SpotBeam California - July 1, 2005

• CSA Mourns Assemblyman Mike Gordon
• United States Space Policy: Challenges and Opportunities
• Boeing Board Elects W. James McNerney, Jr. Chairman, President and CEO
• New HLS Section on CSA Web Site
• 2005 Legislation Session in Sacramento at Midway
• Losing the Competitive Advantage: The Challenge for Science and Technology in the United States
• NASA Gives Go for Shuttle Return To Flight
• Relevant Federal Legislation, Updated June 30, 2005
• Welcome to CSA's Summer Intern
• Chabot Space & Science Center Holds Summer Solstice Gala
• California Space Authority Supports Assembly Bill 208
• House Passes NASA Authorization Bill
• A Premier CSA Space Conference: Dec 1-2
• Satellites & Education Conference, August 18-20
• California's BRAC Regional Hearing is July 14
• Hominations are Open for Prestigious SpotBeam Awards
• 2nd Annual California Space Enterprise SpotBeam Awards Dinner, Dec. 2
• 3rd World Satellite Business Week, September 5-8

United States Space Policy: Challenges and Opportunities
This paper is part of the American Academy‚s "Reconsidering the Rules of Space" project. The project examines the implications of U.S. policy in space from a variety of perspectives, and considers the international rules and principles needed for protecting a long-term balance of commercial, military, and scientific activities in space.

Boeing Board Elects W. James McNerney, Jr. Chairman, President and CEO

New HLS Section on CSA Web Site
We've started a new index page for web site items related to homeland security and national defense.

2005 Legislative Session in Sacramento at Midway
The 2005 Legislative Session in Sacramento is midway and CSA is tracking many bills that would affect the space enterprise community. You input on any of these measures is helpful to ensure that CSA accurately reflects the desires of space enterprise. Please take a moment to review them and provide CSA with any feedback you may have. Contact: Eric A. Daniels at 916-551-1543.

Losing the Competitive Advantage? The Challenge for Science and Technology in the United States
A report by the American Electronics Association (PDF file)

NASA Gives Go for Shuttle Return to Flight
NASA has cleared the Space Shuttle to Return to Flight. After a two-day Flight Readiness Review meeting at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, senior managers approved a July 13 launch date for Discovery.
Final Report of the Return to Flight Task Group, (PDF file)

Relevant Federal Legislation: Updated June 30, 2005

Welcome to CSA's Summer Intern
CSA welcomes Joy Dunn to CSA's Santa Maria staff for the summer as a research assistant. Joy just completed her first year at M.I.T. in aerospace engineering. Yes, she's Janice Dunn's daughter!

Chabot Space & Science Center Holds Summer Solstice Gala
The Chabot Space & Science Center celebrated the beginning of the season with a Summer Solstice Gala on June 25. The Center presented its annual Chabot Science Award to Dr. Eva Nogales...

California Space Authority Supports Assembly Bill 208
June 16, 2005 letter (PDF file)

House Passes NASA Authorization Bill
The House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee passed its version of a NASA authorization bill (H.R. 3070) on June 30. The bill fully funds the agency's activities, including space exploration, at a level of $16.45 billion. The bill also calls for return of the U.S. to the Moon by 2020, retires the space shuttle by 2010, and recommends launching of the Crew Exploration Vehicle as close to 2010 as possible. In addition, the bill requires the development of a national aeronautics policy and plans for a human mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The Senate passed a similar, but not identical, version of a NASA authorization bill (S. 1281) on June 23. The Senate bill authorizes a slightly higher level of funding -- $16.5 billion -- and supports NASA's space exploration activities. The Senate bill, however, prohibits NASA from retiring the space shuttle until a replacement crewed launch vehicle is ready. Additional details regarding both bills can be found online at: http://thomas.loc.gov.

A Premier CSA Space Conference: Dec. 1-2
General Lord confirmed as a speaker: http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/spotbeam_conf_2005/speakers.html
Conference, generally: http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/conference/

Satellites & Education Conference, August 18-20
This international conference connects teachers with their students' future employers -- the space industry and government -- to better prepare the students for today's most promising careers. It will be held at Cal State, Los Angeles. Exhibitors are encouraged -- there is no fee to exhibitors because you provide a service to our teachers.

California's BRAC Regional Hearing is July 14
For other BRAC updates, see this page on CSA's web site:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/government_pages/brac.html

Nominations Are Open for Prestigious SpotBeam Awards
One month remains until the nominations deadline of August 1st.

2nd Annual California Space Enterprise SpotBeam Awards Dinner, Dec. 2
Topping off the CSA space conference December 1-2, this year's second annual California SpotBeam Awards Dinner will be held the evening of Friday, December 2, 2005, also at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel at LAX. Don't miss it. See last year's SpotBeam Awards Dinner: http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/html/press-releasesandletters/pr041207.html
Registration for the SpotBeam Awards Dinner will be in conjunction with CSA's Dec 1-2 Conference, but you don't have to attend the conference to attend the SpotBeam Awards Dinner: http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/conference/

3rd World Satellite Business Week, September 5-8, Paris, France

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.
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