Industry Group Supports Entrepreneur, Pioneer, Business Leader

The Commercial Space Federation, or CSF, threw its full support behind the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA Administrator, citing his decades of experience as an entrepreneur, businessman, and his understanding of the important role the U.S. commercial space industry plays in achieving the space exploration and research goals of the agency.

Dave Cavossa, President of the Commercial Space Federation, expressed his group’s support in a March 21 letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA).

The letter points out the importance of NASA’s Artemis program as well as the establishment of new commercial low-Earth orbit destinations to replace the ISS.

It also stresses that the success of America’s civil space programs depend on strong, decisive, and inspired leadership at NASA in partnership with Congress and industry partners:

“With decades of experience as an entrepreneur, business leader, and commercial space pioneer, Mr. Isaacman is ideally suited to lead NASA at this critical time in the agency’s history. Mr. Isaacman has built multiple successful businesses, experience that will serve him well to lead a multi-billion-dollar agency with tens of thousands of employees and contractors.

“His businesses have worked with the federal government, giving him insight into how doing business with the government may be improved and streamlined to enhance outcomes for the American people. As a commercial space pioneer, Mr. Isaacman understands that reaching NASA’s space exploration and scientific research goals will require fully leveraging the strength of the U.S. commercial space industry.

“Finally, Mr. Isaacman’s two commercial spaceflights, including the first non-government spacewalk, give him insight into the rigors of human spaceflight and the absolute imperative of safety. CSF looks forward to working with Mr. Isaacman to ensure that the United States remains the global leader in space.”

 The CSF was founded in 2006 and is the voice of the commercial spaceflight industry. Its 85 members form the foundation of a sustainable space economy and democratization of access to space for scientists, students, civilians, and businesses. Its members are also responsible for creating thousands of high-tech jobs through billions of dollars in investment.

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