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.

## Contents

* 1 Presidents and CEOs
* 2 Founding Members
* 3 Partner Associations
* 4 Board of Advisors
* 5 Honorary Board Members
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## 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

## See also

* Space Exploration
* List of astronomical societies
* NASA

## References

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.

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

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