> “There is more than we can handle right now,” he said, describing those who have come forward to lend their expertise as running the gamut from “people that have 30-plus years at NASA” to “nontraditional members from the tech community.”
Who exactly are these "nontraditional members from the tech community"? What does that even mean?
the previous paragraph says "scores of members of the 30,000-strong AIAA — drawn from aerospace contractors, government agencies, think tanks and startups" - so I'd assume the nontraditional members from the tech community are members from the AIAA.