The Space Frontier Foundation is an organization of people dedicated to opening the Space Frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible. Our goals include protecting the Earth’s fragile biosphere and creating a freer and more prosperous life for each generation by using the unlimited energy and material resources of space. Our purpose is to unleash the power of free enterprise and lead a united humanity permanently into the Solar System. The Frontier Enabling Test Our definition of a “frontier enabling” technology or policy is one which has as its effect the acceleration of the creation of low cost access to the space frontier for private citizens and companies, enables or accelerates our use of space resources, and/or accelerates the rate at which wealth can be generated in space. In other words, is the project or policy going to provide a return on the national investment, if we define “return” to be the economically sustainable human habitation of space? Since 1988, the Space Frontier Foundation’s goal has been to unleash the power of free enterprise to enable human migration into space. We are supporting the NewSpace community in the development of commercial Earth-orbit transportation, which will lead to economically sustainable (and thus permanent) space settlements. How are we doing this? In addition to our official projects listed in the left frame, the Foundation and its members work throughout the space, science and business communities, as seen in this sampling of accomplishments: - The White House invited Foundation co-founder Rick Tumlinson to President Bush’s January 14, 2014 speech, acknowledging over a decade of our work. Read the press release. - The Foundation’s Return to Moon conferences have kept the Moon in focus during the out years (www.pleine-lune.org). - Foundationers jump-started the Lunar Prospector project that found signs of water on the Moon. Read the press release. - Transformational Space Corp. was founded and is being led by a Foundationer. - The Space Settlement Act of 1988 was drafted by a Foundationer (Steve Wolfe), and passed primarily through his efforts in guiding the legislation through Congress. - A Foundationer led the DC-X contractor team. - Foundationers financed and negotiated the lease for the world’s first commercial space station, Mir. Read the press release. - Foundationers arranged the filming of the first RadioShack TV commercial on ISS. - Foundationers signed-up Dennis Tito to fly to ISS. - The Foundation’s Permission to Dream (run jointly with the National Space Society) project sends telescopes to space educators around the world. - ProSpace, the citizen’s space lobby, is a direct spin off from the Foundation’s successful March Storm project, the yearly Congressional blitz. - A Foundationer will direct the first commercial on-orbit service of communications satellites. - A Foundationer hosts “The Space Show,” the first weekly radio talk show dedicated to NewSpace. - Foundationers (Apogee Books) are the definitive publishers of space books. - A Foundationer developed the rocket engine avionics for SpaceShipOne. - Foundationers will re-supply ISS using a private sector service. Read the press release. - Foundationers lead the way in breaking down barriers to NewSpace and creating the legal regime of free markets and property rights in space. - A Foundationer has flown the first teacher to near Space, in a Russian MIG. - Foundationers have expressed NewSpace views in opinion pieces, articles, television appearances, on radio talk shows, and in speeches. Collectively, for over a decade, they have 'changed the conversation about space.' Foundation in the News. - Each year, Foundationers (working in many companies and organizations) throw a global space party known as Yuri’s Night. In 2015, the sixth celebration included 62 parties, in 22 countries, on 6 continents, and on one space station. - Participation in NASA’s invitation-only Exploration Strategy Workshop. NASA heard loud and clear that commerce and settlement must be built into its exploration architecture at the beginning. - Foundationers are building new, reusable rocket ships right now. Space companies. The Space Frontier Foundation is an organization composed of space activists, scientists and engineers, media and political professionals, entrepreneurs, and