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CORPORATE MEMBERS
PARTNERS
The Aerospace Corporation
Analytical
Graphics, Inc.
Arianespace,
Inc.
ATK
Thiokol
BAE
Systems
Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
The
Boeing Company
Booz Allen
Hamilton
Computer
Sciences
Corporation
Eastman
Kodak Company
Florida
Space Authority
GE
Johnson Construction
Company
General
Dynamics
Harris
Corporation
Holland & Hart
LLP
Imaginova
Integral
Systems, Inc.
Lockheed
Martin Corporation
Network
Appliance, Inc.
Northrop
Grumman
Orbital
Sciences Corporation
Raytheon
Company
Spectrum
Astro, Inc.
Swales
Aerospace
United
Space Alliance
PATRONS
Aerojet
Alcon
Corporation
Analex
AT&T
Government Markets
AXA
Space
Cisco Systems,
Global Defense, Space and Security
CMC
Electronics Cincinnati
CSP Associates, Inc.
DFI
International
EcoQuest
International
Greater
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Honeywell
Space Systems
Infinite
Links
Inmarsat
ITT Industries
ManTech
International Corporation
MicroSat
Systems
Orbital
Sciences Corporation
Outlast
Technologies
Pratt & Whitney
Space Propulsion
SpaceVest
Stellar
Solutions
Tempur-Pedic
Titan
Corporation
Valador,
Inc.
X-1R
Corporation
SPACE FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Higginbotham,
SpaceVest,
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable
Robert S. Walker, Wexler & Walker Public Policy
Associates,
VICE CHAIRMAN
Dr. Jaleh Daie,
Aurora Equity LLC, TREASURER
Gen Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF (Ret),
Booz Allen
Hamilton
SECRETARY
Dr. William F. Ballhaus, Jr.,
The
Aerospace Corporation
Dr. Guion S. Bluford, Jr.,
Aerospace Technology Group
Wes Bush, Northrop
Grumman Space Technology
Lou Dobbs,
CNN,
Lou Dobbs Moneyline
Gen. Howell Estes III, USAF (Retired),
Howell Estes & Associates, Inc.
William MacDonald 'Mac' Evans, Former President,
Canadian
Space Agency
Paul Graziani,
Analytical
Graphics, Inc.
Marc L. Holtzman,
University
of Denver
Lon C. Levin,
XM
Satellite Radio; Mobile
Satellite Ventures
Richard P. MacLeod,
Space
Foundation
Joanne Maguire, Lockheed
Martin Space Systems Company
Michael I. Mott,
The
Boeing Company – NASA Systems
Gen. John 'Pete' L. Piotrowski USAF (Retired), Science
Applications International Corp.
VADM Richard H. Truly, USN (Retired),
National
Renewable Energy Lab
Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Hayden
Planetarium
Rose Center for Earth & Science
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
William B. Tutt,
Tutco, LLC
DIRECTORS EMERITUS
Robert Anderson,
Rockwell
The Honorable Kenneth Kramer,
U.S.
Court of Veterans Appeals
The Honorable Jaime Oaxaca, U.S. Mexico Foundation
for Science
Dr. Simon Ramo,
Northrop
Grumman
HONORARY BOARD
MEMBERS
Norman R. Augustine
CAPT James A. Lovell, Jr., USN (Retired)
Gen Bernard A. Schriever, USAF (Retired)
LIFE DIRECTORS
The Honorable E.C. "Pete" Aldridge
James M. Beggs
CAPT Eugene A. Cernan, USN (Retired)
The Honorable Don Fuqua
The Honorable Jake Garn
James B. Hayes
Donovan B. Hicks
Bill Hudson
Sam F. Iacobellis
W. Bruce Kopper
The Honorable Bill Nelson
Richard D. O'Connor
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Report from Washington
Brian E. Chase
Vice President, Washington Operations
As of this writing, Congress has nearly completed
action on the FY 2005 federal budget. What is no longer
in question, however, is NASA's funding, which ended
up at virtually the original administration request
of $16.2 billion – a far cry from the massive
cuts proposed earlier in the year.
