Four finalist teams in the 10th Annual NASA Means Business Competition today completed their first round of presentations in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Student teams from Bentley College in Waltham, Mass.; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide in Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; Miami International University of Art & Design in Miami, Fla.; and the University of Wisconsin-Madison presented their marketing campaigns in response to this year’s theme.

Space icon Eugene F. Kranz testified this morning on behalf of the Coalition for Space Exploration at the NASA Reauthorization Hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, which examined the reauthorization of the U.S. Space Exploration Program.

HOUSTON – The Coalition for Space Exploration once again served as a sponsor of the flagship Yuri’s Night party at NASA’s Ames Research Center, bringing its out-of-this-world photo booth to the crowd of approximately 8,000 young space fans. This event is one of 198 parties in 51 countries on seven continents that took place on Saturday, April 12, for the annual celebration of the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin.

In addition to the “Greetings from Space” photo booth, which allows revelers to have their pictures superimposed on a space-themed background, the Coalition’s sponsorship included the event’s VIP room. This is the second year in a row that the Coalition, whose mission it is to educate and inform the public on the value and benefits of space exploration, has served as a sponsor.
 

Houston: As part of the National Science Teachers Association’s (NSTA) 56th National Conference on Science Education weekend in Boston March 27-30, the Coalition for Space Exploration sponsored the annual Aerospace Educators Luncheon featuring a keynote address by NASA astronaut and teacher Barbara Morgan.

More than 300 science teachers of all grade levels from across the country took part in “The Sky Is No Limit: A Spaceflight Conversation with Teacher and Astronaut Barbara Morgan,” as Morgan shared her experiences and insights as one of the seven crew members on NASA’s STS-118 space shuttle mission. Following her presentation, Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman astronaut, joined Morgan on stage for the question-and-answer session.

HOUSTON – “The Administration's $17.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2009 keeps NASA on course for completing the International Space Station and retiring the space shuttle on time in 2010. In addition, the proposal allows for full funding of the Constellation Program's Orion spacecraft and Ares I launch vehicle, with an eye toward the first test flights in 2008 and 2009, respectively.

Houston - The Coalition for Space Exploration today announced a partnership with the NASA Means Business program to sponsor its 2008 competition.
NASA Means Business (NMB) is a national program that provides an opportunity for college students to tell the NASA story to the public through a communications plan that will inform, educate and inspire Americans to understand and support the nation’s space program. The program is directed by the Texas Space Grant Consortium – a group of 36 institutions which include universities, industrial organizations, non-profit organizations and government agencies that collaborate to help make available the benefits of space research and technology to all.

HOUSTON – The Coalition for Space Exploration’s Public Affairs Team today officially announced its leadership for 2008. Mary Engola of Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation, has been named the organization’s new chairwoman, and will serve a one-year term, effective January 2008 through December 2008. 

The Coalition also selected Tracy Lamm of Pratt Whitney & Rocketdyne, Inc. as deputy chairman for 2008. Lamm will serve the Public Affairs Team in a supporting role to Engola to facilitate activities and outreach throughout the year.

Houston:  America’s space program has expanded our understanding of the Earth and our universe, contributed to our national security, stimulated our economy, strengthened our competitive position in the global marketplace, improved our standard of living and inspired humanity to reach for the stars. It has done so for 50 years based on broad public support and strong bi-partisan political leadership.

WASHINGTON, DC: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics and Related Sciences, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), the Chairman of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriation (CJS) Subcommittee, today passed an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2008 CJS appropriations bill to provide $1 billion in additional funding for NASA. The funding will reimburse the agency for costs incurred for returning the Space Shuttle to flight status following the Columbia disaster and implementing recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.

The Coalition for Space Exploration is pleased to congratulate NASA and the entire Ares Team on this important milestone that advances Project Constellation and America’s space exploration program.

Hundreds of extreme sports fans have been visiting the Coalition for Space Exploration’s X-tremely cool photo booth at the 2007 X-Games in Los Angeles to see what they would look like skateboarding on Mars or surfing or riding a BMX bike in space….all using the magic of digital photography.

Here, teenagers Forrest (left) and Blakeley from Houston, Texas, gear up for their X-treme photo opportunity.

Forrest and Blakely's X-treme photo!

Houston:  "On behalf of the members of the Coalition for Space Exploration, I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the families and staff of Scaled Composites for their tragic loss yesterday.  We recognize the enormous challenges associated with human space exploration as well as the passion and vision of those who pursue it."

Joe Mayer, Chairman, Coalition for Space Exploration

Houston: The Coalition for Space Exploration applauds action yesterday by the House Appropriations Committee recommending full funding for NASA's space exploration programs.

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Coalition Advisory Board Member Kelly Billon meets with NASA Administrator Mike Griffin at NASA Day on Capitol Hill on June 20.

Houston - The Coalition for Space Exploration applauds and endorses a call from industry executives urging additional budget for NASA and America’s space program.

HOUSTON – Each spring, young fans of space exploration from 36 cities in countries across the globe gather for an annual celebration of the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin. On Friday, April 13, the Coalition for Space Exploration will bring revelers from across the globe together with the first-ever Web cast of the flagship Yuri’s Night celebration at NASA’s Ames Research Center.