citizens from all backgrounds and all nations. We are transforming space from a government-owned bureaucratic program into a dynamic and inclusive frontier open to people. We are determined to convert the image held by many young people that the future will be worse than the present, and we reject the idea that the world’s greatest moments are in its past. Our central goal is the large-scale permanent settlement of space. We believe people have the "right stuff" and that everyone will benefit from opening the space frontier. We believe that free markets and free enterprise will become an unstoppable force in the irreversible settlement of this new frontier, and that our world is on the verge of a truly historic breakthrough – cheap access to space. We are changing the basic assumptions about space. Foundation speakers present a future that excites and inspires citizens from all nations, and through awards and briefings, our ideas are driving the portrayal of space into new directions. According to Dr. Robert Zubrin, “The Space Frontier Foundation is pound for pound the most effective space group in the world.” The Advocates are the heart of the Space Frontier Foundation. Each year, at the Foundation’s annual business meeting (held in conjunction with our annual conference), the Advocates elect the Board of Directors for the following year. The newly elected Board then elects officers for the following year, including President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Founder and Chairman of the Board: Bob Werb (Founder) [email protected] – Bob Werb was an active partner in Rivercrest Realty Investors from 1976 until 2011. Rivercrest Realty Investors is a privately held, real estate firm that owns and manages a portfolio of garden apartments, shopping centers and office buildings with properties in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina and Florida. Since 2011 he has assumed a more passive role in Rivercrest Realty Investors and has been spending more time working on a variety of projects including the Space Frontier Foundation. Bob is one of the three founders of the Space Frontier Foundation. Executive Director & Director of Development: William Watson [email protected] – William Watson is presently Executive Director of the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF). He endeavors to create new business relationships for the Foundation and to communicate their vision. He is also serving as Chair of their annual NewSpace conference. This year the conference takes place in Washington DC, from July 17-19. Will chaired NewSpace 2017 in D.C. and was part of the SFF’s management team during NewSpace 2016 in Vegas. Before the Foundation, Will worked for the Tauri Group as an analyst on the Space Foundation’s The Space Report and on spaceport related business development. Mr. Watson’s professional involvement with the NewSpace industry started with his graduate placement at the Transformational Space Corporation, LLC (t/Space) during the Summer of 2015. Will received his Master’s in Space Management from the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, France. The year long MSM graduate program focused on aerospace business, marketing and law. Prior to ISU, Mr. Watson received a BA in Russian Literature & History from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has studied in Moscow at Lomonosov University and as part of the Institute for Biomedical Problems’ Summer space program. Board of Directors: - Kevin Greene ([email protected]): Kevin’s involvement in space engineering and construction began in 1992, at ASCE’s “Space-1992” conference in Denver, CO. He’s attended, and helped to organize, every ASCE space engineering conference since. His involvement in the Space Frontier Foundation began in 1999, and he’s now on their board of directors and involved in organizing their annual ‘Lunar Development Conference’ series – based in Las Vegas. Kevin is also an investor and participant in several New-Space ventures. - Michael K. Heney ([email protected]): Mike Heney has been an active member of the space development and commercialization community for the past 30 years. He has been affiliated with the National Space Society (formerly the L-5 Society) since 1978. In 1993, he worked with SpaceCause to present the