Dreams and Nightmares

by Bob Werb February 10, 2010 SpaceFront

The proposed budget from the Obama administration is the most exciting and promising thing to happen to NASA in several generations.  If adopted by Congress it will represent the reversal of a policy that has kept humans locked in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) since December 19th, 1972.  The plan to enable, rather than compete against, [...]

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They Are Not All Shills

by Bob Werb February 8, 2010 SpaceFront

Over the last week or so a number of people, including me, have pointed out that much of the dissembling about the proposed NASA budget is being done by people with a financial and/or political interest in maintaining the status quo.  It has been particularity disturbing how often those representing vested interests fail to disclose [...]

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Save the Date: NewSpace 2010 Conference

by Space Frontier Foundation February 3, 2010 Advocacy

The NewSpace 2010 Conference is set for July 23-25 at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The Space Frontier Foundation’s annual conference is an opportunity for NewSpace industry leaders to celebrate the rapid progress made in this field, while exchanging knowledge and preparing for the obstacles ahead.

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The Kennedy Legacy in Space

by Bob Werb December 18, 2009 Featured

When President Kennedy declared in 1962 that “We choose to go to the moon in this decade,” he could not possibly have known that our desire to recapture the lost glories of the Apollo years would put us in a holding pattern, repeating the same mistakes over and over, like a broken record, well into the 21st century. His speech was followed by seven years of breakthroughs—and 40 years of decline.

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We Need Your Money; We Need Your Time

by Space Frontier Foundation November 30, 2009 Featured

The Space Frontier Foundation is an incubator for people, organizations, and ideas.

By giving responsibility to talented young people, we help them prove themselves and learn skills they need to pursue careers advancing NewSpace. Former key volunteers are now working throughout the NewSpace community, in commercial space, and in government leadership positions.

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Space Frontier Foundation Announces NewSpace 2009 Silent Auction

by William Watson July 12, 2009 SFF News

Throughout the NewSpace 2009  Conference, the Space Frontier Foundation will be hosting a NewSpace Silent Auction & Raffle. Items for auction fall into two classifications: Gold and Blue.
Gold items are unique and available only to our community and are in the silent auction format. “Bid registers” will be located near the item and bids can [...]

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Speaker List Revealed for NewSpace 2009 Conference

by William Watson July 1, 2009 SFF News

The Space Frontier Foundation is proud to announce the list of speakers presenting at the NewSpace 2009 Conference. Industry leaders and visionaries will cover topics focusing on future space ventures on Saturday, incorporating the corporate side of the Newspace industry on Sunday, and envisioning our next giant leaps on Monday. The speakers will culminate the [...]

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Space Frontier Foundation and Heinlein Trust Announce $5,000 NewSpace Business Plan Prize

by William Watson April 23, 2009 SFF News

Nyack, NY, April, 23 2009 – The Space Frontier Foundation will host a business plan competition during its NewSpace 2009 Conference at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, July 17-20, to help entrepreneurs creating NewSpace startup firms. Finalists will present their plans to a distinguished panel of judges featuring venture capitalists and angel investors, [...]

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Don't Flush the 'Colbert!'

by William Watson April 8, 2009 SFF Press Releases

Space Frontier Foundation Urges NASA to Respect Popular Vote on New Name for Space Station Waste Recycling Module

The Space Frontier Foundation urged NASA to respect the results of a nationwide contest to name a new waste re-cycling module for the International Space Station (ISS). The Foundation proposed using either the first or second place [...]

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