Space Foundation Policy and Legislative Materials

Space Foundation 2007 Policy Agenda (PDF 128 kb)

Commission Testimony
Testimony of Elliot Pulham, Space Foundation President & CEO to the Aerospace Commission
Testimony of Dr. Patricia Arnold, Space Foundation Vice President, Education and Workforce Development, to the Aldridge Commission

RECENT SPACE COMMISSIONS

Florida Commission Report (January 2006) (Acrobat PDF 2 MB)

President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond
Final Report (June 16, 2004) (Acrobat PDF 2.2 MB)
Space Foundation Challenges NASA to Embrace Commission Findings (June 16, 2004)
Commission Home Page
The Vision for Space Exploration

Columbia Accident Investigation Board
Final Report, Volume I (August 2003) (Acrobat PDF 10.7 MB) | Final Report, Volumes II-VI (October 2003)
CAIB Home Page
NASA Columbia and Return to Flight Information
Return to Flight Task Group
Columbia Resources at NASA History Office

The Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry
Final Report (November, 2002) (Acrobat PDF 21.1 MB)
Media Backgrounder (Acrobat PDF 386 KB)
State by State Analysis (Acrobat PDF 4.3 MB)

Commission to Assess U.S. National Security Space Management and Organization
Final Report (January 11, 2001) (Acrobat PDF 27.4 MB) | Report Home Page

Historical Reference
National Aeronautics and Space Act (Public Law No. 85-568, as amended)
America at the Threshold: America's Space Exploration Initiative, aka Stafford Report (May 1991)
Augustine Commission Report (May 1990)
Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident

LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION

U.S. Senate
Home Page | Appropriations Committee | Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee

U.S. House
Home Page | Appropriations Committee | Science Committee

General Information
Library of Congress: THOMAS (Legislative Information)
Congress.org (find your elected officials)

Legislative & Political Media
C-SPAN
Roll Call
The Hill

OTHER USEFUL POLICY LINKS

Commerce Department Office of Aerospace Industries
Defense Department Budget Information
Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation
NASA Budget Information
State Department Office of Space & Advanced Technology
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
Key Historical Space Policy Documents (NASA History Office)