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Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATIONFAA/AST Staff ADVISORY COMMITTEE October 2020 Membership Major General James Armor, USAF (Ret) CEO, The Armor Group Ms. Sharon L. Pinkerton Senior Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Policy Dr. Greg Autry Airlines for America Vice President of Space Development National Space Society Mr. Lee Rosen Vice President of Customer Operations and Integration Mr. Bill Beckman Space Exploration Technologies Director, NASA Programs The Boeing Company Ms. Robbie Sabathier Vice President, Government Operations & Strategic Communications Major General Edward L. Bolton, USAF (Ret) United Launch Alliance Former FAA Assistant Administrator Mr. Eric Stallmer Hon. Shana Dale President Board Member Commercial Spaceflight Federation Firefly Black, LLC Ms. Charity Weeden Mr. Paul E. Damphousse Vice President of Global Space Policy Vice President of Business Development Astroscale U.S., Inc. Calspan Holdings, LLC Ms. Ann Zulkosky Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar Director President & CEO Lockheed Martin Corporation The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Ms. Karina Drees CEO and General Manager Mojave Air and Space Port Mr. Mike French Vice President, Space Systems Aerospace Industries Association Mr. Christopher C. Hassler President & CEO Syndetics Inc. Mr. Dale Ketcham Vice President, Government & External Relations Space Florida Ms. Kate Kronmiller Vice President of Government Relations Jacobs Mr. Steven Lindsey Senior Vice President of Strategy and Programs Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems Mr. Mike Moses President Virgin Galactic Mr. Clay Mowry Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Customer Experience Blue Origin Mr. Dale K. Nash CEO and Executive Director Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority .
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