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Aerospace Week is an event which celebrates
National Aerospace Week
(NASA)
National Aerospace Week
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Aerospace Week is an event which celebrates aerospace
Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space. Aerospace activity is very diverse, with a multitude of commercial, industrial and military applications. Aerospace engineering consists of aeronautics and ast ...
in the United States. It was established in 2010, and has been celebrated by various government and private organizations, including NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
NASA was established in 1958, succeedin ...
and the U.S. Department of Commerce. National Aerospace Week was established by an agreement between the U.S. Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washin ...
in conjunction with the Aerospace Industries Association
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is an American trade association representing manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military, and business aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, space systems, aircraft engines, missiles, material, and relate ...
. In late 2010 a resolution supporting National Aerospace Week passed both houses of U.S. congress.
In 2012 NAW was held from September 16–22, 2012.
In 2013 the NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden
Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born August 19, 1946) is a former Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and a former astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.
He graduated from the United States Naval A ...
noted the National Aerospace Week.
In 2014, the National Aerospace Week was held Sept. 14-20, 2014. During that week the Governor of the U.S. State of Utah honored the aerospace industry at a luncheon. In 2014 the United States secretary of commerce issued a statement for National Aerospace Week.
Aerospace Week was once again recognized by the U.S Department of Commerce in 2017 through a letter from Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. (born November 28, 1937) is an American businessman who served as the 39th United States Secretary of Commerce from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Ross was previously chairman and chief executive officer ...
.
In addition to aerospace week, NASA also celebrates National Aviation Day, which was established in the 1939.
See also
*Paris Air Show
The Paris Air Show (french: Salon international de l'aéronautique et de l'espace de Paris-Le Bourget, Salon du Bourget) is a trade fair and air show held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in north Paris, France. Organized by the Frenc ...
* National Aviation Day
References
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National Aerospace Week
(NASA)
National Aerospace Week
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