initial results from the DC-X program to the United States Senate. He has worked with ProSpace, a space policy lobbying organization, since its inception in 1995, and served as its Vice President in 1997. He was invited to join the Space Frontier Foundation in 1996, and has served as a member of the Board of Directors, as Chairman of the Board, and as Corporate Secretary. He was awarded the 1997 ProSpace “Space Activist of the Year” award jointly with his wife Susan for their efforts in the space commercialization field, and the 2015 “Service to the Frontier” award from the Space Frontier Foundation for his continued service to that organization. Mike is an all-around “computer guy”, space policy consultant, and home handyman. - Jeff Krukin (www.jeffkrukin.com): Jeff’s direct space involvement began in 1979 with a summer job at NASA Headquarters. Jeff returned to NASA Headquarters in 1981, with a six-month graduate internship in the International Affairs Division. Returning to Houston, Jeff was hired by IBM and became a Systems Engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Invited to become a Space Frontier Foundation Advocate in 1990, Jeff spent several years conducting research for various projects. He wrote a monthly column on space issues entitled “Think About It.” Jeff became a Foundation Board Member in 1995, and the first Director of Advocates in 1996. In 1997 he became a ProSpace Board Member and Director of the 1998 March Storm lobbying event. Jeff became Chairman in 2012 and served until 2014, and was Executive Director from 2015 to 2017. - Charles E. Miller ([email protected]): Mr. Miller became Constellation Services’ 1st employee in September 1998, leading the company in providing on-orbit services. Mr. Miller was the founding Chairman and President of ProSpace (1996–1999). He has also served as Administrator and a director of the National Space Society, Vice President for Development and a director of the Space Frontier Foundation, and Vice-President for the California Space Development Council. Mr. Miller studied engineering at Caltech and holds a BS in Business Administration from California State University of Chico. - James A. M. Muncy (Founder, [email protected]): Founded PoliSpace in 2010. In 2014 and 2015 Muncy led lobbying efforts winning enactment of the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2014 (P.L 108-492), and securing an amendment to the Iran Nonproliferation Act. From 1997 through early 2010 he served on the Professional Staff of the House Science Committee’s Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee. Muncy co-founded the Space Frontier Foundation in 1988 and served as Chairman of the Board for six years. He holds an MS in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota and a BA from the University of Virginia. - Misuzu Onuki ([email protected]): Ms. Misuzu Onuki has been an innovator in space tourism and commercialization research for over 15 years. Worked for Shimizu Corporation, founded Japan Women’s Space Forum in 2011, and is CEO of Zspace LLC. Joined SFF as Advocate & Asia Liaison in 2015 and elected to Board in 2017. - Rick Tumlinson (Founder, www.ricktumlinson.com): Co-Founder of the Space Frontier Foundation. Worked for Gerard K. O’Neill at the Space Studies Institute, founded the New York L-5 Society, helped pass the Space Settlement Act of 1988, co-founded LunaCorp, MirCorp, and FINDS, and personally signed up Dennis Tito for his ISS flight. Co-founded the Institute for Space Law and Policy and author of 'Return to the Moon'. - Peter Thorpe ([email protected]): Peter Thorpe designed the Space Frontier Foundation’s logo in 1988 and has designed print materials and the web site. He is an accomplished illustrator and book cover artist. The Space Frontier Foundation is very proud of its Board of Advisors, comprised of respected members of the space, media, entertainment, business and scientific communities. These people have chosen to make their names and their time available to help us achieve our goals. Advisors: - David Brody (Imaginova Corp.) - Michael S. Kelly (AMPAC Technology Group, LLC) - Dr. Philip Chapman (Center for Enterprise in Space) - Eric Kotani (Author) - Sir Arthur C. Clarke (Author) - Chuck Lauer (Rocketplane, Ltd.) - Freeman Dyson (Physicist) - Dr. John Lewis (University