Coalition for Deep Space Exploration
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration is a United States space advocacy organization for space industry businesses and non-profit groups supporting continued government investment in space exploration.
Presidents and CEOs
- Mary Lynne Dittmar,[1] founder,[2] 2015[3] - 2021
- Frank Slazer, 2021[4][5] - 2023[6]
- Allen Cutler,[7] 2023[8] - Present
Founding Members
Members:
- Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company
- Jacobs Solutions
- Boeing
- Lockheed Martin
- Northrop Grumman
Partner Associations
Partners:
- Challenger Center for Space Science Education
- Citizens for Space Exploration
- National Space Society
Board of Advisors
The circa 2015 Board of Advisors[9]
- Penelope J. Boston, Ph.D. – speleologist
- Bob Crippen – former Shuttle astronaut
- Frederick D. Gregory - former Shuttle astronaut
- Gerry Griffin – former NASA flight director and former NASA Deputy Administrator
- Wayne Hale - former Space Shuttle Program Manager and former Space Shuttle Flight Director
- Bernard Harris – former Shuttle astronaut and first African American to walk in space
- Steven Hawley - former Shuttle astronaut
- Henry R. Hertzfeld - former senior economist and policy analyst at NASA
- Thomas David Jones - former Shuttle astronaut
- Nick Lampson - former Congressman from Texas' 22nd Congressional District
- Paul Spudis - geologist and lunar scientist
- Doug Cooke - former NASA Associate Administrator
- Dan Dumbacher] - former NASA Deputy Associate Administrator
Honorary Board Members
Honorees:
- Jake Garn – first member of Congress to fly in space (former U.S. Senator from Utah)
- Joseph Kerwin – former Skylab astronaut
- Gene Kranz – former Apollo flight director
- Jim Lovell - former NASA Astronaut and commander of the Apollo 13 mission
See also
References
- ^ "RELEASE - Space policy luminary Mary Lynne Dittmar joins Axiom Space as Executive Vice President, Government Affairs". Axiom Space. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "NASA ignored viable alternatives in its moon award, latest protest charges". Politico. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Mary Lynne Dittmar - Executive Vice President for Government Affairs, Axiom Space". Ascend. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Names Frank Slazer as President and CEO". SPACEREF. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Frank Slazer to head U.S. Coalition for Deep Space Exploration". spacewatch.global. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "COALITION STATEMENT". Explore Deep Space. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Our Team, Allen Cutler". Explore Deep Space. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "COALITION STATEMENT". Explore Deep Space. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "About the Coalition". Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
External links
- ^ "Coalition for Space Exploration Statement on the NASA Authorization Bill". Spaceref. 29 April 2015.