Credit for this success goes to the White House (which
has continued to aggressively support the new Vision
for Exploration behind the scenes); a bipartisan House "whip
team" including representatives Tom DeLay (R-TX),
Dave Weldon (R-FL), Bud Cramer (D-AL), John Culberson
(R-TX), Tom Feeney (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lamar
Smith (R-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), and Robert Aderholt
(R-AL), among others; and bipartisan Senate advocates,
including senators Ted Stevens (R-AK), Kay Bailey Hutchison
(R-TX), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Richard Shelby (R-AL),
Sam Brownback (R-KS), and Mary Landrieu (D-LA). The
Space Foundation is proud to be a major partner in
the Coalition for Space Exploration, which also played
a significant role in moving the Vision forward during
the budget process.
While NASA and Department of Defense space programs
occupied most of the attention in the Washington space
community, commercial space legislation has been debated
as well, albeit less visibly than NASA. The Space Foundation
continues to push for the creation of a stable, predictable
regulatory environment for the emerging suborbital
space industry and, as of this writing, the House had
passed H.R. 5382 to do just that. However, the Senate
has not yet acted on the legislation, and it is uncertain
if they will do so during a possible December session.
Additionally, legislation extending space launch indemnification
for five years (H.R. 5245) passed the House and Senate
and is expected to be signed by the president.
Planning is also underway for Congressional Space
Power Caucus activities for 2005, including staff delegation
trips to the 21st National Space Symposium and Strategic
Space 2005, a "National Security Space 101" forum
for Capitol Hill staff, and continuing a breakfast
series with members of Congress and leading Department
of Defense space officials. The Caucus is a critical
link to ensure members of Congress and their staffs
have the latest information on national security space
priorities.
Given the Space Foundation's increased focus on the
space policy process, we will be issuing our first
legislative agenda early in 2005. This agenda will
include civil, national security, and commercial space
policy priorities we believe are critical for our national
policymakers to address and will guide our actions
in the Washington office.
Report from the Cape
Jim Banke
Vice President, Florida Operations
Director, Coalition for Space Exploration
Coalition Looks Forward to 2005
The Coalition for Space Exploration officially wrapped
up its planned activities for 2004 having reached more
than 50 million people with a message of support for
the Vision for Space Exploration.
Through advertising on radio and in newspapers, writing
letters and columns, collecting names via an online
petition, sponsoring a key Gallup Poll and making personal
visits to cities around the nation, the Coalition found
support and excitement for NASA's plans to return the
space shuttle to flight, finish assembly of the international
space station and then use that experience to return
to the Moon and continue on to Mars and beyond.
Although our Gallup Poll found 70 percent of Americans
support the elements of the Vision, the Coalition hopes
to improve that number in 2005 and is making plans
for a full calendar year's worth of activities. Our
first big event is planned for late January as the
Coalition supports NASA's first Exploration Conference,
to be held at Walt Disney World.
Policy and Public Affairs
Steve Eisenhart
Senior Vice President, Policy & Public Affairs
Look for a new Policy and Issues page, set to debut
in early December on the Space Foundation’s Web
site. The page provides convenient reference to testimony,
legislative information, commission reports, links
to government space organizations and a range of policy
information.
Political leaders led by Colorado Lt. Gov. Jane Norton
will participate in the Colorado Space Rendezvous,
scheduled for Dec. 8 at the Colorado History Museum
in Denver. With Congress returning to Washington, we
are pleased to be joined by representatives of the
Colorado delegation, including the offices of Sen.
Wayne Allard and Rep. Mark Udall, to take part in the
program’s concluding panel “A Capitol View—Perspectives
from Washington.” Policy and economic issues
will be addressed during the daylong Rendezvous program.
For a complete schedule of panels and speakers and
to register, visit the Colorado Space Rendezvous Web site.
Third Annual Space
Career Fair, April 5, 2005
Patricia Arnold, Ph.D.
Vice President, Education & Workforce Development
Once again it is time to start planning for the Space
Career Fair, conducted during the 21st National
Space Symposium held at the Broadmoor
Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 4-8,
2005.
Three years ago, in response to the space industry’s
need to attract top young talent, the Space
Foundation provided college students a jumpstart
on their professional careers by conducting a College
Career Fair at the 19th National Space Symposium. Our
industry customers were extremely impressed with the
high quality of students attending the Fair during
the past two years. Many companies hired students on
the spot.
Undergraduate and graduate college students, pursuing
any major, including science, technology, engineering,
mathematics, and business administration, are welcome
and encouraged to attend this year’s Space
Career Fair and explore the possibility of working
within the space industry. The event is free to all
eligible college students with a valid college I.D.
