Fri, Jul 02, 2010
Sees Reliance On Commercial Space Companies As The Correct
Policy Direction
The Commercial Spaceflight
Federation said Wednesday it welcomes President Obama's new
National Space Policy, which underscores the importance of
commercial spaceflight for American economic growth and leadership
in space.
"The National Space Policy reinforces the President's new plan
for NASA, particularly the use of commercial providers for
transport of crew and cargo to the International Space Station,"
said Bretton Alexander, President of the Commercial Spaceflight
Federation. "The National Space Policy recognizes the
benefits of a robust commercial space industry and lays down a
series of clear policies to enable further growth of this
sector."
Alexander added, "Importantly, the National Space Policy
document states that government space systems will only be
developed if there is no suitable commercial system that is or will
be available, a strong declaration that the government will support
and not compete with emerging commercial space services."
Bretton Alexander
The importance of promoting commercial spaceflight is heavily
emphasized throughout the National Space Policy document,
establishing as a guiding principle that "a robust and competitive
commercial space sector is vital to continued progress in
space." The policy further states that the U.S. government
will "promote a robust domestic commercial space industry,
[…] refrain from conducting United States Government space
activities that preclude, discourage, or compete with U.S.
commercial space activities, [… and] pursue potential
opportunities for transferring routine, operational space functions
to the commercial space sector where beneficial and
cost-effective," among other pro-commercial actions.
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