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The Space Frontier Foundation is an American space advocacy nonprofit corporation organized to promote the interests of increased involvement of the private sector, in collaboration with government, in the exploration and development of space. Its advocate members design and lead a collection of projects with goals that align to the organization's goals as described by its credo. == History == The Foundation was founded in 1988 by space activists led by Rick Tumlinson, Bob Werb and Jim Muncy who felt that: "it was technically possible to realize their shared vision of large-scale...settlement of the inner solar system... () they knew this was not happening (and couldn't happen) under the status-quo centrally planned and exclusive U.S. government space program."〔(Space Frontier Foundation web page )〕〔(Second Annual NewSpace Student Business Plan Competition On Tap ) Moon and Back, 2012〕〔(US’s Commercial Spaceflight Bargain | Space Frontier Foundation ), The NewSpace Daily August 7, 2012〕〔(NewSpace Business Plan competition winners 2012 )〕 Since 2005 the Foundation has relied heavily on NASA funding including a recent $110,000 award for business competition. Thomas Olson appeared on The Space Show to promote the competition. The competition takes place during the Foundation's New-Space 12 conference, which is sponsored by NASA.〔("The Space Show" )〕 The Foundation supported the George W. Bush Administration's Vision for Space Exploration. In March, 2005, the Foundation praised the selection of Dr. Michael Griffin as the next administrator of NASA. A press release said "Mike Griffin will be a good captain for NASA." Bob Werb, the Foundation Chairman, said "Mike Griffin knows more about space and capitalism than the last three administrators combined. Vision-killing bureaucrats inside and outside of government should be trembling in their boots." Richard Tumlinson said, "This bodes well for the emerging New Space industry."〔("Mike Griffin Will Be a Good Captain for NASA – White House Choice for Space Agency Administrator Gives Hope for Moon/Mars Effort" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Space Frontier Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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