Posted on May 2, 2013, at 6:15 pm .
Commercial Spaceflight Federation President Michael Lopez-Alegria Statement on NASA Contract Extension with Roscosmos
“It is disheartening that we must continue to rely on increasingly expensive Russian vehicles to take our astronauts to the International Space Station. NASA’s commercial cargo program, undertaken in partnership with Orbital Sciences and SpaceX, has been highly successful in creating reliable, cost-effective American cargo delivery to the ISS, and we support NASA’s continued and vigorous work on the follow-on Commercial Crew Program. Unfortunately, limited funding has delayed this program in the past and we strongly urge Congress to provide the necessary appropriations to keep the program on schedule. In difficult economic times, extending the offshoring of American jobs to Russian rocket companies is not a practice the American taxpayers should support.”
Read NASA’s full press release on their crew flight contract extension with the Russian Federal Space Agency here.
Posted on April 11, 2013, at 9:07 am .
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10, 2013 (CSF PR) – Today, the Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomed the strong continued support for commercial spaceflight in NASA’s proposed FY2014 budget.
Commercial Spaceflight Federation President Michael Lopez-Alegria said, “In the latest NASA budget, NASA and the Administration have continued to support a prompt return of American astronauts to the International Space Station on American vehicles. We are encouraged by the support shown for the Commercial Crew Program, which is now in a critical phase as complete crew transportation systems go through design, build and testing.”
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Posted on February 28, 2013, at 12:32 pm .
Washington D.C. (CSF PR) – Participants in the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC-2013), to be held June 3-5 in Broomfield, outside Boulder, Colo., will have a chance to visit local aerospace facilities, attend a NASA-led workshop, and hear more detailed technical sessions than in previous NSRC meetings.
“We expect the 2013 meeting to be the most informative opportunity yet for researchers and educators wishing to fly suborbital experiments in space. Presentation abstracts contributed by the research and education community can be submitted to our web site anytime though March 7,” said meeting convener and program committee chair Alan Stern.
Continue reading ‘NSRC to Feature Facility Tours, Technical Sessions and NASA Workshop’
Posted on January 8, 2013, at 9:42 am .
Washington D.C. (CSF PR) – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation announced today that several companies have joined the organization.
“Interest and activity in commercial spaceflight continue to blossom at both traditional and new space companies,” said CSF President Michael Lopez-Alegria. “It is very satisfying to see the Commercial Spaceflight Federation’s membership expand to include such a preponderance of the players in the commercial space panorama.”
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Posted on January 2, 2013, at 2:51 pm .
Washington D.C. (CSF PR) – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation today thanked Members of Congress for the extension of government risk-sharing for commercial launch companies. A bill to extend the current framework for one year passed the House and Senate in the closing hours of the 112th Congress, and has been sent to the President for signature. The previous law expired on December 31, 2012.
Continue reading ‘Commercial Liability Extension Passes Congress’
Posted on December 21, 2012, at 12:03 pm .
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF), Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), and the Space Foundation are all praising an amendment in the defense bill that removes satellites and related technologies from the U.S. Munitions List, a key move to allow American satellite manufacturers to compete on the world market.
“This is a remarkable success, achieved by a coalition that included industry, researchers and the foreign policy community. By rationalizing export controls, Congress has simultaneously improved our national security and created an environment that will keep high-tech jobs here in America,” stated Michael Lopez-Alegria, President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
Posted on December 18, 2012, at 5:47 pm .
By Douglas Messier
Parabolic Arc Managing Editor
Satellite export reform is included in the final version of the $633 million defense bill agreed to in conference by House and Senate leaders on Tuesday. Speaking the same day in Mojave, Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) Chairman Stu Witt said the federation would help lead the effort for additional measures next year.
Continue reading ‘Satellite Export Reform Included in Defense Bill as CSF Chairman Vows to Continue Fight in 2013′
Posted on December 9, 2012, at 9:14 am .
Michael Lopez-Alegria
President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation“Conquering the space frontier requires leadership at NASA and a partnership between commercial companies and governments,” stated CSF President Michael Lopez-Alegria. “I’m thrilled to see the Golden Spike announcement, which harnesses space leaders with years of experience to launch an exciting new private space venture. In the last few years we’ve learned that commercial space, by speaking to the dreams and aspirations of people around the world, can create new excitement for space travel, bringing us ever closer to our shared goal of sustainably extending human activity beyond Earth.”
Continue reading ‘Praise for the Golden Spike Company’s Plan’
Posted on November 20, 2012, at 12:09 pm .
Michael Lopez-Alegria
Washington D.C. (CSF PR) – On Monday, November 19, the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation announced that Michael Lopez-Alegria, President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation would be the vice-chair of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC).
COMSTAC provides information, advice and recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration on all matters related to U.S. commercial space transportation.
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Posted on October 30, 2012, at 5:25 am .
Washington D.C. (CSF PR) – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul from the University of Florida to the Suborbital Applications Researchers Group (SARG). Dr. Paul has an extensive background in molecular genetics with a specific interest in the applications of space-based research to study adaptive responses in an environment that is outside of the subject’s terrestrial norm. She is currently a Research Associate Professor in the University of Florida’s Genetics Institute.
Continue reading ‘Molecular Geneticist Join SARG’
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