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Double Digit Growth:
California Space Authority Membership Investment
Up 40%
- New Executive Council Members
- Several Member Upgrades
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State Advocacy
- State Resolution Full Funding NASA
- Workers Comp Reform
- Defeat of SB2 to Maintain California Competitiveness
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Development:
2004 California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan
- 345 Stakeholders Involved
- 141 Organizations Represented
- 5 Strategic Initiatives Identified
- 5 Statewide Implementation Collaboratives Established
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Local Advocacy
- Defeat of Local Government Attempts to Regulate Satellite Television
- Support of Local Economic Development Initiatives
(e.g. SAMS Project)
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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
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Governor’s Council on Base Support and Retention
- CSA Executive Director Appointed
- Testimonies at Statewide Hearings
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Roadmap:
Future Range Technology
- CSIP Project
- GPS-related Range Demo
- Potential “Responsiveness”, “Affordable Access to Space” Technology
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Increased Visibility
- Creation of Federal PAC
- Creation of State PAC
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Demonstrations:
Spaceport Arrival and Departure Safety System (SPADS)
- CSIP Project
- Successfully Tracked Both SpaceShipOne Flights
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Establishment:
California Space Education and Workforce Institute (CSEWI)
- 501(c)(3) Status to Attract New Funding
- Enhanced Focus on Space Education and Workforce
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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
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Informing California Space Enterprise
- Periodic Electronic Newsletter (SpotBeam)
- New User-Friendly CSA Website Design
- Enhanced Distribution of SpaceBound
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California Space Enterprise Recognition:
SpotBeam Awards Dinner
- Celebrating National Security, Civil and Commercial Space
- Highlighting California’s Space-Strategic Regions
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