of Arizona) - Rene Echeveria (Producer - “Deep Space Nine”) - Tasha O’Neill (Photographer) - Dr. George Friedman (Space Studies Institute) - Dr. Thomas Rogers (The Sophron Foundation) - Israel Galvan (GHG Corp.) - Allen Steele (Science Fiction Writer) - David Gump (Transformational Space Corp.) - Frank White (Author - “The Overview Effect”) - Gary Hudson (AirLaunch, LLC) - Herman Zimmerman (Chief Designer - “Star Trek”) The Space Frontier Foundation gives annual awards to space activists who have made the greatest contributions to opening the frontier: 2023: - VISION TO REALITY – Anousheh Ansari - VISION TO REALITY – Robert Bigelow - PIONEER OF NEWSPACE – David Hannah - BEST PRESENTATION OF SPACE – Clark S. Lindsey For HobbySpace - NEWSPACE JOURNALISM – Jeff Foust - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Rich Pournelle - FOUNDERS’ AWARD – Gary C. Hudson 2022: - VISION TO REALITY – Space Adventures - VISION OF THE FUTURE AWARD – Joss Whedon For Serenity/Firefly - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Robin Snelson - PIONEER OF NEWSPACE – Courtney Stadd - SPACE JOURNALISM – Alan Boyle (MSNBC) - FOUNDERS’ AWARD – Walt Anderson 2021: - VISION TO REALITY – The Deep Impact Mission - VISION OF THE FUTURE AWARD – “Fantastic Four” For its depiction of a commercial space station - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Michael K. Heney - BEST PRESENTATION OF SPACE – Mark Cowen, Tom Hanks and IMAX Corporation For “Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon3D” - BEST PRESENTATION OF SPACE – Paul Allen and The Discovery Channel, in association with Gemini Productions and AntennaFilms For “Black Sky: The Race for Space” - FOUNDERS’ AWARD – David Gump 2019: - VISION TO REALITY – Scaled Composites For flying the first private human-piloted spaceship into space - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Robert Noteboom For Outstanding Service To The Cause of Opening the Frontier - FOUNDERS’ AWARD – The X-Prize Foundation 2018: - VISION TO REALITY – XCOR Aerospace and the EZ-Rocket Team - BEST PRESENTATION OF SPACE – Apogee Books For their NASA Mission Report Books as well as other Titles Documenting the Opening of the Frontier - SERVICE TO THE REVOLUTION AWARD – Rick N. Tumlinson For 14 years as President of the Space Frontier Foundation - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Brook E. Mantia For Outstanding Service To The Cause of Opening the Frontier 2017: - VISION TO REALITY – Dennis Tito World’s First Citizen Space Explorer - VISION TO REALITY – Yuri Koptev, General Director, Rosaviakosmos For Leadership in the cause of Citizen Space Exploration - VISION TO REALITY – Dr. Yuri Semenov, RSC Energia For the Tito / ISSA Mission - VISION OF THE FUTURE - PERMISSION TO DREAM – George Whitesides, Co-Founder, Yuri’s Night - VISION OF THE FUTURE - PERMISSION TO DREAM – Loretta Hidalgo, Co-Founder, Yuri’s Night - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Joseph Gillin For Outstanding Service To The Cause of Opening the Frontier - FOUNDERS’ AWARD – The Honorable Dana Rohrabacher For Outstanding Leadership in the Cause of Opening Space 2016: - VISION TO REALITY – The MirCorp Team, Yuri Semenov - Alexander Derechin - Chirinjeev Kathuria - Jeff Manber - Valeri Ryumin For Sending the First Privately Funded Manned Mission to Mir - VISION OF THE FUTURE – Space Channel Canada For Portraying Space as Accessible to Everyone - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Ed Wright, Advocate, Space Frontier Foundation For Putting Together the First Space Enterprise Symposium 2015: - VISION TO REALITY – The Sea Launch Team - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Dr. Alfred Differ, Advocate, Space Frontier Foundation - PROSPACE ACTIVIST OF THE YEAR – Kerinia Cusick - FOUNDERS’ AWARD – Dr. Gerard K. O’Neill, author of The High Frontier 2014: - VISION TO REALITY – The Lunar Prospector Team, Dr. Alan Binder - Gregg Maryniak - Space Studies Institute - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Benigno Muniz, Jr., Board Member, Space Frontier Foundation - BEST PRESENTATION OF SPACE – Andrew Chaikin, author of A Man on the Moon - LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA - COMMITMENT TO THE VISION – Foundation Co-founders: Jim Muncy - Rick Tumlinson - Bob Werb - SPECIAL AWARD (for Pioneering the Space Frontier) – Vladimir Syromiantnikov, senior designer, Viktor Blagov, senior operator, Energia Mir Program, Russia - SERVICE TO HUMANITY – Armageddon - Deep Impact - 30TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION – Apollo VII: Astronauts: Wally Schirra - Walter Cunningham - Donn Eisele - PROSPACE ACTIVIST OF THE YEAR – Jeff Krukin - FOUNDERS’ AWARD – Peter Thorpe, Creative Director, Space Frontier Foundation 2013: - VISION TO REALITY – Dr. Pascal Lee and the NASA Haughton-Mars Project Team; Celestis Corporation - VISION OF THE FUTURE AWARD – Tim McElyea; L-5 City in Space, Imax Corporation - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Erin Medlicott - FOUNDERS’ AWARD – Tom Rogers 2012: - VISION TO REALITY – Spacehab - Chet Lee - VISION OF THE FUTURE – Babylon 5, John C. Flinn III - Suzanne E. Sternlicht - Paul Beigle - Ron Thorton - FOUNDERS’ AWARD – Walt Anderson 2011: - VISION TO REALITY – Clementine Lunar Probe Team, Col. Pedro (Pete) Rustan - Col. Pete Worden - Dr. Stewart Nozette - Dr. Eugene Shoemaker 2010: - VISION TO REALITY – Delta Clipper (DC-X) Team - VISION OF THE FUTURE – The Cast and Crew of Babylon 5 - Mr. J. Michael Straczynski - SERVICE TO THE FRONTIER – Mr. Timothy Kyger Founders of the International Space University (Peter H. Diamandis - Todd B. Hawley - Robert D. Richards) also received Vision to Reality honors. The Space Frontier Foundation was created in 1988 by a group of space community leaders dedicated to opening the space frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible. Realizing that the status-quo government space program would not realize large-scale industrialization and settlement of the inner solar system, they established an entrepreneurial, frontier-opening enterprise to promote radical reform of U.S. space policy. The High Frontier: In December of 1989, the Foundation was granted the rights to market 'The High Frontier' by Dr. Gerard K. O’Neill, committing to keeping the book in print. Going on the Offensive: In 1990, the Foundation challenged NASA's Space Exploration Initiative and Space Station Freedom, advocating for commercial alternatives like external tank-based stations. In 1990, it launched the campaign for “Cheap Access to Space” (CATS) and championed the Delta Clipper-Experimental (DC-X) program, later securing Dan Goldin's support leading to the DC-XA and X-33. Publications: In 1993, the Foundation launched the quarterly journal 'Space Front', followed in 1995 by 'The Frontier Files' essays distributed via the internet. Taking the Fight to the Nation’s Capital: In 1995, Foundation leaders testified before Congress, organized the 'March Storm' citizen congressional lobbying blitz, and supported the creation of ProSpace. In July 1997, it co-sponsored the Cheap Access to Space Symposium with NASA and the USAF Phillips Lab. Alpha Town: Formulated a vision to transform the International Space Station into the seed of the first human town in space, AlphaTown, advocating eventual privatization. Media & Hollywood: In 1994 and 1995, conferences moved to Los Angeles, engaging science fiction creators (e.g., Babylon 5, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and initiating the 'Star Council' talk show format. USA Address: Space Frontier Foundation, 16 First Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960 | Phone: 800-787-7223 | Media: [email protected] | Webmaster: Peter Thorpe ([email protected]) Asia Liaison: Misuzu Onuki ([email protected]), Tokyo, Japan (+81 (0)90 4457 0451) Canada Liaison: Eva-Jane Lark ([email protected]), Ottawa ON, Canada ((613)798-4230) Europe Liaison: Andreas P. Bergweiler ([email protected]), Waldesch, Germany (+49 2628 987420) India Liaison: Ajay Chahar ([email protected]), Kolkata, India (0919831256711) Middle East Liaison: Phil Mills FBIS ([email protected]), Tabuk, Saudi Arabia (009664 4282977 ext 1554) UK Liaison: M.V. “Coyote” Smith ([email protected]), Reading, Berkshire, UK (07942 486563) - The Frontier Enabling Test: Evaluates technology and policy on whether it accelerates low cost access, enables space resources, or accelerates wealth generation in space. - Policy re: NASA’s Exploration Systems Architecture Study (Oct 5, 2015): Evolving policy to align NASA with NewSpace. - Proposed Space Policy (June 23, 2013): Unveiled