1. What statement best describes your interest in space? Please mark (or highlite with red font) all that apply to you

a. Supplier of space launch services or hardware/software
b. Supplier of ground processing or support services or hardware
c. Supplier of space based assets or services
d. Buyer/user of space services (e.g., biotech, material science, earth science)
e. Financier (Angel, VC, investment banking, etc.)
f. Media: News and Information
g. Other

2. Do you know about the NASA COTS program? (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services)

a. No or not much (if no skip to #7)
b. Have heard about it
c. Some knowledge
d. Very familiar

3. Did you or your organization apply for a NASA COTS award?

a. Yes
b. No

4. Do you think NASA should offer other COTS type programs?

a. Yes
b. No
c. Don’t know

5. Do you have any ideas for future NASA COTS type programs? If yes please briefly describe.
Beamed Power for Space Operations
Design, Construction and Teleoperation of Lunar Robotic Systems
Human-Rated Space Habitation for LEO and beyond (non-dependent upon ISS)
Asteroid Search and Characterization

Asteroid Sample & Return

 

6. Do you think the NASA COTS program could be improved? If so how?
Make it $5B instead of $500M. Take the money from ESMD; leave SMD alone

 

7. What do you see as the biggest barrier/obstacle to commercial space?
NASA itself as presently constituted
As a result of this: launch cost

 

8. What do you think is the most important thing that NASA could do to support and promote commercial space?
Divest itself of its launch vehicles and support facilities; incubate / provide basic research and concept verification; award true performance-based contracts – not pork;

 

9 Any other comments or suggestions regarding commercial space?
Fix ITAR

 

10. Name and contact information for follow-up (optional):
Name: Dave Brody
Organization: IMAGINOVA Corp. / SPACE.com

(but the opinions expressed in this document are solely mine and not in any way reflective of the policy or position of IMAGINOVA Corp.)