The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is a leading industry association advocating for the commercial space sector in the United States. Founded in 2006, the CSF's mission is to promote the growth and innovation of the commercial space industry, ensure continued U.S. leadership, and drive investment in the sector. With over 85 members, the CSF engages with government agencies, including NASA and the FAA, and focuses on issues such as airspace, regulations, safety standards, and public advocacy. The CSF's activities include lobbying, establishing industry councils, and supporting pro-commercial space lawmakers.
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Mandel interned with the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
David Cavossa, president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, mentioned that the implementation of Part 450 has caused severe delays and confusion.
Dave Cavossa, president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, cited a lengthy FAA pre-application process under Part 450 that can take years and involves extended back-and-forth exchanges to meet performance-based requirements.
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation argued that the White House's mission authorization proposal ignored industry feedback received in listening sessions.
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation supports making the Office of Space Commerce the sole agency for providing mission authorization with a light-touch approach that includes presumption of authorization, supervision via self-certification, firm timelines for approval, and narrowly defined evaluation criteria.
Alan Stern is a former board chair of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
Alan Stern was the former board chair of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
Alan Stern is a former board chair of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
Alan Stern was a former board chair of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
Alan Stern is a former NASA Associate Administrator for Science and a former board chair of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation backed proposals to restore a spaceport infrastructure grant program that was briefly funded from 2010 to 2012.
After retiring from NASA, Michael López-Alegría held several industry positions including president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
Karina Drees, president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, supports the FCC taking up the proposed S-band allocation and endorsed the consortium’s principles in a 2021-02-04 letter to the FCC as a way of avoiding bottlenecks in launch regulations.
The Aerospace Industries Association, Commercial Spaceflight Federation, and Satellite Industry Association sent a 2021-03-09 letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo asking the Commerce Department to commit to continued support and funding for the Office of Space Commerce.
The Aerospace Industries Association, Commercial Spaceflight Federation, and Satellite Industry Association called for the Commerce Department to fund the Office of Space Commerce at a level reflective of its critical role supporting the space industry.
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation highlighted S. 2800’s support of public-private partnerships and the role of America’s commercial space sector in providing innovative and affordable technologies and solutions to NASA.
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation endorsed the revised House version of S. 1964 in a 2020-12-16 letter from CSF board chair Audrey Powers to the House Science Committee leadership.
Karina Drees will work directly with the Commercial Spaceflight Federation’s 85+ members to develop and implement the organization’s vision and strategy.
Karina Drees will become President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation on 2021-01-04.
The 2020-04-29 letter was signed by the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, the SmallSat Alliance, the App Association, Dcode, and Financial Executives International.