Washington, D.C. – Commercial Spaceflight Federation President Michael Lopez-Alegria will deliver a keynote address at the SATELLITE 2014 Satellite Finance Forum on Monday, March 10th at 11:30 AM in Washington, D.C. The address is entitled “Birth of an Industry: Taking Commercial Spaceflight from Science Fiction to Business Viability.” SATELLITE 2014 is the premier professional gathering […]
CSF Applauds NASA’s Proposed FY 2015 Budget
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes NASA’s FY 2015 budget proposal and its continued support for commercial spaceflight. “With the proposed budget, the Administration continues to communicate the importance of having a strong national space program that can further our presence in space and benefit life here on Earth,” stated CSF President Michael […]
This Week to See Key Commercial Spaceflight Regulation Discussions
Washington D.C. – Commercial Spaceflight Federation President Michael Lopez-Alegria will be speaking at the Federal Aviation Administration’s Commercial Space Transportation (CST) Conference Thursday, February 6th at 9:30am. The FAA CST conference will be held February 5-6 and will bring together industry representatives to discuss a number of commercial spaceflight policy questions. Lopez-Alegria is currently vice-chair […]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Applauds Passage of Bill Providing Funding for Commercial Programs and Renewal of Government Risk-Sharing
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation thanks the Members of the House of Representatives for the passage of H.R. 3547 today. The bill provides critical funding for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and extends government risk-sharing for U.S. commercial launch companies until December 31, 2016. The previous law that provided this risk-sharing expired on December […]
CSF President Michael Lopez-Alegria Will Participate in the Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting January 13
Washington D.C. – Commercial Spaceflight Federation President Michael Lopez-Alegria will be participating in the Transportation Research Board’s 93rd Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. at 1:30pm ET at the Omni Shoreham on January 13. Lopez-Alegria will be the first speaker in a panel moderated by Patti Grace Smith entitled “Research to Reality” and will give a brief industry […]
CSF President Michael Lopez-Alegria Statement on Extension of the ISS
Washington D.C. – Commercial Spaceflight Federation President Michael Lopez-Alegria statement on today’s White House approval to extend International Space Station operations to 2024: “The International Space Station is the crown jewel of NASA’s human spaceflight program. This extension comes at a critical time and paves the way for the ISS to fulfill its extensive and multifaceted potential – […]
CSF Welcomes New Executive and Associate Members
Washington D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is pleased to announce the addition of seven new member organizations. The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority joins as the 18th Executive Member. New Associate Members include Ares Corporation, Colorado Space Coalition, Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, QinetiQ North America, Satwest, and Space Coast Spaceflight Alliance. “The unprecedented […]
CSF Welcomes Steve Heck to SARG
Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is excited to announce that Steve Heck will be joining its Suborbital Applications Researcher’s Group. Steve served as a Command Pilot in the United States Air Force where he amassed over 2700 hours of jet flight time and holds two world flight records. Since 1996, Steve has taught […]
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates Blue Origin for a Successful Engine Test
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 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 […]