Coalition For Deep Space Exploration

Short description: US space advocacy organisation

The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration logo, courtesy of the CDSE

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] - present

Founding Members

Aerojet Rocketdyne
Orbital ATK
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman

Silver Members

Futuramic Tool and Engineering Jacobs Engineering^[6] Moog Inc.

Members

Abacus Technology Corporation
Ampac
ASRC Federal
Baker Industries, a Lincoln Electric Company
Barrios Technologies
Craig Technical Consulting, Inc.
Craig Technologies Aerospace Solutions, LLC
DCX-CHOL Enterprises
Dese Research Inc.
Dynetics, Inc.
EMF, Inc.
Futuramic Tool and Engineering Company
Geocent, LLC
Honeywell
Houston Precision Fasteners, Lp.
ICF Mercantile, Inc.
ION Corporation
ISYS Technologies
L-3 Cincinnati Electronics
L-3 Communications
MEI Technologies
MRI Technologies
nLogic, LLC
Onyx Aerospace
Paragon
RDI Engineering, LLC
Standex Engineering Technologies Group
SGT, Inc.
Spincraft
UTC Aerospace Systems
Vacco
Votaw Precisions Technology, Inc.
Weetech, Inc.
WireMasters

Partner Associations

Challenger Center for Space Science Education
Citizens for Space Exploration
National Space Society

Board of Advisors

The circa 2015 Board of Advisors^[7]

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

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

References

↑ "RELEASE - Space policy luminary Mary Lynne Dittmar joins Axiom Space as Executive Vice President, Government Affairs". https://www.axiomspace.com/news/mld. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
↑ "NASA ignored viable alternatives in its moon award, latest protest charges". https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-space/2021/04/30/nasa-ignored-viable-alternatives-in-its-moon-award-latest-protest-charges-492663. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
↑ "Mary Lynne Dittmar - Executive Vice President for Government Affairs, Axiom Space". https://www.ascend.events/experience/speaker/mary-lynne-dittmar/. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
↑ "The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Names Frank Slazer as President and CEO". 3 May 2021. http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=57369. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
↑ "Frank Slazer to head U.S. Coalition for Deep Space Exploration". 4 May 2021. https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/frank-slazer-to-head-u-s-coalition-for-deep-space-exploration/. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
↑ "Jacobs Joins Coalition for Deep Space Exploration". 15 March 2016. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160315005644/en/Jacobs-Joins-Coalition-Deep-Space-Exploration. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
↑ "About the Coalition". http://spacecoalition.com/about-the-coalition.

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↑ "Coalition for Space Exploration Statement on the NASA Authorization Bill". 29 April 2015. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=45718.

[1] "RELEASE - Space policy luminary Mary Lynne Dittmar joins Axiom Space as Executive Vice President, Government Affairs". https://www.axiomspace.com/news/mld. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[2] "NASA ignored viable alternatives in its moon award, latest protest charges". https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-space/2021/04/30/nasa-ignored-viable-alternatives-in-its-moon-award-latest-protest-charges-492663. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[3] "Mary Lynne Dittmar - Executive Vice President for Government Affairs, Axiom Space". https://www.ascend.events/experience/speaker/mary-lynne-dittmar/. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[4] "The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Names Frank Slazer as President and CEO". 3 May 2021. http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=57369. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[5] "Frank Slazer to head U.S. Coalition for Deep Space Exploration". 4 May 2021. https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/frank-slazer-to-head-u-s-coalition-for-deep-space-exploration/. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[6] "Jacobs Joins Coalition for Deep Space Exploration". 15 March 2016. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160315005644/en/Jacobs-Joins-Coalition-Deep-Space-Exploration. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

[7] "About the Coalition". http://spacecoalition.com/about-the-coalition.

[8] "Coalition for Space Exploration Statement on the NASA Authorization Bill". 29 April 2015. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=45718.