The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is a trade association representing nearly 340 high-technology manufacturers and suppliers in the aerospace and defense industry. It advocates for policies and investments that bolster innovation and economic growth within the space sector, influencing regulations and developments affecting the U.S. space industrial base and workforce. AIA's Space Division is a prominent advocate for the American space industry, its supply chain, and workforce, working with policymakers to make critical decisions about space systems.
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Mike Mueller is the President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.
The Aerospace Industries Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers co-authored a 2025 supply chain study that identified optical intersatellite links as one of nine highly specialized components facing a serious lack of production capacity.
In early 2025, the Aerospace Industries Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers published a study identifying nine categories of highly specialized components with a serious production capacity deficit in the space manufacturing supply chain.
The MLBR project has support from the Brazilian Aerospace Industries Association.
The MLBR project receives support from the Brazilian Aerospace Industries Association (AIAB).
The Aerospace Industries Association identified domestic manufacturing capacity, small business innovation gaps, workforce depth, and supply chain resilience as structural vulnerabilities in its 2026 Space Priorities release.
The Aerospace Industries Association and Kearney found that nearly 60% of aerospace and defense companies are actively exploring domestic manufacturing repatriation as a supply chain resilience strategy.
The Aerospace Industries Association's 2026 Space Priorities made supply chain resilience a named national priority.
The Aerospace Industries Association views the 2027 NASA budget as the beginning of the end for the traditional cost-plus model of the Space Launch System.
The Aerospace Industries Association and PwC U.S. released an analysis finding that the U.S. space industrial base has not kept pace with industry growth.
Amber McIntyre is Senior Director of Civil Space at the Aerospace Industries Association and previously held roles at NASA, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, and the Executive Office of the Vice President.
Industry attrition rates climbed to 7.1% in 2022 from just 4.3% in 2017 according to the 2022 Aerospace Industries Association and AIAA Workforce Study.
Mike Mueller is the President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC).
Savannah Horton worked on the Aerospace Industries Association communications team before becoming a consultant at Guidehouse.
Karina Perez Molina is a co-founder of the Zed Factor Fellowship and a director at the Aerospace Industries Association.
Before Aerojet Rocketdyne, Frank Slazer served as the Vice President for Space Systems at the Aerospace Industries Association for eight years.
The Aerospace Industries Association supported Bill Nelson’s nomination to lead NASA.
The Aerospace Industries Association, Commercial Spaceflight Federation, and Satellite Industry Association sent a 2021-03-09 letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo asking the Commerce Department to commit to continued support and funding for the Office of Space Commerce.
The Aerospace Industries Association, Commercial Spaceflight Federation, and Satellite Industry Association called for the Commerce Department to fund the Office of Space Commerce at a level reflective of its critical role supporting the space industry.
Aerospace Industries Association president and CEO Eric Fanning supports extending Section 3610 because it provides industry a lifeline that helps aerospace and defense employees continue to access worksites and support NASA and national security programs.