Special report: FAA's third annual commercial space transportation forecast conference (February 8-9 2000)
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Abstract:The Third Annual Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Commercial Space
Transportation Forecast Conference took place in Arlington, Virginia at the Sheraton National Hotel. The year 2000 conference featured seven panels and several special presentations by top-level government and industry guests, including the Honorable Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, Dr. Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and Representative Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Committee on Science. The first day kicked off with opening remarks by FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation,
Patricia G. Smith. Ms. Smith highlighted three strategic projects for the FAA in commercial space transportation: 1) Space Transportation Vehicle Safety, a project which will establish an FAA process to
address all aspects of space flight operations; 2) the continuation of work on the Space and Air Traffic Management System (SATMS), the program for the future integration of commercial space launch operations into the existing air traffic management system; and 3) the continuation of work with the Air Force on the development of national safety standards for commercial launch operations.
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