Membership

Copyright California Space Authority, Inc. 1997-2008

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Double Digit Growth:
California Space Authority Membership Investment
Up 40%

  • New Executive Council Members
  • Several Member Upgrades

State Advocacy

  • State Resolution Full Funding NASA
  • Workers Comp Reform
  • Defeat of SB2 to Maintain California Competitiveness

Development:
2004 California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan

  • 345 Stakeholders Involved
  • 141 Organizations Represented
  • 5 Strategic Initiatives Identified
  • 5 Statewide Implementation Collaboratives Established

Photo courtesy DIRECTV

Local Advocacy

  • Defeat of Local Government Attempts to Regulate Satellite Television
  • Support of Local Economic Development Initiatives
    (e.g. SAMS Project)

Photo courtesy USAF

Rocket Engine Test Stands at Edwards AFB

  • CSIP Project
  • Refurbishment of Historic Apollo Site
  • Ribbon Cutting
  • Ready to Support Return to Moon
  • First Customers
    Signed Up

Governor’s Council on Base Support and Retention

  • CSA Executive Director Appointed
  • Testimonies at Statewide Hearings

Roadmap:
Future Range Technology

  • CSIP Project
  • GPS-related Range Demo
  • Potential “Responsiveness”, “Affordable Access to Space” Technology

Increased Visibility

  • Creation of Federal PAC
  • Creation of State PAC

Demonstrations:
Spaceport Arrival and Departure Safety System (SPADS)

  • CSIP Project
  • Successfully Tracked Both SpaceShipOne Flights

Establishment:
California Space Education and Workforce Institute (CSEWI)

  • 501(c)(3) Status to Attract New Funding
  • Enhanced Focus on Space Education and Workforce

Photo Courtesy Scaled Composites

Federal Advocacy

  • Establishment of FAA Licensing for Suborbital RLVs (PL 108-492)
  • Extension of Indemnification for Launch (PL 108-428)
  • Release of National Space Transportation Policy

Informing California Space Enterprise

  • Periodic Electronic Newsletter (SpotBeam)
  • New User-Friendly CSA Website Design
  • Enhanced Distribution of SpaceBound

California Space Enterprise Recognition:
SpotBeam Awards Dinner

  • Celebrating National Security, Civil and Commercial Space
  • Highlighting California’s Space-Strategic Regions