Eleanor Aldrich is currently a consultant for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). From 1988 until July 2005, Ms. Aldrich was the business development representative and director of the Technical Activities Division for AIAA. She is responsible for conception, planning, initiation, and management of the full range of products and services provided by the AIAA and for identifying industry direction and business opportunities in the U.S. commercial space launch industry and the aerospace industry as a whole. Mrs. Aldrich is also responsible for organizing, managing, and promoting over 26 national conferences each year that offer technical exchange between the aerospace and commercial launch industries, government, and academia, and receive active support from aerospace leaders worldwide. She also manages AIAA's 66 national technical committees, which provide aerospace technical expertise, innovative technological programs, and industry technical oversight.