Houston - Crystal Bloemen, a seventh-grade science and biology teacher at Webber Junior High School, was named to the board of advisors of the Coalition for Space Exploration – a national collaboration of space industry businesses and advocacy groups whose mission is to educate and inform the public on the value and benefits of space exploration. The Coalition made the announcement Friday at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference in St. Louis, Mo.

Houston - Penny Glackman, a third-grade teacher at Merion Elementary, was named to the board of Advisors of the Coalition for Space Exploration – a national collaboration of space industry businesses and advocacy groups whose mission is to educate and inform the public on the value and benefits of space exploration. The Coalition made the announcement Friday at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference in St. Louis, Mo.

St. Louis, Mo. – The Coalition for Space Exploration today announced the addition of two teachers to its Board of Advisors—Crystal Bloemen of Fort Collins, Colo., and Penny Glackman of Ardmore, Penn.—at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference in St. Louis.

Houston - The Coalition for Space Exploration today announced a partnership with the Texas Space Grant Consortium to sponsor the 2007 NASA Means Business competition. 

Houston – The Coalition for Space Exploration’s Public Affairs Team today officially announced its new leadership for 2007.

Space Exploration: Real Reasons and Acceptable Reasons - Speech Given By NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin at the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Quasar Award Dinner

Houston – The Coalition for Space Exploration today launched its new Web site, which can be
found online at www.SpaceCoalition.com.

HOUSTON, TX – The Coalition for Space Exploration today launched a new space advocacy Web site. This innovative site empowers space exploration supporters to connect with others across the United States to advocate for America’s Vision for Space Exploration with our nation’s leaders. It features detailed information about crucial actions related to the space program, numerous resources and unique communications tools.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Coalition for Space Exploration is showcasing America’s Vision for Space Exploration at the 2006 Wirefly X Prize Cup, known as “earth’s great space exposition.” The Coalition is hosting an exhibit in the NASA area to help the general public better understand the benefits that space exploration has on earth.

HOUSTON – A new Gallup Poll shows more than two-thirds of respondents support the nation’s stepping-stone approach to space exploration, which includes flying the space shuttle to complete the International Space Station, building a replacement vehicle for the space shuttle, returning humans to the moon, and exploring Mars and points beyond. (Respondents support this approach if NASA’s budget does not exceed 1 percent of the federal budget.)

Sept. 1, 2006 – The Coalition for Space Exploration enthusiastically congratulates NASA and the entire Orion Team for this important step in moving the Vision for Space Exploration forward. For the nation, it is a critical step toward ensuring our continued human access to space for the International Space Station and future exploration missions. It is, without question, a wise investment in the future economic and educational competitiveness of our country. Project Orion will stimulate a new generation of students and explorers to dream of and do great things. NASA is on the right track.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 6, 2006) — The nation’s Vision for Space Exploration will be able to continue on course with its bold plan of expanding the space frontier thanks to the solid fiscal support of the White House, as shown in the FY 2007 budget request released Monday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 10, 2006) — The Vision for Space Exploration this week enters its third year as the nation continues on a steadfast course to continue flying the Space Shuttle, finish assembly of the International Space Station, return humans to the Moon, and continue onto Mars.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Sept. 19, 2005) – Details about how NASA will implement the Vision for Space Exploration were publicly revealed today by agency chief Mike Griffin, offering the nation the clearest picture yet of how the United States will return humans to the Moon no later than 2020.

WASHINGTON, D.C., (July 22, 2005) – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed by a wide margin (383-15) an authorization bill for NASA that supports the nation’s Vision for Space Exploration and clearly reflects the results of a recent Gallup poll commissioned by the Coalition for Space Exploration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 14, 2005) – The Citizens for Space Exploration and the Coalition for Space Exploration have agreed to join forces to help promote greater public understanding of, and support for, the nation's new Vision for Space Exploration.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Apr. 6, 2005) — Space Shuttle Discovery was moved to launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center today, the first step along a new path of discovery charted by the nation’s Vision for Space Exploration.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (March 11, 2005) — The Coalition for Space Exploration is pleased with the announcement that Dr. Michael Griffin was nominated as NASA's newest Administrator.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (March 7, 2005) – The Coalition for Space Exploration strongly endorses NASA’s FY 2006 budget request of $16.5 billion. The budget is fully aligned with the Vision for Space Exploration and advances the nation’s agenda for science and discovery.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2005) — TUI Business Machines and the Coalition for Space Exploration have joined forces to help promote greater public understanding of and support for the nation’s Vision for Space Exploration.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 15, 2004) — The Coalition for Space Exploration expresses its deep appreciation to NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe for his strong personal leadership during one of the most critical periods in the history of the space agency and recognizes the many contributions Mr. O’Keefe has made to the future of the space exploration.

WASHINGTON (Dec. 6, 2004) -- The nation's Vision for Space Exploration received a major vote of confidence today when Congress gave final approval of the FY2005 spending bill that includes money for NASA to resume Space Shuttle operations, continue assembly of the International Space Station as an exploration research outpost, and to actively pursue plans to send robots and humans back to the Moon, on to Mars and beyond.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (June 16, 2004) – The Coalition for Space Exploration agrees with the findings and recommendations of the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy, whose final report was released today, and congratulates the team led by Pete Aldridge on its efforts during these
past 120 days.