SPACE AUTHORITY NAMES HART TO BOARD WOMAN BECOMES SECOND A.V. MEMBER, WILL SERVE THREE-YEAR TERM.Byline: JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape SKEEN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Cathy Hart, leader of the Antelope Valley Board of Trade, has been named to the board of the state's space advocacy body. The California Space Authority The California Space Authority (CSA) is a nonprofit corporation representing the commercial, civil, and national defense/homeland security interests of California's diverse space enterprise community in four domains: Industry, Government, Academia, and Workforce. announced Thursday that Hart is joining the authority's 21-member board. The authority is a nonprofit corporation charged with promoting the state's space industry and is designated by the state as its spaceport space·port n. An installation for sheltering, testing, maintaining, and launching spacecraft. authority. The board's membership includes representation from the military, industry, government and academia. ``The collective experience and dedication of our board of directors is invaluable to CSA's success,'' said Andrea Seastrand, the authority's executive director. ``The members of the board are an excellent example of California's space enterprise leaders, and we look forward to our continued prosperity with their given credibility and collaboration.'' Hart will be the second Antelope Valley member on the board, joining Cam Martin of NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Dryden Flight Research Center The Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. On March 26, 1976 it was named in honor of the late Hugh L. . Hart will serve a three-year term. ``I'm honored and thrilled,'' Hart said of her selection. ``First and foremost, I'll serve as a spokeswoman for the aerospace industry here in our valley.'' Hart said the Board of Trade has joined with the authority in the past on lobbying efforts, including a trip last year to Washington, D.C., to help promote California's space interests. The Board of Trade has worked to promote the region's aerospace industry, to save Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. from closure and to bring jobs to the region. Hart has been the Board of Trade's executive director since December 2004 and has served as the marketing representative of the Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival. Hart has a degree in communications from California State University, Bakersfield As of fall 2002, some 7,700 undergraduate and graduate students attended CSUB, at either the main campus in Bakersfield or the satellite campus, Antelope Valley Center in Lancaster, California of Los Angeles County. . She also operated a generator-rental business for 11 years with her husband, John, and worked for Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita. james.skeen@dailynews (661) 267-5743 |
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