Space Frontier Foundation Names Ann Kapusta as Executive Director Silver Spring, Md. – The Space Frontier Foundation has announced Ann Kapusta, a veteran space operations and consulting expert, as its new Executive Director. The Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) is a space advocacy nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that the exploration and development of space is open and accessible to everyone through the power of free enterprise. The announcement comes at a pivotal moment, as SFF begins to explore utilizing space travel, research, and science as a means of solving some of the greatest problems ..read more

Space Frontier Foundation Launches DEI Study Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Study Will Serve to Create a Data-Driven Toolkit for Industry Best Practices Silver Spring, Md. – The Space Frontier Foundation announced today the launch of a new study aiming to ensure an equitable, diverse, and representative Space Frontier. To accomplish this, the Foundation is requesting those working in the space sector to complete a survey which will serve to guide the development of a free toolkit around best practices for fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the space sector. “We are championi ..read more

Space Frontier Foundation Announces /space pitch Silver Spring, Md. – The Space Frontier Foundation has announced it will be hosting /space pitch, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pitch Competition. The Space Frontier Foundation is a space advocacy nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that the exploration and development of space are open and accessible to everyone through the power of free enterprise. “Accessibility and diversification is at the core of our mission at the Space Frontier Foundation,” said Space Frontier Foundation’s Executive Director Ann Kapusta. “By hosting competitions like t ..read more

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AFWERX Announces EngageSpace, the Premier Collaboration Event for the Space Industry LAS VEGAS, Sept. 9, 2020 — AFWERX, the U.S. Air Force’s innovation catalyst, announces registration is now live for EngageSpace virtual event. Join AFWERX, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Space Force and the Space Frontier Foundation for this two-day virtual event on Sept. 29-30, 2020. With its highly interactive format and diverse participants, this event is designed to revolutionize how the space ecosystem works, dismantle the walls between sectors and close the “believability gap” for what’s possible in spac ..read more

Space Frontier Foundation Applauds SpaceX Mission to ISS WASHINGTON DC, May 26, 2020  – The Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) applauds SpaceX and NASA for the upcoming commercial mission to carry NASA crewmembers to the International Space Station (ISS). SFF, which was the first to call for the private sector replacement of government space shuttles, sees this event as a turning point in opening space. “When Dragon berths with ISS later this week, the U.S. starts the next phase of opening the space frontier,” said SFF chairman, Sean Mahoney. “We will see private companies competing to car ..read more

NASA-Funded Study Reduces Cost of Human Missions to Moon and Mars by Factor of 10 WASHINGTON, July 20, 2015 – The National Space Society (NSS) and Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) today announced their support for NASA’s funding of the newly released NexGen Space study, illustrating how to cut the cost of human space exploration by a factor of 10. The study, “Economic Assessment and Systems Analysis of an Evolvable Lunar Architecture that Leverages Commercial Space Capabilities and Public-Private-Partnerships,” finds public-private partnerships able to return humans to the Moon for approximat ..read more

This is Why You Need Permission to Go to the Moon If the recent FAA approval of Moon Express’ mission to the Moon made you do a double take, you’re not alone. So why do you have to get permission?The short answer: The Outer Space Treaty. In 1967 the U.S. signed the U.N. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (aka the Outer Space Treaty).That means the U.S. government is responsible for all activities that originate from inside the United States. When an American entity launches so ..read more

Getting Real About Getting To Mars “If Musk is to see his dreams to fruition, what does the broader commercial newspace community here on Earth need to be doing to make that happen?” Find out here on Forbes.com. More from the Space Frontier Foundation Blog NASA-Funded Study Reduces Cost of Human Missions to Moon and Mars by Factor of 10NASA-Funded Study Reduces Cost of Human Missions to Moon and Mars by Factor of 10 WASHINGTON, July 20, 2015 – The National Space Society (NSS) and Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) today announced their support for NASA’s funding of the newly release ..read more

Discovery: The Earth Next Door – Exoplanet Science Gets a Boost The Space Frontier Foundation, a global non-profit organization committed to opening the space frontier to human settlement through the power of free enterprise, announced today that it has partnered with the Luxembourg Space Agency to host the 2nd annual NewSpace Europe Conference on November 27 and 28, 2018, at the European Convention Center Luxembourg (ECCL). Hundreds of leaders from industry and government will come together to explore how the industry can break down barriers to economic growth and fuel the expansion of the ..read more