Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation congratulates the team at Blue Origin for their successful full mission static firing of the BE-3 liquid hydrogen rocket engine. In a test at the company’s West Texas test facility, the BE-3 engine demonstrated deep throttle, full power, long-duration and restart operations. The BE-3 is the first large […]
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates Blue Origin for a Successful Engine Test
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Heralds U.S. Resurgence in the Commercial Satellite Launch Market
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation congratulates SpaceX for the successful launch of their Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida and for the deployment of the SES-8 telecommunications satellite in its intended geostationary orbit. This was the seventh consecutive launch of the Falcon 9 family, the second launch […]
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Hails Innovative National Space Transportation Policy
Washington D.C. – Yesterday, the White House released the highly anticipated National Space Transportation Policy to guide the government’s use of space. The Commercial Spaceflight Federation applauds the clear vision of this Policy, which includes strong continued support for the use of competitive commercial space services. The Policy emphasizes the importance of America’s leadership in […]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Supports S. 1753 to Extend Government-Industry Risk-Sharing Regime
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation strongly supports S. 1753 to extend government risk-sharing for U.S. commercial launch companies for three years. Current law that provides risk-sharing for these companies is set to expire in less than two months, on December 31, 2013. The bill, introduced by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, […]
CEO of Mojave Air & Space Port to Testify before House Subcommittee on Space
Washington D.C. – The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Space will hold a hearing on commercial space tomorrow at 10:00 AM ET at the Rayburn House Office Building. Stuart Witt, the CEO and General Manager of the Mojave Air & Space Port, is among the witnesses to testify on the progress […]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates ULA for Successful Launch of MAVEN
Washington D.C. — The Commercial Spaceflight Federation congratulates the team at United Launch Alliance and NASA for their successful launch of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft today. The MAVEN mission launched aboard a ULA Atlas V 401 rocket today at 1:28 PM ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida and the spacecraft was successfully […]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates Sierra Nevada Corporation on Dream Chaser’s Approach and Landing Test
Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation applauds the team at Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems for the successful flight test of their Dream Chaser Engineering Test Article (ETA) at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. The first ever Dream Chaser approach and landing test was conducted to historic Runway 22, the same runway where […]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates Paragon SDC on its Partnership with World View®
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation congratulates Executive Member Paragon Space Development Corporation on its partnership with World View Enterprises, Inc. Paragon will be the primary vehicle developer of the space-qualified capsule, which will use a high-altitude balloon to lift participants to a height of 30km for several hours before gliding back to Earth. […]
CSF President Will Participate in ‘Ask Me Anything’ on Reddit on October 7th to Celebrate World Space Week 2013
On October 7th starting at 2pm ET, in the spirit of World Space Week, CSF President Michael Lopez-Alegria will answer questions in the popular interview series “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit, a site with 50 million visitors a month. AMA subjects have run the gamut from celebrities such as Woody Harrelson and Seth MacFarlane to political leaders […]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates SpaceX On a Successful Launch
Washington D.C. — The Commercial Spaceflight Federation applauds the hard work of the entire SpaceX team in preparation for today’s successful launch of their upgraded Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 v1.1, powered by the advanced Merlin 1D engines, successfully deployed the Cascade, Smallsat, and Ionospheric Polar […]