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.
Yes, sub orbital and sounding rocket and LEO programs. Let private industry move into this sector so NASA con concentrate on the big programs.
6. Do you think the NASA COTS program could be improved? If so how?
Yes, expand it to include other opportunities for the private sector such as sub orbital, sounding and LEO.
7. What do you see as the biggest barrier/obstacle to commercial space?
Competition from NASA for the smaller low dollar projects that NASA does not need to compete in.
8. What do you think is the most important thing that NASA could do to support and promote commercial space?
Send sub orbital, sounding and LEO business to private enterprise.
9 Any other comments or suggestions regarding commercial space?
Private enterprise is ready and willing to move into sub orbital, sounding and LEO arena which would allow NASA to concentrate on the high dollar high end of space exploration.
10. Name and contact information for follow-up (optional):
Name: Bruce Lee
Organization: UpAerospace