In the 1993 NASA Authorization Act, Congress authorized a new program to support commercial space transportation facilities, known as the Space Transportation Matching Grants (STIM-Grants) Program. The STIM-Grants program enables spaceports to develop infrastructure to improve U.S. space competitiveness in the global marketplace. The grants are administered by Secretary of Transportation, under consultation with the [...]
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Topic Spotlight: the FAA Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants Program
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates Winners of First-Ever Spaceport Infrastructure Grants Awarded by FAA
Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes the recent announcement by the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation that several U.S. spaceports have received funds under the inaugural round of the Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants (STIM-Grants) program. Several Commercial Spaceflight Federation member spaceports received grants as part of the first-year’s $500,000 total allocation, [...]
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Announces Creation and Initial Membership of Spaceports Council
Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is pleased to announce the creation and initial membership of the Spaceports Council, composed of spaceports worldwide who seek to cooperate on issues of common interest such as airspace access, legal and regulatory frameworks, infrastructure, international policy migration, liability, and voluntary common operating standards. The Spaceports Council, which [...]