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/entertainment representative
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.
Future COTS type programs should lead to a contract award or other tangible outcome. Expecting participants to raise large sums of money with no guarantee of government business on the back end is very difficult.

6. Do you think the NASA COTS program could be improved? If so how?
NASA could clearly identify a portion of the market that will be the domain of the private sector. There’s been some move towards this with the delay of the CEV cargo vehicle and current COTS efforts, but it’s not definitive enough to convince investors to bring the necessary money to the table.

7. What do you see as the biggest barrier/obstacle to commercial space?
of entry and the potential competition from NASA.

8. What do you think is the most important thing that NASA could do to support and promote commercial space?
Stop competing for the same work share as the private market (e.g., MPLM vs. SPACEHAB module, GSFC carriers vs. SPACEHAB/Astrium carriers).

9 Any other comments or suggestions regarding commercial space?

10. Name and contact information for follow-up (optional):
Name: Rick Fitts
Organization: SPACEHAB