Personal Spaceflight Federation Appoints Bretton Alexander as President.WASHINGTON -- The Personal Spaceflight Federation The Personal Spaceflight Federation is a private spaceflight industry group, incorporated as an industry association for the purposes of establishing ever higher levels of safety for the commercial human spaceflight industry, sharing best practices and expertise, and promoting the (PSF), the industry association of leading businesses and organizations working to make commercial human spaceflight “Space travel” redirects here. For travel in space as a tourist, see Space tourism. A human spaceflight is a spaceflight with a human crew, and possibly passengers. This makes it unlike robotic space probes or remotely-controlled satellites. a reality, announced today that former White House space advisor Bretton Alexander has been appointed president. As president, Alexander will act as chief advocate for commercial human spaceflight and work to address regulatory, legislative, and policy issues facing the personal spaceflight industry. "Bretton Alexander has a demonstrated track record of leadership in the space industry," said Alex Tai, Chairman of the PSF and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic is a company within Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, which plans to offer sub-orbital spaceflights and later orbital spaceflights to the paying public. Mission . "He shares our vision of expanding human "Expanding Human" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 10 October, 1964, during the second season. It is known for one of the earliest appearances of James Doohan, who would later go on to play Scotty from Star Trek. spaceflight to the public and we believe he will work very hard to make that a reality." Previously, Alexander has held the position of Senior Policy Analyst for space issues at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Congress established the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. where he was one of the primary authors of the Vision for Space Exploration. Alexander succeeds Michael S. Kelly, the founding president of the PSF. Kelly left to start an advanced technology business enterprise. "While government can and should lead the exploration of our solar system solar system, the sun and the surrounding planets, natural satellites, dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that are bound by its gravity. The sun is by far the most massive part of the solar system, containing almost 99.9% of the system's total mass. , the private sector has the capability to greatly expand human space activity closer to Earth," said Alexander. "The Personal Spaceflight Federation will play an important role in helping to shape the legal and regulatory framework to allow this industry to flourish." Alexander will continue to serve as Vice President of Corporate and External Affairs at Transformational Space Corp. (t/Space), a member company of the Personal Spaceflight Federation. About the Personal Spaceflight Federation (PSF) - The mission of the Personal Spaceflight Federation is to promote the development of commercial human spaceflight, pursue ever higher levels of safety, and share best practices and expertise throughout the industry. PSF member organizations include commercial developers and operators of spaceships, spaceports, and orbital spaceflight facilities. The Federation is governed by a board of directors, composed of the entrepreneurs and CEO-level officers of the member companies. For more information please visit www.personalspaceflight.org or contact Executive Director John Gedmark at 310.889.4409. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion