{"id":6465,"date":"2014-02-12T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T15:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6465"},"modified":"2014-02-12T15:29:01","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T15:29:01","slug":"jeff-feige-named-next-chairman-of-the-space-frontier-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6465","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Feige named next Chairman of the Space Frontier Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

An announcement from the Space Frontier Foundation<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A New Generation Takes the Lead at the Space Frontier Foundation<\/strong>
\nBoard Announces Retirement of co-Founder Bob Werb and Election <\/em>
\nof Space Entrepreneur Jeff Feige as Chairman<\/em><\/p>\n

Silicon Valley, CA – The Board of Directors of the Space Frontier Foundation announced today that Bob Werb, Co-Founder and long-time Chairman of the Board, has retired from the position, and that they have unanimously elected space entrepreneur Jeff Feige to take over as the Foundation’s new Chairman.<\/p>\n

“Bob’s extraordinary vision and leadership permeates every corner of our organization,” said Foundation President James Pura. “As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of our founding, you can look back at 25 years of his passionate contribution of ideas, common sense, and business excellence to nearly everything we’ve done to advocate for an open frontier in space for everyone.”<\/p>\n

“At the same time, a new generation of leaders has taken over the nuts and bolts of the Foundation, so we are very excited that Jeff Feige – a long-time Advocate and past conference manager – will be joining our Board again to lead us in our next phase of growth and achievement,” Pura added.<\/p>\n

Jeff Feige is currently the CEO of space and pressure suit provider Orbital Outfitters Ltd.<\/a>, and has served in this role for the past six years. He also currently sits on the Board of Directors of Talon Aerospace LLC., an aerospace LED lighting company focused on supporting the commercial aircraft industry. Prior to his work with Orbital Outfitters, Jeff worked as a space business strategy and policy consultant at PoliSpace.\u00a0 Earlier, Jeff was the Assistant to the Executive Director of the Aerospace States Association (ASA), an organization representing U.S. state governments on aerospace and related economic development issues. In the past, Feige served on the Foundation’s Board and managed both the Return to the Moon Conference and the NewSpace Conference. \u00a0He holds a B.S. from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, and is an avid SCUBA diver, sailor, and private pilot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An announcement from the Space Frontier Foundation: A New Generation Takes the Lead at the Space Frontier Foundation Board Announces Retirement of co-Founder Bob Werb and Election of Space Entrepreneur Jeff Feige as Chairman Silicon Valley, CA – The Board of Directors of the Space Frontier Foundation announced today that Bob Werb, Co-Founder and long-time … Continue reading Jeff Feige named next Chairman of the Space Frontier Foundation<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1Gh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4297,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4297","url_meta":{"origin":6465,"position":0},"title":"Leadership change at the Space Frontier Foundation","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 4, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A message from the Space Frontier Foundation: Space Frontier Foundation Announces New Leadership The Next Generation Will Lead the Fight for Their Future in Space Nyack, NY - The Space Frontier Foundation today announced several changes within its senior leadership team, in order to accelerate its transformation of space from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Activism"","block_context":{"text":"Activism","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ih.constantcontact.com\/fs160\/1101309911800\/img\/230.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10448,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10448","url_meta":{"origin":6465,"position":1},"title":"Video: “Life on Mars: Bob Werb”","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In February I posted a\u00a0video interview with Mars One candidate Leila Zucker\u2019.\u00a0The interview\u00a0was made by Melissa Balan and colleagues at\u00a0Senior Post\u00a0as the first in their\u00a0series of\u00a0\"Life on Mars\" interviews. The video below shows an interview with long time space advocate\u00a0Bob Werb, a co-founder of \u00a0The Space Frontier Foundation.\u00a0The SFF is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Activism"","block_context":{"text":"Activism","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/515901582_640.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8107,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8107","url_meta":{"origin":6465,"position":2},"title":"Update on Shelby’s effort to kill NASA commercial cargo & crew","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A couple of items to follow up on the earlier posts (see here and here) about Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) to cripple NASA's commercial cargo and crew program. Here is an article by Rand Simberg explaining the issue in detail:\u00a0Congress Threatens To Anchor Private Spaceflight With Extra Costs: A rent-seeking\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Activism"","block_context":{"text":"Activism","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11910,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11910","url_meta":{"origin":6465,"position":3},"title":"Video – Life On Mars: Michael Morris – leader of the Mars Ice House team","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 12, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Melissa Balan and colleagues at\u00a0Senior Post\u00a0are creating a series of short documentary videos called Life on Mars, which \"chronicles mankind's initiatives to put humans on Mars\". In\u00a0February 2015,\u00a0I posted\u00a0Life On Mars: Leila Zucker\u00a0about\u00a0Dr. Leila Sucker, an emergency room MD, who\u00a0made the cut for\u00a0the\u00a0final 100\u00a0candidates of the Mars One program. In\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Activism"","block_context":{"text":"Activism","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=ur2&o=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11503,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11503","url_meta":{"origin":6465,"position":4},"title":"New Worlds 2015 Conference, Oct.16-17, Austin, Texas","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I wrote here back in August about the\u00a0New Worlds 2015\u00a0conference sponsored by the\u00a0New Worlds Institute\u00a0to be held in\u00a0Austin, Texas,\u00a0October 16 & 17. Below is the latest info from the conference and includes the agenda of talks, panels, performances, etc.: ==== Launching the Future What will the first settlers need in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Events"","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=37"},"img":{"alt_text":"1_QmwlQd0_2xzAKSpDCicoYw[1]","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1_QmwlQd0_2xzAKSpDCicoYw1-232x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":22199,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22199","url_meta":{"origin":6465,"position":5},"title":"2020 Lunar Development Conference – July 19-20, 2020 – online","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"2020 Lunar Development Conference is a two day all-virtual event sponsored by The Moon Society on July 19 \u2013 20, 2020. It will feature prominent speakers, panels, and networking between attendees using a new virtual platform. Registration for non-members is just $10. Confirmed speakers include: Michael Mealling \u2013 President, The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Activism"","block_context":{"text":"Activism","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/LDC-Branding-IG-post-041820-300x3001-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6466,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6465\/revisions\/6466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}