Space Frontier Foundation and NASA Announce $110,000 in NewSpace Business Plan Competition Prizes

by Space Frontier Press February 2, 2012 Enablers

The Space Frontier Foundation will host the annual NewSpace Business Plan Competition during its NewSpace 2012 Conference at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley on July 26-28. The competition helps entrepreneurs creating startups and firms developing supporting, problem-solving and game-changing technologies in support of the NewSpace space industry. As many as 10 finalists will present their plans to a distinguished panel of judges, featuring venture capitalists, angel investors and business development leaders. They’ll receive professional feedback and exposure to the public, press and investor community. The winner will awarded a $100,000 Grand Prize funded by a grant from NASA Ames. This grant also funds a $10,000 Second Prize.

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Commercial Crew Development Defies Death by Sticking to Space Act Agreements.

by Space Frontier Press December 17, 2011 Cheap Access to Space

The Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) congratulates NASA on the smart decision to continue to utilize Space Act Agreements (SAA) over the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Many feared that the pressure to use the restrictive FAR contracts would be the death of the Commercial Crew Development program (CCDev). With this victory the program, and America’s ability to reach the ISS, gets a second chance. This positive evolution of how NASA works with vehicle contractors will boost the competitive development of multiple launch providers and the NewSpace economy. The goal of achieving low cost, reliable access to space is simply better for it.

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Register Online for the 2011 Commercial & Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange

by Space Frontier Press October 12, 2011 SFF Partner News

Safe, reliable and cost-effective commercial access to space is the critical focus of many government agencies and space R&D organizations. Technologies necessary for low-cost and reliable space access are close to maturity, but new system development and affordability remain obstacles to fully and frequently utilizing space to meet commercial, military and civil space requirements. The CRASTE brings together leaders from the Air Force, NASA, FAA and industry to discuss successes, current R&D efforts, technology gaps and national resources available to support commercial space efforts. The 2011 CRASTE will take place in Atlanta, GA on October 24-27 and registration is available online.

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Monster Rocket Will Eat America’s Space Program

by Ferris Valyn September 15, 2011 Advocacy

The Foundation is certain that much like Constellation before it, the Senate Launch System will never stay within its budget or schedule, and in the end will be cancelled. SLS will become the most cannibalistic program in NASA’s history, consuming innovative programs attempting to lower costs by using commercial firms to fly astronauts into space, new technologies that would make exploration more affordable, and of course the payloads the new rocket is supposed to carry.

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NewSpace 2011 Conference Reaches New Heights

by Space Frontier Press August 18, 2011 Featured

The NewSpace 2011 Conference saw new levels of participation from around the space industry. New partnerships and plans to further the expanding NewSpace industry formed between NASA, commercial space leaders, advocates, and companies. Lively debate took place during panels, leading to new ideas to spark the commercial industry. With record smashing attendance numbers, exciting new speakers, and an overflowing exhibitor hall, this year’s conference was a true success.

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Civil Space Opinion Survey

by Bob Werb July 21, 2011 Uncategorized

Over the last two days of the Atlantis flight we had up a survey about the shuttle and the future of human spaceflight.  Summary results are up here. We will get up the detailed results with analysis in a few days.

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Hear from Space Leaders at NewSpace 2011 Conference

by Space Frontier Press June 22, 2011 Advocacy

NewSpace 2011 will host an abundance of space industry giants and give you an unique opportunity to dialogue with the people who’s actions change the face of space exploration and settlement. Go online for a full list of speakers…

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SFF Announces $25,000 First Prize for the NewSpace Business Plan Competition

by Space Frontier Press June 8, 2011 News

The Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) announced today that additional prize money to be awarded to the top three businesses competing in the 2011 NewSpace Business Plan Competition. These generous prizes, totaling $32,500, will help launch paradigm-shifting NewSpace companies while the competition itself will provide all the finalists with practical guidance from investors and business professionals. The SFF will host the NewSpace Business Plan Competition during its NewSpace 2011 Conference and competition details can be found at www.newspacebpc.com. The conference will be held at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley on July 28-31. Register at newspace.spacefrontier.org.

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Ask Your Member of Congress to “Represent” Your Support of Commercial Space TODAY!

by Space Frontier Press May 17, 2011 Advocacy

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies has asked your Member of Congress for their input on what programs in NASA (and other agencies) should receive increased or decreased funding in FY2012. This gives you an opportunity to have your Representative support vital NASA initiatives like Commercial Crew and Space Technology.

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Make Magazine Helps Develop Space Science Kits for Education

by Space Frontier Foundation February 28, 2011 Enablers

Make Magazine, the leading do-it-yourself publication for technology hobbyists and experimenters, is partnering with Teachers in Space to help develop space science kits that high-school teachers can build and fly on suborbital and orbital flights.

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