Information Papers
A paper that provides information to external audiences and provides educational and informational material with no formal recommendation.  Those papers are only approved at the Sections, Technical and/or Program Committees' level. They are not representing the AIAA position.

Policy Papers Guidelines

Any AIAA member may initiate AIAA policy papers including representatives from AIAA Sections, Technical and/or Program Committees, and the Public Policy Committee.

Following are AIAA's public policy information papers in chronological order: 

2010

• A National Strategy Is Required to Address Obstacles to Sustainable Alternative Aviation Fuels: An AIAA Information Paper
• An Actionable Strategy for Business and General Aviation: An AIAA Information Paper
• Enabling U.S. Leadership of Human Spaceflight: An AIAA Information Paper
• Essential Capabilities for Operational Climate Change Monitoring
• Increasing Emphasis and Funding for Technology and Engineering in STEM: An AIAA Information Paper
• Leveraging Aerospace Capabilities for Climate Monitoring: An AIAA Information Paper
• Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing a World-Class Aerospace Workforce: An AIAA Information Paper
• The Impact of Export Controls on the Domestic Aerospace Industry: An AIAA Information Paper

2009

• Advancing and Applying Aerospace Technology to Protect the Global Environment: An AIAA Information Paper
• An Actionable Strategy for Aeronautics Research is Required to Maintain American Leadership: An AIAA Information Paper
• Aviation’s Role in Minimizing Environmental Impacts: An AIAA Information Paper
• Establishing and Sustaining Robust DOD Science and Technology R&D Funding: An AIAA Information Paper
• Increasing Emphasis and Funding for Technology and Engineering in STEM: An AIAA information Paper
• Meeting ISS Cargo and Crew Sustainment Needs: An AIAA Information Paper
• Recapturing American Leadership in Space Life and Physical Sciences: An AIAA Information Paper
• Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing a World-Class Aerospace Workforce: An AIAA Information Paper
• Sustaining Human Spaceflight Leadership: An AIAA Information Paper
• The Impact of Export Controls on the Domestic Aerospace Industry: An AIAA Information Paper
• The U.S. Must Create Energy Independence Through Investments in Alternate Fuels and Improvements in Energy Efficiency: An AIAA Information Paper

2007

• Critical Need for Continuing Operation of U.S. National Wind Tunnel Facilities
• Robust Implementation of Lunar Settlements with Commercial and International Enterprise [Moon Base 2015]

2006

• Critical Need for Investment in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

2004

• Recommended Government Actions to Address Critical U.S. Space Logistics Needs

2002

• Ability of the United States Defense Industrial Base to Effectively Meet Our Current and Future National Security Requirements
• Addressing the Comet and Asteriod Impact Threat: A Next Step
• Ensuring National Security Through Federal Support of Defense Science and Technology

1999

• Export Control Policy and the U.S. Satellite Industry
• Orbital Debris Hazards and Mitigation Strategies  

1995

• Responding to the Potential Threat of a Near-Earth-Object Impact
• Space Nuclear Power: Key to Outer Solar System Exploration
• The New National Wind Tunnel Complex
• U.S. General Aviation System: Potential for Growth

1983

• Global Implications of Space Activities: An Agenda for Action