SpotBeam California - December 15, 2004

Commercial Space Bill Wins Final Approval from Congress
Governor's Council on Base Support and Retention Holds Inaugural Meeting
- Kicks Off Proactive Campaign to Assist and Advise State
Congressional Support of Vision for Space Exploration Cheered by Coalition Leaders in Space Receive
SpotBeam Award
- CSA Acknowledges State's Cutting-Edge
2005 CSA Board of Directors, New Elected Members Announced
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Highlights November 2004
Opportunity for a School to Build a Payload
NASA Funding Request Approved, California Expects Benefits
CSA Space Day in Sacramento is April 12
Set Aside March Dates for CSA's Space Week in DC
Initial Nanosat Launch Vehicle's First Stage Flies at Mojave
Mojave Spaceport Recognized by Governor Schwarzenegger
- SpaceShipOne’s Triumph Acknowledged
House Passes Commercial Space Bill
California's Military and Aerospace Support Office Unveils Web Site
CSA Member Opportunities
Join CSA For Space Enterprise Growth and Development!

Commercial Space Bill Wins Final Approval from Congress

In its last action before adjourning, the Senate gave final approval to the House Science Committee's Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 (H.R. 5382), sending the bill to the President, who is expected to
sign it. (12/9/04) http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/government_pages/pr041209.html

Governor's Council on Base Support and Retention Holds Inaugural Meeting
Kicks Off Proactive Campaign to Assist and Advise State

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/government_pages/pr041208.html

Congressional Support of Vision for Space Exploration Cheered by Coalition

The nation's Vision for Space Exploration received a major vote of confidence today when Congress gave final approval of the FY2005 spending bill that includes money for NASA to resume Space Shuttle operations, continue assembly of the International Space Station as an exploration research outpost, and to actively pursue plans to send robots and humans back to the Moon, on to Mars and beyond. http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/government_pages/pr041206.html

Leaders in Space Receive SpotBeam Award
CSA Acknowledges State's Cutting-Edge

CSA bestowed recognition on space enterprise community leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to California and U.S. leadership in the international space arena. The posting includes write-ups about the awardees, our Chairman's report, and some radio coverage of the event as well. The 2004 SpotBeam Award recipients were: Space and Missile Systems Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, DIRECTV, Mojave Aerospace VenturesTeam, British American Business Council, CubeSat Project, Congressman Jerry Lewis, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Congresswoman Jane Harman, and Senator William "Pete" Knight (posthumously). http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041207.html

2005 CSA Board of Directors
New Elected Members Announced

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041207-3.html

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Highlights November 2004

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041207-2.html

Opportunity for a School to Build a Payload

Lunar Rocket and Rover Company is looking for a school (or schools) to build two identical payloads for two separate flights on Shadow IB rocket systems:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041213.html

NASA Funding Request Approved
California Expects Benefits

With Congressional approval of the President’s 2005 NASA Budget Proposal now accomplished, the California Space Authority (CSA) sees the action as a positive return for California’s space enterprise community
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/images/worddocs/NASA-2005-budget.doc

CSA Space Day in Sacramento is April 12

Keep up with details and offerings here:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/spaceday/spaceday2005.html

Set Aside March Dates for CSA's Space Week in DC

March 14-17, 2005. See last year's:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr040316.html

Initial Nanosat Launch Vehicle's First Stage Flies at Mojave

The launch of the initial NLV first stage Flight Development Unit, also known as the Prospector 5, took place at the Reaction Research Society's Mojave Test Area on 04 December 2004.
http://www.garvspace.com/News.htm

Mojave Spaceport Recognized by Governor Schwarzenegger
SpaceShipOne’s Triumph Acknowledged

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/images/worddocs/mojave-spaceport.doc

House Passes Commercial Space Bill (11/20/04)

By a vote of 269 to 120, the House of Representatives passed legislation that seeks to promote the nascent commercial human space flight industry while establishing a clear and balanced regulatory framework for space
tourism.
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/government_pages/pr041120.html

California's Military and Aerospace Support Office unveils web site

Please visit their new web site: http://www.omas.ca.gov/

CSA Member Opportunities

Web Banner ads:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/web-advertising.html

SpaceBound! (newsletter) ads:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/spacebound-advertising.html

Web profiles (free):
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/profilesubmit.html

Join CSA For Space Enterprise Growth and Development!

Governed by a statewide board of directors, California Space Authority is a member-based, nonprofit "enterprise association" that provides the State's diverse space enterprise community (industry, government, workforce entities and academia) with the dynamic VOICE, VISIBILITY and competitive EDGE necessary to achieve development and growth.

CSA Membership Benefits and Application Forms:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/level-one/benefits.html

Jamie Foster, CIO, California Space Authority
3201 Airpark Dr. #204, Santa Maria, CA 93455
(805) 349-2633, FAX (805) 349-2635
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/