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Commercial Spaceflight Federation Members Provide Policy Input to White House Panel
June 29th 2009
Washington, DC – Enabling the development of commercial crew and cargo transportation to the International Space Station is the central recommendation of a policy paper submitted by members of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation to the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, also known as the Augustine Committee.
“In less than 18 months, when the [...]
New Mexico’s Spaceport America Breaks Ground
June 19th 2009
Today’s groundbreaking ceremony for Spaceport America, located near Las Cruces, New Mexico, marks the start of on-site construction to enable commercial suborbital space flights by anchor tenant Virgin Galactic.
Featured speakers included Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico; Steve Landeene, the Executive Director of Spaceport America; and Will Whitehorn, President of Virgin Galactic and [...]
Welcome to the Website of the Newly Renamed Commercial Spaceflight Federation
June 15th 2009
Welcome to our newly updated and enhanced website! Here at the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (previously known as the “Personal Spaceflight Federation”), we may be on the verge of the most exciting time for the space industry in more than 30 years: a new generation of low-cost commercial spaceflight vehicles are nearing the launch pad, [...]
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