July: SFF writes a series of articles in the New York Times, Aviation Week & Space Technology, and others, directly addressing and critiquing expensive space station proposals that served only the contractors who would build them.

In a multi-year effort, Foundationers spotlighted the new Delta Clipper-Experimental (DC-X) program in the Defense Department to expose the folly of one-use expendable rockets based on 1950′s technology and a nationalized space fleet based on 1970′s technology. The critical fight dominated the discussion of space transportation policy in the trade and general media, and a few Foundation volunteers built up trusted relationships with key broadcast and print reporters. At the same time, volunteers worked behind the scenes in Washington, DC, to educate key decision makers, and through the new media of the Internet, created a knowledgeable and active public constituency that fought for its right to pioneer the space frontier.