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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
Integral
Systems, Inc.
Lockheed
Martin Corporation
Network
Appliance, Inc.
Northrop
Grumman
Orbital Sciences
Corporation
Raytheon
Company
SPACE.com
Space
News
Spectrum
Astro, Inc.
Swales
Aerospace
United
Space Alliance
• PATRONS •
Aerojet
Analex
AT&T
Government Markets
AXA Space
CMC Electronics
Cincinnati
CSP Associates, Inc.
Honeywell
Space Systems
Infinite
Links
Inmarsat
ITT Industries
ManTech
International Corporation
MicroSat
Systems
Pratt
& Whitney Space Propulsion
SpaceVest
Stellar
Solutions
Titan Corporation
Valador,
Inc.
Veridian
SPACE FOUNDATION BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
William B. Tutt,
Tutco LLC,
CHAIRMAN
John Higginbotham, SpaceVest,
VICE CHAIRMAN
Donovan B. Hicks,
Cygnus Enterprise Development, LLC,
SECRETARY
Dr. Jaleh Daie,
Aurora Equity LLC, TREASURER
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.
Richard P. MacLeod,
President Emeritus,
Space
Foundation
Joanne Maguire, Lockheed
Martin Space & Strategic Missiles
Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF (Retired),
Booz Allen Hamilton
Michael I. Mott,
The Boeing
Company – NASA Systems
Dr. Diana Natalicio, University
of Texas at El Paso
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,
Rose Center for Earth and Science
The Honorable Robert S. Walker,
Wexler
& Walker Public Policy Associates
DIRECTORS EMERITUS
Robert Anderson,
Rockwell
The Honorable Kenneth Kramer,
U.S. Court
of Veterans Appeals
The Honorable Jaime Oaxaca, Coronado Communications Group
Dr. Simon Ramo,
Northrop
Grumman
HONORARY BOARD
MEMBERS
Norman R. Augustine
CAPT James A. Lovell, Jr., USN (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
Bill Hudson
Sam F. Iacobellis
W. Bruce Kopper
The Honorable Bill Nelson
Richard D. O'Connor
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BUDGETING FOR 2004:
OUR TOP CHOICES
Elizabeth Eisenstat
Vice President, Strategic Partnership Development & Corporate Sales
Ascent Program 2004 – 2005
Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
Corporate Sponsor Investment – $10,000 per student
Designed by the Space Foundation to attract promising students
to careers in the aerospace industry, the Ascent Student
Enrichment Program was funded by Lockheed Martin for its
first year, 2003-2004. To be successful over the long term,
the program needs additional supporters, which we are actively
seeking.The Ascent Student Enrichment Program will excite
college level students about the space industry by offering
special ‘insider’ opportunities as well as providing
some financial assistance for their academic needs on a case-by-case
basis. The special behind-the-scenes experiences built into
the program will help ignite enthusiasm among eligible engineering
and computer science students and create a buzz about the
industry. The Ascent Enrichment Program offers students a
unique fellowship experience backed by financial support.
Primary use of the monies is to cover registration or special
course tuition expense, travel, fees or other expenses related
to professional enrichment experiences that the student cannot
receive in school. This year, four students from the pool
of those nominated will be selected. The students who are
selected will receive a scholarship cash award of up to $5,000
to defray educational costs (such as books, tuition, special
courses, etc.) and they will be sponsored to
- Attend the 20th
National Space Symposium, the space industry’s
premier event March 29 – April 1, 2004
- Potentially intern with industry sponsor during
the Summer of 2004 -- with specifics to be arranged by
industry
sponsors
- Participate in any of the Space Foundation Discovery
Courses offered during the summer of 2004,and
- Attend a space-related
program or visit a space-related site of their own choosing,
should budget permit.
Space at the Crossroads 2004 at the
U.S. Navy Memorial
& Naval Heritage Center, Washington D.C.
February 18, 2004
Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
Standard Registration Rate – $225.00
Government Employee Rate – $149.00
www.spacecrossroads.org
The Space Foundation and Space News, in association with
the U.S. Department of Commerce, Satellite Industry Association,
National Space Society and Washington Space Business Roundtable,
will conduct a one-day conference for legislative and administration
staffers, department managers from various federal agencies,
and local D.C. staff from the aerospace contractor community.
