U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation. The center is a partnership of academia, industry, and government, developed for the purpose of creating a world-class consortium that will address current and future challenges for commercial space transportation.
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Core Member Universities:
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Florida Institute of Technology (FIT, or Florida Tech)
- Florida State University (FSU)
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, (NMT, or New Mexico Tech)
- New Mexico State University (NMSU)
- Stanford University (SU)
- University of Central Florida (UCF)
- University of Colorado at Boulder (CU)
- University of Florida (UF)
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)
FAA AST (Office of Commercial Space Transportation):
- FAA AST, Mr. Wayne Monteith, Associate Administrator
- Dr. Ken Davidian, Director of Research and AST COE CST Program Manager
COE CST Additional Partners: