Space: Stimulating Economic Growth Today and Tomorrow

Aerospace industry leaders will meet on July 27 to discuss how the development of space technology has stimulated the national and global economy, and how space technology can drive future economic growth.

The half-day event, “Space: Stimulating Economic Growth Today and Tomorrow,” will feature panelists from an array of private space technology companies, analyzing the past, present, and future effects of space technology development on the national and world economy. Organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the discussion is free and open to the public, and takes place on Monday, July 27, at 1:00 p.m., in the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Hearing Room, Room 235, Russell Senate Office Building, 1st & C Sts. NE, Washington, D.C.