Commercial Spaceflight Federation President Michael Lopez-Alegria will be speaking at the Federal Aviation Administration’s Commercial Space Transportation (CST) Conference Thursday, February 6th at 9:30am. The FAA CST conference will be held February 5-6 and will bring together industry representatives to discuss a number of commercial spaceflight policy questions. Lopez-Alegria is currently vice-chair of the FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Group (COMSTAC). Click here for a full agenda of the conference.
In addition, tomorrow, the House Science, Space and Technology committee, Space subcommittee will be holding a hearing on commercial spaceflight regulatory issues titled, “Necessary Updates to the Commercial Space Launch Act.” The hearing will be webcast live at 2:00pm ET on the Committee’s website.
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is available for comment on many of the issues discussed at these two events. Please contact Alex Saltman at saltman@commercialspaceflight.org or 202-347-1096.
About the Commercial Spaceflight Federation
The mission of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) is to promote the development of commercial human spaceflight, pursue ever-higher levels of safety, and share best practices and expertise throughout the industry. The Commercial Spaceflight Federation’s member companies, which include commercial spaceflight developers, operators, spaceports, suppliers, and service providers, are creating thousands of high-tech jobs nationwide, working to preserve American leadership in aerospace through technology innovation, and inspiring young people to pursue careers in science and engineering. For more information please visit www.commercialspaceflight.org or contact Sirisha Bandla at sirisha@commercialspaceflight.org or at 202.347.1418.
