and development each year, the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership (TX), the Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (FL), the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce (AL), and City of Sunnyvale (CA) formed a national coalition in 1992. The Greater Cleveland Partnership joined the organization in 2007.
Today, Citizens for Space Exploration has several hundred members across the nation. These members include municipalities, educational institutions, corporations, professional and civic organizations, and private citizens.
Citizens for Space Exploration has become a credible and reputable organization on the Hill, having visited congressional offices numerous times since its inception to discuss the merits of human space exploration programs from the viewpoint of voting constituents across the U.S.
Space Center Volunteers is a volunteer organization consisting of contract and civil space industry employees working together in the community to improve life on Earth. SCV invites all government and contract employees, families and friends of the Bay Area Houston aerospace community to join us under one banner as we celebrate and demonstrate the generous spirit of our community.
As a team comprised of NASA, contractor and community representatives, Team NASA builds a seamless partnership with JSC to enhance employee, contractor and community activities by providing coordinated planning, organization, communication and a process to review events to determine the overall value to all participants.
For more information on Aerospace Initiatives please contact David Braun.
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