Coalition for Deep Space Exploration
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration is a United States space advocacy organization for space industry businesses and non-profit groups supporting continued government investment in space exploration.
Presidents and CEOs
- Mary Lynne Dittmar, founder, 2015 - 2021
- Frank Slazer, 2021 - 2023
- Allen Cutler, 2023 - Present
Founding Members
- Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company
- Jacobs Solutions
- Boeing
- Lockheed Martin
- Northrop Grumman
Jacobs Engineering
Members
- Abacus Technology Corporation
- Ampac
- ASRC Federal
- Barrios Technologies
- Craig Technical Consulting, Inc.
- Craig Technologies Aerospace Solutions, LLC
- DCX-CHOL Enterprises
- Dese Research Inc.
- Dynetics, Inc.
- EMF, Inc.
- Futuramic Tool and Engineering Company
- Geocent, LLC
- Honeywell
- Houston Precision Fasteners, Lp.
- ICF Mercantile, Inc.
- ION Corporation
- ISYS Technologies
- L-3 Cincinnati Electronics
- L-3 Communications
- MEI Technologies
- MRI Technologies
- , LLC
- Onyx Aerospace
- Paragon
- Quest One Aerospace
- RDI Engineering, LLC
- Standex Engineering Technologies Group
- SGT, Inc.
- Spincraft
- UTC Aerospace Systems
- Vacco
- Votaw Precisions Technology, Inc.
- Weetech, Inc.
- WireMasters
Partner Associations
- Challenger Center for [Space Science Education]
- Citizens for Space Exploration
- National Space Society
Board of Advisors
- Penelope J. Boston, Ph.D. – speleologist
- Bob Crippen – former Shuttle astronaut
- Frederick D. Gregory - former Shuttle astronaut
- Gerry Griffin – former NASA flight director and former NASA Deputy Administrator
- Wayne Hale - former Space Shuttle Program Manager and former Space Shuttle Flight Director
- Bernard Harris – former Shuttle astronaut and first African American to walk in space
- Steven Hawley - former Shuttle astronaut
- Henry R. Hertzfeld - former senior economist and policy analyst at NASA
- Thomas David Jones - former Shuttle astronaut
- Nick Lampson - former Congressman from Texas' 22nd Congressional District
- Paul Spudis - geologist and lunar scientist
- Doug Cooke - former NASA Associate Administrator
- ] - former NASA Deputy Associate Administrator
Honorary Board Members
- Jake Garn – first member of Congress to fly in space
- Joseph Kerwin – former Skylab astronaut
- Gene Kranz – former Apollo flight director
- Jim Lovell - former NASA Astronaut and commander of the Apollo 13 mission