“The Commercial Spaceflight Federation congratulates the team at Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites for the first powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo today,” said CSF President Michael Lopez-Alegria. “This incredible achievement is the direct result of the hard work and dedication by these two companies, as well as by RocketMotorTwo developer Sierra Nevada Corporation. Because of [...]
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CSF President Michael Lopez-Alegria Statement on First Powered Test Flight of SpaceShipTwo
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 [...]
CSF Commends Sierra Nevada Corporation for the Successful Captive Carry Test of their Dream Chaser Flight Vehicle
Washington D.C. – Today, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced that they had begun their test flights for NASA’s Commercial Crew Development Program with a successful captive carry test of the full scale Dream Chaser Flight Vehicle in Colorado. “The first full scale test flight of the Dream Chaser is a significant achievement for NASA’s Commercial [...]
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 [...]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates SpaceX and NASA on the Successful Launch and Orbital Insertion of the Dragon Capsule
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation congratulates Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and NASA for a successful launch and orbital insertion of the Dragon spacecraft this morning. Dragon was launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket that lifted off from Cape Canaveral, FL and will continue to perform maneuvers and system checks, while maintaining communications at [...]
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes Passage of Legislation to Provide Regulatory Stability to Growing Industry
FAA Learning Period for Spaceflight Regulation Extended Though 2015 Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes Congress’s passage yesterday of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, which includes a key provision granting regulatory stability to the commercial spaceflight industry. The new law’s provision extends a regulatory “learning period” that was created when Congress originally [...]
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Dennis Tito’s Historic Flight
Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 28, 2011 – Ten years ago on April 28, 2001, businessman and entrepreneur Dennis Tito became the first private citizen to pay his own way to travel to space, flying to the International Space Station for an eight day stay before returning safely to Earth. The flight made newspaper headlines around [...]
Commercial Crew Development Round 1 Companies Have Reached Substantial Hardware Milestones In Only 9 Months, New Images & Data Show
Washington, D.C. – Showcasing the potential of commercial crew transportation and commercial fixed-price agreements, five company teams selected by NASA in February 2010 under the $50 million Commercial Crew Development Round One program have built significant working hardware in just nine months, new images and data show. Please click here to download a high-resolution press [...]
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes NASA Announcement of Commercial Lunar Robotic Data Buys & Boost for Google Lunar X PRIZE
Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation strongly welcomes NASA’s announcement earlier this month that the space agency will purchase data generated by innovative lunar robotic missions being prepared by six commercial space companies in pursuit of the Google Lunar X PRIZE, through the space agency’s new $30.1 million Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data program. The [...]