Commercial Spaceflight Federation

Commercial Spaceflight Federation Bretton Alexander, President Presented to: 49 th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium March 31, 2011

About the Commercial Spaceflight Federation
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is the industry association of leading businesses and organizations working to make commercial human spaceflight a reality.
Our mission:
Promote the development of commercial human spaceflight
Pursue ever higher levels of safety
Share best practices and expertise throughout the industry
About the Federation:
Represent over 40 member organizations
Developers, operators, suppliers and launch sites for Suborbital and Orbital human spaceflight

NASA Authorization Act of 2010
Authorizes commercial crew development for the first time…
Makes commercial the primary way NASA will get astronauts to the ISS…
Provides real funding for commercial crew development…
Funds completion of COTS commercial cargo development and purchase of services…
Transitions LEO to Commercial, Allowing NASA to Explore Beyond

Existing Launch Systems

Spacecraft Hardware Under Way

Multiple Markets

Contact Information c John Gedmark Executive Director [email_address] Commercial Spaceflight Federation 1725 I St. NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 United States of America 202-349-1121 www.commercialspaceflight.com Matt Isakowitz Associate Director [email_address] c Bretton Alexander President [email_address]

Commercial Spaceflight Federation

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