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.
Lunar Observation Station, Lunar Rover, Lunar Lander, Space Robot (Satellite maintenance robot), ELV, Homeland Security Infrastructure, Space Suits
6. Do you think the NASA COTS program could be improved? If so how?
More budget. It is too much different from government budget for big companies
7. What do you see as the biggest barrier/obstacle to commercial space?
ITAR, prejudice for NewSpace, Space village phenomena (bad aspects. Space development and business is not different from other industrial activities. However, actually space doesn’t seem to be normal industry.
8. What do you think is the most important thing that NASA could do to support and promote commercial space?
To fix appropriate position in whole (national) space program and provide appropriate budget and support to perform its development. Public and Private partnership is essential and inevitable to perform commercial space.
9 Any other comments or suggestions regarding commercial space?
Demand is high however, regulation, financial support including budget, prejudice of venture companies and NewsSpace is still there.
10. Name and contact information for follow-up (optional):
Name: Misuzu Onuki
Organization: Director of Asian business development, Rocketplane Kistler Inc.