The program is policy focused, with a heavy emphasis on national
security and civil space, and featuring senior government,
military and industry speakers.
20th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor, Colorado
Springs
March 29 - April 1, 2004
Exhibiting & Sponsorship
Opportunities Available!
Hospitality Suites & Meeting Rooms
Industry Registration Rate – $725.00 (does not include
meals)
Government/Educator Rate – $580.00 (all inclusive)
www.spacesymposium.org/national04
Early commitments and planning point to our largest and most
significant 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. Marked by a blend of featured
speakers and panel sessions at the very highest executive
level; the largest exhibition hall in the business; extensive
official and unofficial business networking opportunities;
significant CEO participation including the annual Senior
Executives’ Forum; a hallmark balancing of civil space,
commercial space and national security space interests; a
new and highly effective Space Career Fair and other Education
components; and the annual presentation of the Space Foundation’s
major awards, senior leaders in attendance are confronted
with a multitude of options and scheduling challenges. Timeliness
of intellectual content is a key concern. Accordingly, the
program agenda for the Symposium remains under development
and will continue as a “work in progress” for
the next several months, though several speakers have already
committed.
2004 Space Career Fair for College Students at The Broadmoor,
Colorado Springs
April 1, 2004
Interviewing & Exhibiting
Opportunities Available!
Corporate Sponsor Rate – $5000
Student Luncheon Corporate Tables – $350
Based on customer feedback, we are offering sponsors a similar
package as we did last year with some modifications and additional
benefits. Sponsors will again be provided a 15-minute slot
during the student program to describe and market their company
for recruitment purposes, a 10 x 10 exhibit space at the
Student Career Fair Pavilion in Broadmoor West, and the opportunity
to schedule "quiet room" time for interviews with
students throughout the day. Last year, there was a single
corporate sponsor for the Student Luncheon, but for 2004
corporate table sponsorships will be available to allow several
companies to have the opportunity to host students and get
to know them better.
International Space Pavilion at Farnborough International
2004
July 19 – 25, 2004
Exhibiting Opportunities Available!
www.farnborough.com
Acknowledging the growing importance of space programs and
systems to civil, commercial and military capabilities on
the air, land and sea, The Society of British Aerospace Companies,
the United Kingdom Industrial Space Committee and the Space
Foundation will present a space-themed pavilion in Hall 5
at Farnborough where 290,000 expected attendees can quickly
and easily access information and decision makers from the
companies, agencies and organizations driving today’s
space systems and tomorrow’s space capabilities. The
European Space Agency (ESA) and the British National Space
Centre (BNSC) are fully supportive of the endeavor. Kallman
Worldwide is the official organizer of the pavilion. There
will be more than 1,000 square meters of exhibition space,
supported by a presentation and briefing area.
Strategic Space 2004 at the Qwest Center/Omaha Convention
Center and Arena
October 5 – 7, 2004
Exhibiting & Sponsorship
Opportunities Available!
Hospitality Suites & Meeting Rooms
Corporate Tables
www.stratspace.org
To continue the dialogue started in 2003 between senior leadership
of U.S. Strategic Command, appropriate component and support
commands, the aerospace contractor community, federal officials
and other leaders, the second annual conference is scheduled
to take place in. The primary objective will remain the same:
fostering relationships and understanding among the command
and its constituencies in support of America's strategic
space forces. The brand new Qwest Center will allow us to
have adequate space for sessions, meetings, corporate meeting
rooms, lunches and an Exhibit Center. The official conference
hotel for the event will be the Hilton Omaha on Dodge Street
(scheduled to open April 2004). The Hilton Omaha has a covered
sky bridge into the second level of the Qwest Center for
the convenience of the conference attendees. There are also
several rooms available for corporate hospitality suites.
The Hilton Garden Hotel and the Embassy Suites (both located
a few blocks away) will provide additional rooms for conference
participants.
Space Foundation Corporate Membership 2004 – 2005
Memberships Available!
