AIAA HOLDS SUCCESSFUL 2009 CONGRESSIONAL VISITS DAY PROGRAM

摘要

This year's Congressional Visits Day program, held on 17-18 March, drew 160 members from 27 states to Washington, DC, to meet with their elected representatives and discuss matters of vital importance to the American aerospace community. Through over 150 meetings with congressional decision makers, AIAA members discussed:rn1. The need for the United States to begin increasing the use of alternative fuels in aerospace and improve systems technologies, as ways to increase American energy independence, while also minimizing the environmental "footprint" of aerospace.