
The Annual Aviation, Aerospace and UAS Legislative Reception held on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, was an enormous success.
Thank you to everyone in attendance!
Thank you to our Legislative Host Committee
Senator John Cosgrove
Senator Bill DeSteph
Senator Ghazala Hashmi
Senator Lynwood Lewis
Delegate Terry Austin
Delegate Barry Knight
Delegate Danny Marshall
Delegate David Reid
Delegate Mark Sickles
Delegate Shelly Simonds
Thank you to Governor Glenn Youngkin and Lt. Governor Winsome Sears

Partners
Virginia Department of Aviation
Virginia Innovative Partnership Corporation | VIPC
NASA—Langley Research Center & Wallops Flight Facility
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Diamond
SAIC
Virginia Space & Va Space Flight Academy
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Gold
Aurora Flight Sciences / Boeing
NEXTGEN Aviators
Old Dominion University - VISA
Shannon Air Museum
Signature Flight Support
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Silver
Averett University
Delta Airport Consultants
NEXTGEN Aviators
Science Systems & Applications, Inc - SSAI
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Virginia State University
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Thank you to our Volunteers from these Virginia Education Programs
Liberty University - School of Aeronautics
Aaron Wilson, Professor of Aviation, LU
Students from Liberty University
USAF Auxiliary, Virginia Wing, Civil Air Patrol
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Bronze
Analytic Mechanics Applications - AMA
ATA, LLC
Danville Community College
Hampton Economic Development
NIA - National Institute of Aerospace
Northrup Grumman
Rocket Lab USA
TRUWEATHER Solutions
Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society
Virginia AeroSpace Business Association
Virginia Economical Development Partnership
Winchester Regional Airport
WING
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Friends of the VABA
Apogee Strategic Partners, LLC
Austin Electrical Construction
Dinwiddie Airport & Industrial Authority
Eden & Associates
Metis Technology Solutions, Inc.
Nexutech, LLC
Richard Bland College
Talbert & Bright
Technology Advancement Group - TAG
Washington Airports Task Force
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Drone Coordinator : Jay Willmott
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Photography credits: Brian Williamson
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
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VIPC
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