“Today’s announcement by the Inspiration Mars Foundation is as exciting as the project is ambitious,” stated CSF President Michael Lopez-Alegria. “This philanthropic effort shares some of the fundamental values of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, including the belief that innovation and inspiration can be created by all Americans. We look forward to following the Foundation’s progress [...]
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CSF President Michael Lopez-Alegria Statement on the Announcement of the Inspiration Mars Foundation
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates the Mars Science Laboratory Team
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation applauds the team of explorers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, industry, and throughout NASA, that has successfully delivered the Curiosity rover to the surface of Mars. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) landed on the Martian surface at 1:31AM ET today after launching from Cape Canaveral in November. “Curiosity [...]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Highlights Some Recent Achievements in the Commercial Space Industry
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation released the following statement from President Michael Lopez-Alegria today. “This has been an incredible couple of weeks for the companies in the commercial spaceflight industry. Our members are working toward a common goal of opening spaceflight up to the public and expanding NASA’s reach, which will create high-tech [...]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates SpaceX for the Successful Completion of the COTS Demonstration
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation congratulates SpaceX for the completion of its Commercial Orbital Transportation System demonstration with the successful splashdown of the Dragon capsule today. Dragon departed the Station this morning and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, carrying over 1,000lbs of cargo from the International Space Station. SpaceX’s Dragon capsule launched [...]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates SpaceX on their Historic Achievement
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation congratulates SpaceX and NASA for the successful berthing of the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station today. NASA gave the green light for final approach after Dragon successfully demonstrated approach, pause and abort maneuvers, and other systems performance checks. SpaceX is the first private company in history [...]
Masten Space Systems Achieves First-Ever VTVL Midair Engine Relight Milestone on Path to Space
Masten Space Systems, based at the Mojave Spaceport in California, demonstrated yesterday the ability to successfully relight the engine of a VTVL (vertical-takeoff vertical-landing) vehicle in midair. This marks the first-ever midair relight for any VTVL rocket-powered vehicle. “We’re extremely excited and very proud to announce that we now have in-air re-light capability,” stated CEO [...]
Five Years After SpaceShipOne’s Historic X PRIZE Flight, New Challenges Await
Five years ago on October 4, 2004, the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE for commercial spaceflight was won when SpaceShipOne completed a pair of back-to-back flights to space. With pilot Brian Binnie at the controls, the prize-winning flight of SpaceShipOne made the front pages of newspapers worldwide, and marked a key milestone in the growth [...]
Where to Find Older News
Press releases from before June 2009 can be found at the “Press Releases” section of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation website, under the “News” menu option at the top of the page. Thank you!