Tributes Flow in for Patti Grace Smith
Patti Grace Smith, Champion of Private Space Travel, Dies at 68: The New York Times In an email, Elon Musk, the PayPal and Tesla entrepreneur who founded SpaceX, a company that has developed launch...
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The Federation Adds 3 Members
Washington D.C. (CSF PR) – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is excited to announce the addition of three new associate members: Calspan Corporation, Firefly Space Systems, and TIP Technologies....
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CSF Rebrand “Unique, Sexy & Ownable”; Website Buggy & Irritating
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation has rebranded itself with a fancy new website featuring a new logo with what looks like a paper airplane heading into orbit. Or something. Check it out:...
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CSF Congratulates Moon Express on License Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CSF PR) – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) congratulates Moon Express, Inc., on its U.S. government authorization for a planned robotic mission to the Moon in 2017. This is...
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The Federation Names Stern Chairman, Expands Membership
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CSF PR) – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) elected new officers and approved several new member companies at its bi-annual Executive Board of Directors meeting last week in...
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The Federation Congratulates Orbital ATK on Antares Launch
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital ATK’s sixth contracted cargo...
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Commercial Spaceflight Federation Backs SLS
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is now backing NASA’s Space Launch System, the multi-billionaire heavy lift vehicle. In a speech opening the 20th Annual Commercial Space Transportation...
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CSF Statement on SpaceX Moon Announcement
WASHINGTON (CSF PR) — CSF congratulates SpaceX on this exciting announcement. The first commercial circumlunar flight of two private customers is a great example of American ingenuity, job creation,...
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CSF Congratulates SpaceX on Historic Flight
WASHINGTON, DC (CSF PR) — The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) congratulates SpaceX on today’s successful launch of the SES-10 communication satellite on a flight-proven Falcon 9. This mission...
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New Commercial Spaceflight Standards Group Launches Today
WASHINGTON, DC (ASTM PR) — ASTM International’s committee on commercial spaceflight (F47) will hold its first official meeting today and tomorrow, May 8-9, at the Commercial Spaceflight Federation in...
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Matthew Isakowitz
Matthew Isakowitz Some very sad news to report. Matthew Isakowitz passed away on May 25. He was 29. Matthew served as associate director of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) for three years...
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Groups Praise Selection of Pace to Lead National Space Council
Scott Pace (Credit: GWU) The Commercial Spaceflight Federation and Space Florida praised the selection of Scott Pace to lead the newly revived National Space Council. “I have had the pleasure of...
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SwRI, CSF Announce 2017 Suborbital Space Researchers Conference
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 23, 2017 (SwRI/CSF PR) — As a new generation of suborbital space vehicles prepares to come online for space research, education, and space tourism over the next two years, the 2017...
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Groups Praise First National Space Council Meeting
Vice President Mike Pence delivers opening remarks during the National Space Council’s first meeting. (Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky) Praise is rolling in for the first National Space Council meeting on...
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The Federation Elects New Officers, Welcomes New Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CSF PR) – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) has elected new Officers for the 2017-2018 year, and approved two new Associate member companies at its bi-annual Executive Board...
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Praise for Space Policy Directive 1
Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University Praise is pouring in for Space Policy Directive 1, the Trump Administration’s document that focuses the nation’s civilian space program on returning...
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Future Looks (Mostly) Bright for Space Industry in DC
The Next Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference is being held in Colorado through today. I wasn’t able to attend this year, but the following folks are there tweeting away: Jeff Foust...
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CSF Praises House Passage of Space Commerce Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CSF PR) – Tonight the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bi-partisan American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017 (H.R. 2809 as amended), one of the most visionary...
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The Federation Adds Two New Associate Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CSF PR) – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is excited to announce two new members have joined at the Associate Level: Deep Space Industries and Parabilis Space Technologies. “Our...
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The Federation Welcomes Monteith Appointment to Head FAA AST
Wayne R. Monteith WASHINGTON (CSF PR) — “On behalf of the commercial spaceflight industry, the Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomes Brigadier General (Ret.) Wayne Monteith as the FAA’s new...
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