Partner Level – $10,000+
Patron Level – $5,000+
www.spacefoundation.org
Companies that become Corporate Members of the Space Foundation
do so for many reasons. Ultimately, every dollar invested
in the Foundation goes toward achieving our mission, to vigorously
advance and support civil, commercial, and national security
space endeavors and educational excellence. This mission
addresses our Corporate Members’ strategic needs in
the areas of program advocacy and development of the skilled
workforce of tomorrow. The Space Foundation serves as a crucial “communications
relay”-- helping to get your messages to the media,
Congress and industry. Corporate Members can call upon the
Space Foundation to present challenges, suggest opportunities,
or request assistance on a variety of issues. Corporate Membership
also includes tactical benefits such as preferential consideration
ahead of non-member companies in the sponsorship of various
Space Foundation events and programs, special projects sponsorships
and other business development opportunities.
If you would like to know more about sponsorship or exhibiting
opportunities at any of our events, please contact us at
719-576-8000 ext. 122 or by sending an e-mail to Elizabeth@spacefoundation.org.
Visit our web site at www.spacefoundation.org for
more information about all our programs.
Policy and Public Affairs
"
The U.S. Government Space Sector Short Course"
Steve Eisenhart
Vice President, Policy & Public Affairs
Nearly 30 industry and government attendees participated October 22-24 in the
first George Mason University School of Public Policy Short Course “The
U.S. Government Space Sector” co-sponsored by the American Astronautical
Society and the Space Foundation. Officials from NASA, NOAA, OSTP, OMB, Departments
of State, Commerce, Defense and Congressional Staff, along with space organization
and other agency leaders addressed the full range of government space activity.
Designed for those new to the space industry and government, topics included
the space budget, legislative process, working within the government, working
with the government, negotiating international partnerships and critiquing
existing and planned policy. Plans for repeating the program are already under
discussion.
Lucky Lindy’s Grandson Re-Creates
Grandfather’s Solo Flight
and Shares Adventures with Teachers.
Patricia Arnold, Ph.D.
Vice President, Education & Workforce Development
On the evening of November 6th, hundreds of teachers will fill
Fairchild Hall at the Air Force Academy to hear Eric Lindbergh
recount his epic flight for the “Celebration of Flight:
Past, Present, and Future.” The Space Foundation has
been officially recognized by the United States Centennial
of Flight Commission as the host for the 2003 Colorado Centennial
of Flight Celebration. The Space Foundation has teamed up
with the United States Air Force Academy and NASA to offer
an exciting educational event filled with hands-on activities,
knowledge, and historical importance.
Featured speaker, Lindbergh will present the story of his journey on the New
Spirit of St. Louis with fascinating images and lessons learned during his
heroic flight including triumph over personal adversity, managing risk, project
planning, teamwork and resource management. He will discuss how Charles Lindbergh’s
legacy is connected to the future of flight. On Monday October 20, 2003, the
Colorado Springs Gazette ran a feature article about Erik and the Centennial
of Flight Celebration. (Article
Link)
After Lindbergh’s keynote address, teachers will be hosted to a dinner,
followed by numerous hands-on learning breakout sessions. Teachers will receive
lesson plans, CDs, decals, stickers, bookmarks, and a wealth of educational
materials. Registered teachers are from across the entire state of Colorado,
New Mexico, Oregon, Minnesota, and Alaska.
On November 7th, 3,000 students will have the opportunity to visit the Air
Force Academy and participate in age appropriate learning experiences. These
include tours of the Astronautics and Aeronautics Laboratories, experiencing
the Flight Simulator and learning about aircraft design, hearing former Astronaut
Dale Gardner speak, building gliders, building and launching rockets, attending
sessions on Lift and Drag, The History of Flight, Navigation, The Amazing Power
of Jet Engines, Soaring to New Heights with Hot Air Balloons, Time to Fly (The
Wright Brothers), Through the Eyes of a Mission Control Commander, and a Career
Panel.
The response to this event has been overwhelming and demonstrates both educator
and student interest in and appreciation of the importance of historical flight’s
impact on future flight.
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Stir-fried or Half-baked?
