MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW

Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) member organizations include commercial spaceflight developers, operators, and spaceports, as well as suppliers and service providers supporting commercial spaceflight. The mission of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is to promote the development of commercial human spaceflight, pursue ever higher levels of safety, and share best practices and expertise throughout the industry.

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

! Access to semiannual, closed-door Members Meetings and other summits ! Input on regulatory, safety, and strategic engagement with agencies and Congress ! Policy and legislative advocacy to increase funding for government initiatives that benefit the commercial space industry ! Regular briefings and email updates on emerging developments ! Business development opportunities with industry CEOs at closed meetings ! Coordinated outreach to the public, media, DoD, NASA, researchers, and other industry stakeholders on a consistent basis ! Your institution’s logo included on the website and at events ! Access to CSF’s significant staff expertise

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www.commercialspaceflight.org TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS

1. Executive Members

• Includes commercial spaceflight developers, operators, and spaceports • Confers all membership benefits listed above as well as a seat on the CSF Board of Directors and access to the Executive Sessions of our members meetings

2. Associate Members

• Includes suppliers supporting commercial spaceflight, such as providers of mission support services, training services, or system components, as well as other companies and nonprofits active in commercial spaceflight • Confers all membership benefits listed above as well as eligibility to be nominated for one of two Board of Directors positions reserved for Associate Members

3. Research and Education Mission (REM) Affiliates

• Universities and educational nonprofits are eligible to be Research and Education Mission (REM) Affiliates • While REM Affiliates do not have access to any portion of the CSF Members Meetings they receive other benefits, including a quarterly call and newsletter, access to CSF staff expertise, and regular industry updates

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www.commercialspaceflight.org CURRENT MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

EXECUTIVE MEMBERS Alaska Aerospace Corporation Sierra Nevada Corporation Bigelow Aerospace Southwest Research Institute Blue Origin Space Adventures Jacksonville - Cecil Field Spaceport Space Florida Masten Space Systems Spaceport America Mojave Spaceport SpaceX Moon Express Virgin Galactic Orbital Outfitters Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority Paragon Space Development Corporation XCOR Aerospace Planetary Resources

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARES Corporation InterFlight Global Qwaltec ASRC Federal Jacobs Technology RS&H Arizona State University Logyx S3 USA Holdings Barrios Technology MDA Corporation Scaled Composites BRPH Midland Development Space Coast Spaceflight Colorado Space Coalition Corporation Alliance David Clark Company Near Space Corporation Spaceflight Services ETC – NASTAR Center ORBITEC Spaceport Sweden Golden Spike Company Penn State Applied Research Waypoint 2 Space Griffin Communications Laboratory World View Enterprises Heinlein Prize Trust QinetiQ North America X Prize Foundation Houston Airport System

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION MISSION (REM) AFFILIATES Astronauts4Hire SVSC Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University The Museum of Flight Iowa State University University of Central Florida Metropolitan State University of Denver Wichita State University National Institute for Purdue University Aviation Research Rice Space Institute

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www.commercialspaceflight.org MAJOR CSF ACTIVITIES

• Principals meetings, CSF committee meetings, and other closed-door events • Events, meetings, and appearances to promote policies and programs necessary for the industry to flourish • Engagement with agencies that affect the industry • Coordination of communications with policy makers and the public on industry events and developments • Creation of consensus standards for the industry

APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP

For all membership inquiries and applications, please contact:

Sirisha Bandla

Associate Director, Commercial Spaceflight Federation

Email: [email protected]

Office: (202) 715-2928

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www.commercialspaceflight.org CSF RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CSF submitted comments to the State Department regarding the proposed revision of Category XV of the United States Munitions List, which would keep spacecraft that are “man-rated sub-orbital, orbital, lunar, interplanetary or habitat” under the purview of ITAR. CSF recommended that this provision be stricken in its entirety, and is continuing to work with the agencies involved on the reform of commercial spacecraft captured under ITAR by USML rules.

Supported the passage of legislation to provide regulatory stability to growing industry. The new law’s provisions extend the FAA “learning period” for spaceflight regulation through 2015.

Helped guide NASA’s Space Technology Roadmap process by providing input from CSF companies on technologies they are developing, would like to develop, or would like to partner with NASA to develop.

Provided support and feedback regarding FAA regulations and activities by working with members to provide feedback on implementation of FAA regulations and to provide advice to FAA/AST. Most recently, CSF submitted comments to the FCC on its NPRM for commercial launch spectrum.

Responded to NASA’s Commercial Crew RFI on technical and regulatory issues. In conjunction with member companies, prepared and submitted a ten-page response to NASA’s Commercial Crew and Human-Rating Requirements RFI.

