About the Space Frontier Foundation
About the SFF
“The Space Frontier Foundation is an organization of people dedicated to opening the Space Frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible.
Our goals include protecting the Earth’s fragile biosphere and creating a freer and more prosperous life for each generation by using the unlimited energy and material resources of space.
Our purpose is to unleash the power of free enterprise and lead a united humanity permanently into the Solar System.”
Who We Are
The Space Frontier Foundation is transforming the space industry into a dynamic and inclusive frontier open to free enterprise. We are determined to convert the image held by many young people that the future will be worse than the present, and we reject the idea that the world’s greatest moments are in its past.
Founded in 1988, the Space Frontier Foundation is an organization committed to realizing the vision of a greatly expanded and permanent human presence in space. Space alone offers the resources necessary to ensure the survival and prosperity of our species for numerous generations to come. To realize this vision, the Foundation is fundamentally transforming the conception of space into a widely accessible frontier, ripe with opportunity. Read about our history.
Through conferences, speakers, policy papers, awards and prizes, and nationally recognized projects, the Space Frontier Foundation is actively advancing the cause of ‘NewSpace’ – the term which has come to represent space infused with the spirit of entrepreneurialism and the free market.
The Space Frontier Foundation is composed of a diverse, multinational array of space activists, expert scientists and engineers, media and political professionals, entrepreneurs, and passionate citizens. You too can be a part of the Space Frontier Foundation. Find out how.
SFF
The Foundation is steered by a Board of Directors who are elected each year by our Advocates at our annual NewSpace Conference.
The Foundation is also shaped by the contributions of individuals from the media, entertainment industry and the space, engineering, and science communities. Our advisors share with us their ideas on policy, strategy and operations, and keep us informed about new developments and targets of opportunity from their own unique vantage points.
The Advocates are the heart of the Space Frontier Foundation. Each year, at the Foundation’s annual business meeting (held in conjunction with our annual conference), the Advocates elect the Board of Directors for the following year. The newly elected Board then elects officers for the following year, including Executive Director, Treasurer and Secretary.
The SFF bestows annual awards to space activists who have made, in the Foundation’s view, the greatest contributions that year to opening the frontier. Categories include Service to the Frontier, Vision to Reality, Vision of the Future and Best Presentation of Space. A special award, The Founder’s Award, is given to honor a space activist for overall and long-term achievement. The awards are presented at the Foundation’s annual conference each year, during the awards banquet.
The SFF was created in 1988 by a group of space community leaders who were dedicated to opening the space frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible. These individuals have a long history of both professional and volunteer-based involvement in space research, policy and public outreach. Read more about our Founders and history.
Who We Are
Board of Directors
Sean Mahoney
Chair of the Board
Libby Loyd
Treasurer
Megan Bennett
Secretary
Eric Ingram
Member
Rosie Johnson
Graphic designer & Social Media Manager
Jim Muncy
Member
Mal Crisp
Member
Quade MacDonald
Member
Michael Mealling
Member
David Armes
Member
Aaron Pagel
Member
Ruben Perez
Webmaster
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Miekkal Clarkson
Member
Cameron Crowell
Finance
Volunteer Coordinator
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