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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Sunday June 09, 2024 ( 3 items )  

National Space Society Applauds Fourth Test Flight of SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy
COCOA, Florida, June 8 -- The National Space Society issued the following news release: The National Space Society applauds the successful fourth test flight of SpaceX's Starship/Super Heavy launch system. The 394-foot-tall (120 meter) Starship/Super Heavy lifted off from Starbase in South Texas at 8:50 AM Eastern Time June 6 and achieved its orbital trajectory, with both stages concluding flight with soft splashdowns as planned. Other than one Super Heavy booster engine failing to ignite durin  more

National Space Society Cheers Successful Launch of Boeing's Starliner
COCOA, Florida, June 8 -- The National Space Society issued the following news release: On Wednesday, June 5, Boeing and United Launch Alliance successfully launched two astronauts, Suni Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, toward the International Space Station with a rendezvous expected within a day. This is the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, and Boeing is now on a path to join SpaceX as a provider of crew and cargo delivery to the ISS, offering a welcomed second capabil  more

Retired Air Force Colonel Karlton Johnson Named CEO of the National Space Society
COCOA, Florida, June 8 -- The National Space Society issued the following news release: On May 27th, Karlton Johnson, USAF (retired), was appointed by the NSS Board of Directors as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Space Society to complete the remainder of the term of former CEO Anita Gale who passed unexpectedly earlier this month. Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer of Delaine Strategy Group LLC, a strategic advisory practice providing confidential counsel to C-Suite leaders in  more