CSF provided feedback on NASA's Office of Strategy Formulation's draft report on identifying areas for potential partnerships with industry for space technology.

CSF has entered into a partnership with the Conrad Foundation's Spirit of Innovation Challenge. This is a program that challenges students from around the world to use STEM to develop innovative products and services that can benefit the world.

CSF membership voted to approve its first voluntary standard on propellant handling. The Federation’s Technical Standards Committee continues to collaborate on the creation of several other standards.

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www.commercialspaceflight.org CSF ONGOING ACTIVITIES

Advocating for regulatory improvements and extensions for government risk-sharing for launch companies by working with Congress to create a long-term solution – CSF endorsed the House's passed version of the bill, which provides a three-year extension of the risk-sharing regime.

Creating a consensus between Congress and NASA on the Commercial Crew Program — CSF is pursuing the highest funding for CCP in accordance with the President’s budget request of $848 million for in FY15, and also opposes bill language requiring NASA to downselect to one commercial partner for the next phase of CCP.

Supporting innovative NASA programs such as the Commercial Crew Program and the Space Technology Program, that create new capabilities for NASA so it can reach farther on a limited budget.

Promoting commercial spaceflight via growing range of media outlets – CSF staff are now quoted by the Associated Press, MSNBC, New York Times, LA Times, BBC, Orlando Sentinel, Florida Today, Space News, Aviation Week, and many other publications.

Developing a process for creating, amending, enacting and using voluntary safety standards on several topics.

Increasing awareness among scientists and educators of the potential of suborbital vehicles through the Suborbital Applications Researchers Group (SARG) – Members of SARG convene in Washington to meet with both congressional staff members and NASA officials to discuss suborbital science, research, and technology development on new platforms.

Educating policymakers and program managers, under the auspices of the Suborbital Coalition, to draw attention to the Coalition website at www.suborbitalcoalition.org, which offers resources for people interested in the field.

Engaging with senior White House and NASA officials to provide the industry a voice within the government.

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www.commercialspaceflight.org RECENT INDUSTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT

NASA awarded Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contracts to SpaceX and Boeing towards the development of domestic space transportation capabilities for NASA astronauts. Both companies were awarded fixed-price contracts totaling $6.8 billion to complete development, certify, and launch their respective vehicles.

Blue Origin introduced a scale model of its 550,000-pound-thrust BE-4 engine, which will be powered by liquefied natural gas and liquid oxygen. The BE-4 engine will be used to power the United Launch Alliance’s Atlas rockets.

Sierra Nevada Corporation announced cooperative agreements with the European Space Agency and the German Aerospace Center on potential applications of European technologies to its current Dream Chaser design.

SpaceX successfully launched the AsiaSat 6 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit on its Falcon 9 rocket; marking the second time in a month that SpaceX successfully delivered a payload for AsiaSat.

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www.commercialspaceflight.org RECENT INDUSTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SUBORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo reached supersonic speeds of Mach 1.43 in the ship’s second supersonic flight test. In its third powered flight test, the vehicle attained a maximum altitude of 71,000 feet (21,641 meters) and a top speed of Mach 1.4.

XCOR Aerospace conducted the first successful hot fire of the subscale 2500 lb. thrust XR- 5H25 engine in their liquid hydrogen (LH2) engine development program. XCOR also signed a payload integrator agreement with the Czech Space Office for suborbital flights, and Unilever bought 22 flights on XCOR’s Lynx suborbital spacecraft for their global AXE campaign.

World View Enterprises set a new world record for the highest parafoil flight with the successful scaled test flight of its high-altitude balloon spaceflight system. The 10 percent scale system was lifted 118,000 feet to the edge of space and then descended to 50,000 feet where the transition to parafoil was successfully executed.

Jacksonville - Cecil Field Spaceport secured $3.6 million in grants from the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, the Florida Department of Transportation, and Space Florida to construct a hangar designed to accommodate commercial launch vehicles.

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www.commercialspaceflight.org RECENT INDUSTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SUPPLIERS AND OTHERS

MDA Corporation announced a contract with Sierra Nevada Corporation to develop the onboard communication system for the Dream Chaser Crew Transportation Vehicle.

The NASA Mighty Eagle prototype lunar lander successfully took flight for the first time with Moon Express navigation and control software in the driver’s seat.

Planetary Resources has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to design and implement crowdsourcing algorithm challenges in an effort to detect, track and characterize near-Earth objects.

NASA will award a five-year contract to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority for launch site services supporting missions conducted from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Waypoint 2 Space, a provider of spaceflight training for the commercial space industry, received FAA safety approval for its training services that will begin late spring of 2014.

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