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With the recent successful space flight of taikonaut
Col. Yang Liwei, our colleagues at the China National
Space Administration have delivered on a long-cherished
promise and entered an elite group of space faring nations.
The official response from other space faring nations
has been warm and congratulatory.
But people who dwell upon worst-scenarios are concerned
about China’s newly demonstrated space prowess.
Even the news media has cast a wary eye, its reportage
quick to characterize the Chinese space program as “militarily
linked” – a reference seldom made in covering
other space programs.
If you worry that China is the major threat to U.S.
space and technology supremacy, let me burst your paranoid
bubble. The people who have most damaged our space
technology base can be found in Washington, D.C. – where
a small group in Congress has for five years hijacked
our satellite manufacturing and launching industry
and allowed it to whither on the vine.
This national tragedy began in 1998 when a Chinese
launch vehicle exploded after take-off carrying a U.S.-made
commercial communications satellite. Eager to make
political hay and armed with the debatable conclusions
of the Cox Report, Congress passed new legislation
declaring commercial communication satellites “munitions” and
regulating their export as though they were weapons
of mass destruction. Lumping telephone and television
satellites together with B-2 bombers and military stealth
technology seemed patently ludicrous, and few expected
the travesty to last for more than a year or two. Today,
no one is laughing as thousands of U.S. jobs and billions
of dollars in satellite-related commerce have fled
the country.
Prior to 1998, the U.S. routinely controlled about
80% of the world satellite manufacturing market. Four
years later U.S. market share had dropped to 36%. According
to recent Congressional testimony of the Satellite
Industry Association: “In the past, if a foreign
satellite service provider wished to purchase advanced
technology, they had to come to the U.S. to get it.
This is no longer true. Today, satellite technology
is available carte blanche on the global mass market.
Buyers who once had to accept U.S. export restrictions
now have several options.”
As customers exercise those options, U.S. market
share continues to suffer. Of eight commercial satellites
ordered in 2002 only two were ordered from U.S. firms.
In 2002 Loral laid off 30% of its satellite workers.
Lockheed Martin is down to just 1,200 employees in
this sector; Orbital Sciences has gone from 5,500
to 1,500 satellite employees, and Boeing has cut
more than 30% of its related work force. The bleeding
isn’t over.
Meanwhile Europe has put $500 million into its Alphabus
initiative, which has the admitted purpose of displacing
the Boeing 702 and Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite
models. This “state sponsorship” model
is similar to the approach that Europe used to create
Airbus Industries and bring an end to the historic
U.S. dominance of the jetliner industry.
This “munitions listing” of commercial
satellites was recently officially confirmed by Arabsat
as the determining factor in awarding a two-satellite
contract to Europe’s EADS-Astrium instead of
to U.S.-based Lockheed Martin. While other satellite
operators have not been so blunt in confirming the
role that export controls plays in their selection
process, it is widely accepted that U.S. companies
have lost orders and market share time after time as
a result of these Byzantine regulations. Our shift
from world leader to bit player in the marketplace
speaks for itself.
The situation would be heinous enough if only commercial
manufacturing were at stake. Unfortunately when the
U.S. space industrial base suffers, so does Uncle Sam.
The companies hammered by the indiscriminate impacts
of Export Controls are the same companies that are
supposed to maintain a technology base, a manufacturing
capacity and a skilled work force to
serve the Air Force, NRO and so on. They can’t
do it when the orders, work and money are flowing overseas.
Adding insult to injury: Export Controls have also
driven foreign satellite operators to non-U.S. launch
systems, undermining the financial model that was supposed
to make the EELV program economically viable.
Again, from the SIA’s testimony: “The
United States can no longer afford to advocate strength
in space while pursuing policies and regulations that
weaken the industrial base that U.S. National Security
depends upon!”
China couldn’t have organized this kind of meltdown
of U.S. space capability for, well, all the tea in
China. We could only bollocks something up this bad
ourselves.
Oddly enough, China’s recent success with Shenzhou
5 might help. If it sheds light on the capabilities
of other nations in space, perhaps that light of truth
will finally enable our Congress to unshackle our own
space companies so that they may compete once more.
Elliot G. Pulham
President &
Chief
Executive Officer
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