Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck is a retired captain in the United States Navy,a former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-7 and commanded STS-51-A and STS-26.
Norman (Norm) Ralph Augustine is a U.S. aerospace businessman who served as United States Under Secretary of the Army from 1975 to 1977. Augustine served as chairman and CEO of the Lockheed Martin Corporation. He was chairman of the Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee.
Dwayne Allen Day is an American space historian and policy analyst and served as an investigator for the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.
John Logsdon is the founder and from 1987 to 2008 was the Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University.
The Elliott School of International Affairs is the professional school of international relations,foreign policy,and international development of the George Washington University,in Washington,D.C. It is highly ranked in international affairs and is the largest school of international relations in the United States.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is a council,chartered in each administration with a broad mandate to advise the president of the United States on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by Executive Order 13226 on September 30,2001,by George W. Bush,was re-chartered by Barack Obama's April 21,2010,Executive Order 13539,by Donald Trump's October 22,2019,Executive Order 13895,and by Joe Biden's February 1,2021,Executive Order 14007.
George William Samuel Abbey is a former director of the Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Fellow in Space Policy at the Baker Institute of Rice University.
The Space Exploration Initiative was a 1989–1993 space public policy initiative of the George H. W. Bush administration.
Gerald D. Griffin is an American aeronautical engineer and former NASA official,who served as a flight director during the Apollo program and director of Johnson Space Center,succeeding Chris Kraft in 1982.
Space policy is the political decision-making process for,and application of,public policy of a state regarding spaceflight and uses of outer space,both for civilian and military purposes. International treaties,such as the 1967 Outer Space Treaty,attempt to maximize the peaceful uses of space and restrict the militarization of space.
Simon Peter Worden was Director of NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC) at Moffett Field,California,until his retirement on March 31,2015. Prior to joining NASA,he held several positions in the United States Air Force and was research professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona,Tucson. He is a recognized expert on space issues –both civil and military. Worden has authored or co-authored more than 150 scientific papers in astrophysics,space sciences,and strategic studies. He served as a scientific co-investigator for two NASA space science missions,and received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for the 1994 Clementine mission. He was named the 2009 Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director of the Year.
The National Space Council is a body within the Executive Office of the President of the United States created in 1989 during the George H. W. Bush administration,disbanded in 1993,and reestablished in June 2017 by the Donald Trump administration. It is a modified version of the earlier National Aeronautics and Space Council (1958–1973).
The Swiss Space Office (SSO) is the federal government's competence centre for national and international space matters. In its role it cooperates closely with other federal offices and is responsible for the preparation and implementation of the policy and strategic orientations of the space domain in Switzerland. The SSO is part of the State Secretariat for Education,Research,and Innovation. The Head of the SSO is Dr. Renato Krpoun.
David Charles Napier Webb was a consultant to government agencies,corporations,universities and nonprofit organizations on various aspects of aerospace development,technology,and education. Webb created an interdisciplinary Space Studies program at the University of North Dakota,where he later established the Earth System Science Institute,now known as the Department of Earth System Science and Policy.
The space policy of the United States includes both the making of space policy through the legislative process,and the implementation of that policy in the United States' civilian and military space programs through regulatory agencies. The early history of United States space policy is linked to the US–Soviet Space Race of the 1960s,which gave way to the Space Shuttle program. At the moment,the US space policy is aimed at the exploration of the Moon and the subsequent colonization of Mars.
Wanda M. Austin is a former president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation. She was both the first woman,and the first African-American,to hold this position. Austin also served as interim president for the University of Southern California,following the resignation of C. L. Max Nikias. She was both the first woman,and the first African-American,to hold this position.
Laurie Leshin is an American scientist and academic administrator serving as the 10th Director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and as Vice President and Bren Professor of Geochemistry and Planetary Science at California Institute of Technology. Leshin's research has focused on geochemistry and space science. Leshin previously served as the 16th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
James Frederick Bridenstine is an American military officer and politician who served as the 13th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Bridenstine was the United States representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district,based in Tulsa from January 3,2013,to April 23,2018. He is a member of the Republican Party. Bridenstine currently works in the private sector and holds positions at Voyager Space Holdings,Viasat,Acorn Growth Companies and Firefly Aerospace.
Edward Randolph "Randy" Jayne II is an American retired government official,business executive,military officer,and combat pilot. During his career,he worked in the defense industry and served in the White House Office under three successive United States presidents. Prior to his business career,Jayne spent over ten years on active duty in the United States Air Force,including two tours as a fighter pilot in Southeast Asia. Jayne served in the Air National Guard and retiring after 34 years of service as a major general. From 2015 to 2017,he was chairman of the board of the US Air Force Academy Foundation,the fundraising organization for that institution. In 2019,Jayne was named an Outstanding Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy,an honor bestowed as of that time on 41 alumni over the more than sixty years of the Academy's existence.
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) is a non-profit international student organization whose purpose is to drive space advocacy of space exploration and development through educational and engineering projects.