Students from more than 500 colleges, universities
and special engineering and technical programs are
invited to attend.
To meet the demands of our industry customers, this
year the Space
Career Fair has been expanded to include transitioning
military, and entry-level aerospace personnel. All
participants will have access to the space industry’s
largest trade show and the Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Exhibit Center,
plus the opportunity for a networking lunch. Registrants
will also be able to e-mail their resumes to participating
companies prior to the event for a pre-scheduled interview.
Space industry leaders from across the country will
provide career counseling, industry briefings, company
overviews, and one-on-one interviews. Sponsoring organizations
receive a special interviewing area, distribution of
company literature during the event, an exhibit booth
in the Career Pavilion and other benefits. A number
of corporations are already signing up to be sponsors
and partake in the Career Fair Exhibits.
The Space Career Fair is one of the most meaningful
and critical events for addressing the difficulties
the space industry is experiencing in attracting high
quality personnel. It is a one-of-a-kind opportunity
for participants to be in a powerful, concentrated
environment learning of new space jobs being created
requiring both technical and non-technical expertise.
If your company has not yet registered to sponsor
the Career Fair, contact Dr.
Patty Arnold, or Jonathan
Ogg or call the Space
Foundation at (719) 576-8000 while space is still
available.
21st National Space
Symposium will be biggest ever
Elizabeth Y. Wagner
Vice President, Strategic Partnership Development & Corporate
Sales
All signs point to the 21st
National Space Symposium on Apr. 4-7, 2005 being
our biggest symposium ever, leveraging the growth
and prestige of previous years, and continuing the
tradition of excellence that has set the event apart
from the significant number of other space-related
shows.
The Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Exhibit
Center has been sold out for several weeks, but a few
sponsorships are still available. Please contact elizabeth@spacefoundation.org for
information.
The Broadmoor Hotel has already sold out, but they
are taking names for a wait list. With over 6,500 space
professionals from around the world expected to attend,
those who do not have a room may want to secure lodging
at a nearby hotel before the end of the year. Please
visit the 21st National Space Symposium Web site for
a list of hotels and other details about the event.
The National Space Symposium, held each year in Colorado
Springs, draws the most senior space executives from
the civil, commercial and national security sectors.
Program highlights include a spectacular opening ceremony,
which features the presentation of Space Foundation
awards including the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach
Award, Space Achievement Award, and the Education Achievement
Award. The four-day event concludes with the Space
Technology Hall of Fame dinner.
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Come Together
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If this year’s presidential election proved
anything, it is that people of equal good will
and intelligence can come to very different
conclusions about how to solve a problem. Regardless
of how you feel about John Kerry or George
W. Bush, we owe both candidates and both parties
a heartfelt “thank you” for their dedicated
pursuit of a better America, as they see it,
and for a spirited campaign that engaged more
citizens in the democratic process of voting
than ever before. When we all get involved,
our country is stronger.
The same can be said of our space programs.
People of equal intelligence and good will
can come to very different conclusions about
how to run a space agency, how to build a satellite,
how to get into orbit, or the tempo and technologies
for exploring our solar system or militarizing
space. Yet, the more who are involved, the
better the outcome is likely to be.
The nation’s new Vision for Space Exploration
is a good case in point. When unveiled at NASA
headquarters by President Bush just over 10
months ago, the Vision was pronounced dead
on arrival by the political pundits, and a
spot survey by USA Today seemed to validate
that conclusion. But in a rare show of unity,
the task of moving the Vision forward was taken
up by virtually the entire space community.
The results of this “coming together” speak
for themselves:
- Despite the conventional wisdom that said
Americans would not rally behind this Vision,
especially with the distractions of a stale
economy and a global war on terrorism, citizen
support for the Vision now stands at nearly
70 percent according to a recent Gallup Poll.
- Despite the conventional wisdom that said
Congress would gut the program, NASA and
the Administration received virtually everything
they asked for from Congressional budgeters.
- Despite the conventional wisdom that said
the program would take forever to get off
the ground, last week NASA awarded a potpourri
of Vision contracts to a diverse mix of contractors,
universities, innovators and consultants
across the nation.
This has been “business unusual” for our industry.
I remember sitting alongside Space Frontier Foundation
executive director Rick Tumlinson – with whom
I rarely agree on anything other than motorcycles – during
the President’s announcement. We both knew that
the Vision was something we had to support. And
we both went back to our organizations to do
so in our own ways.
In fact more than100 nonprofit organizations
in the United States have “space” in their
name or as their mission – and that does not
count multiple-organization organizations like
the National Space Society or Students for
the Exploration and Development of Space, whose
operations include dozens of independent chapters.
Normally most of these organizations have an
issue, sector or geographic focus and at any
one time are working on very different agendas.
But for the past 10 months the Vision for Space
Exploration has been a common thread. We have
worked together informally, and through partnerships
and working groups like the Coalition for Space
Exploration, the Space Exploration Alliance
and the Aviation & Space Stakeholders’ group.
Even the highly competitive contractor community
has been able to band together and pool resources
via the Coalition.
The results speak for themselves – public
support and Congressional support. The impact
in less than one year is particularly striking
when contrasted to the lingering cancer of
U.S. satellite export controls and the hammering
that crucial Air Force space programs like
space-based radar and transformational communications
satellites took on the Hill this year.
Other industries have long understood this
need for unity and clout in order to captivate
public opinion and achieve results in Washington.
Again, regardless of your position on their
issues, one cannot argue with the fact that
focused, well-resourced and powerful organizations
like the National Rifle Association or AARP
are generally successful. This does not mean
that the space industry cannot be well served
by a hundred small organizations. Indeed, our
collaboration in support of the Vision through
2004 proved that we CAN work in this model
and that there may even be some benefit in
being as diverse as we are strong.
What is required is that we remain committed – to
space, to our customers, and to one another.
As the President said in announcing the Vision, “This
is a journey, not a race.” If we return to
our old patterns of dueling agendas and short-term
focus, the way ahead will be turbulent. If
we retain our strategic focus and build upon
the synergies that characterized 2004, there
is no limit to what we can accomplish – in
civil space, commercial space, national security
space and education.
Elliot G. Pulham
President &
Chief Executive Officer
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Space Awareness Success
Kevin C. Cook
Director, Space Awareness Programs
Space
Certification Program
X-1R unveils new products and packaging
Program partner X-1R
Corporation introduced new aftermarket packaging
at the AAPEX SHOW Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nev.,
Nov. 2-5, 2004. X-1R revamped its packaging including
proprietary molds for a new 16-ounce “fuel
pump” bottle, “round” quart bottle
and innovative sleeve labeling. X-1R also unveiled
its impulse line of products, which includes a patented
magnetized dipstick wiper for easy storage in engine
compartments, and two-ounce products that increase
octane and clean fuel systems.
The new products attracted major U.S. and international
buyers including Wal-Mart International, Advance Discount
Automotive, AutoZone, Canadian Tire, O’Reilly’s
Auto Parts, HSN Improvements and many others.
“X-1R has always been known for superior products.
We offer the only Certified Space Technology lubricants
in the world today and have been inducted into the
NASA/Space Foundation Space Technology Hall of Fame,” said
Edwin “E.T.” Longo, Director, Special Sales
Development. “We spend as much time as necessary
to ensure that our products are of the best quality.
It’s important for our products not only to meet
but exceed our label claims.”
For further information visit: x1r.com.
Learn more about the Space Certification Program and
our growing list of partners including industry leaders
Tempur-Pedic, Phase Change Materials, and Challenger
Learning Centers at the Space
Certification Program Web site.
The Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA,
established the Space
Certification Program and the Space
Technology Hall of Fame to recognize innovators who
transform technology originally developed for space use
into commercial products, to increase public awareness
of the benefits of space transfer technology, and to
encourage further innovation.
Space
Technology Hall of Fame
We have received a number of excellent nominations
to be considered for induction into the 2005 Space
Technology Hall of Fame. Nominations are now being
evaluated and prepared for presentation to our distinguished
panel of judges for scoring and final selection. We
will announce the inductees in spring 2005 prior to
their official recognition at the National
Space Symposium.
Make plans now to attend the gala Space Technology
Hall of Fame Awards Dinner at the 21st
National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, April
4 -7, 2005.
Learn who's who in the Space Technology Hall of Fame
and submit nominations at the Space Technology Hall
of Fame Web site.
The Space Technology Hall of Fame is prominently featured
in the most recent issue of NASA's Technology Innovation
magazine. The article can be found at the Technology
Innovation magazine Web site.
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