Personal Spaceflight Federation
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The Personal Spaceflight Federation is a private spaceflight industry group, incorporated as a trade association for the purposes of establishing the highest possible level of safety for both the public and the customers of the industry, sharing best practices, and promoting the growth of the industry worldwide.
Current members:
- Burt Rutan, President of Scaled Composites
- John Carmack, Founder and President of Armadillo Aerospace, (mention in Time's Digital 50)
- Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX
- Robert Bigelow, President and CEO of Bigelow Aerospace
- Alex Tai, COO of Virgin Galactic
- Stuart Witt, General Manager of Mojave Spaceport
- Jeff Greason, CEO of XCOR Aerospace
- Gary Hudson, Founder and Chairman of AirLaunch LLC
- Jim Benson, Chairman and CTO of SpaceDev
- David Gump, President of t/Space
- George French, President and CEO of Rocketplane Ltd.
- Eric Anderson, President and CEO of Space Adventures
- Peter Diamandis, Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation
- Rick Homans, Chairman of the New Mexico's Spaceport America and New Mexico Secretary of Economic Development
[edit] External links
- Personal Spaceflight Leaders Eye New Federation (Space.com, February 9, 2005)
- Space racers unite in federation (MSNBC, February 8, 2005)
- Space Entrepreneurs Resolve To Create Industry Group to Promote Safety Standards and Growth of the Personal Spaceflight Industry (X Prize Foundation Press Release February 08, 2005)