proposed U.S. Space Transportation Policy. - Cheap Access to Space Policy Recommendation (2011): Advocating incentives for commercial space transportation. - Senator John Glenn’s Shuttle Flight: Critique on taxpayer funding. - Congressional Testimonies: Rick Tumlinson before the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics (A Space Frontier Agenda - Oct 1, 1998; Building Alpha Town - Apr 9, 1997; Manifesto for the Frontier - Mar 16, 1995). - Bantam Lifter: Advocating market-oriented commercial purchasing power over direct government vehicle development funding. Foundation Action Report #4 (Apr 30, 2017): Jeff Krukin presented the Vision to Reality award to Anousheh Ansari in St. Louis, discussed advancing NewSpace at the ESA Space and Society Conference in the Netherlands, engaged students at Duke, UNC, and NC State, spoke at the National Defense University Spacepower Symposium, and co-hosted the Space Investment Summit in Manhattan. Foundation Action Report #4 (Nov 2, 2016): SFF participated in the Wirefly X Prize Cup in Las Cruces, NM, hosting a hospitality suite and running the Teachers in Space booth led by Bill Boland. Foundation Action Report #3: At the UP Aerospace launch of SpaceLoft XL at Spaceport America, reflecting on the historical difficulties of rocketry and comparing it to early aviation and Apollo. Foundation Action Report #2: NASA Exploration Strategy Workshop in Washington, DC, where SFF advocates ensured commerce and permanent settlement were embedded in lunar exploration architectures. Foundation Action Report #1: Teachers in Space exhibited at the National Science Teachers Association convention in Anaheim, CA, gathering 263 Declarations and 405 sign-ups. Return to the Moon (RTM): A project aimed at operational lunar settlement within 25 years that is large-scale and economically viable/profitable. Organizes the annual Return to the Moon Conference. Includes FAQs covering survival, prosperity, adventure, reasons to spend money on space, engineering designs for settlement, and tourist cost projections (~$2.1M per person based on a $10B-$15B operational budget and 5,000 tourists/year). Teachers in Space: Aims to train thousands of classroom teachers for commercial spaceflight so they can inspire students directly without quitting their teaching jobs. Features selection of 'pathfinder' teachers announced at Holloman AFB during the X-Prize Cup. Space Settlement: Promotes space as the ultimate economic growth engine and an extension of human civilization, highlighting 10 reasons for human space settlement. Permission to Dream: Connects students worldwide through telescope donations, education programs, and Team Telescope. The Watch: Focuses on detecting, tracking, and deflecting Near Earth Objects (NEOs). Tracks legislation such as the George E. Brown Jr. Near-Earth Object Survey Act (HR 4544 / HR 3813) and monitors events like the 2016 Norway meteorite, NASA Stardust, and Deep Impact missions. Directory of commercial space companies supported by the Foundation: - New Space Launch Services: AirLaunch LLC, Armadillo Aerospace, Blue Origin, Rocketplane Kistler, SpaceX, Inc. - Russian/Ukrainian Launchers: COSMOS International GmbH, EUROROCKET Launch Services GmbH, Kosmotras, International Launch Services, SeaLaunch Co., Starsem. - Space & Zero-G Tourism and Training: Epsori Space Systems, Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC), Interglobal Space Lines, Orbital Commerce Project, Space Adventures, Spacetopia, Virgin Galactic, X Rocket LLC, Zero Gravity Corporation. - Infrastructure/Subsystems: Ad Astra Rocket Company, Aero Astro, Bigelow Aerospace, Constellation Services International, California Spaceport, Flometrics, Frontier Astronautics, GEORING, Orbital Recovery Corporation, Space Propulsion Systems, Tether Applications, Tethers Unlimited, Universal Space Network, XCOR Aerospace. - Commercial Space Exploration: Lunar Resources Company, SpaceDev, TransOrbital, Transformational Space Corporation (t/Space). - More Launch Companies: Beyond-Earth, E’Prime Aerospace Corporation, Garvey Spacecraft Corporation, Interorbital Systems, JP Aerospace, Kelly Space and Technology, Lunar Rocket & Rover Co., Masten Space Systems, Orbital Expressways, Orion Propulsion, TGV Rockets, UP Aerospace. - Legacy NewSpace: SpaceHab, Orbital Sciences.