WASHINGTON, March 4, 2021 (Bill Posey/Charlie Crist PR) – U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-Florida) and Charlie Crist (D-Florida) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to create American jobs, advance technology and keep America first in space. The American Space Commerce Act (H.R. 1369) supports American leadership in space by providing an incentive for American space firms to keep investing in America and launching from American soil.

The 2019 Report to Congress of the U.S. – China Economic and Security Review Commission states that “China is taking steps to establish a commanding position in the commercial launch and satellite sectors relying in part on aggressive state-backed financing that foreign market driven companies cannot match.” The report further adds, “China has already succeeded in undercutting some U.S. and other foreign launch and satellite providers in the international market, threatening to hollow out these countries’ space industrial bases.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Doug Lamborn PR) – Today, Representatives Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Kendra Horn (OK-05), Brian Babin (TX-36), Jason Crow (CO-06), Michael Waltz (FL-06), and Charlie Crist (FL-13) announced the creation of the House Space Force Caucus.

The co-chairs of the caucus also invited their House colleagues to join and support the sixth branch of the U.S. military. The Caucus  will serve as an organization dedicated to educating Members and their staff about the U.S. Space Force as well as advocating on the Hill on behalf of our nation’s youngest military Service.

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2020 (Bill Posey/Charlie Crist PR) — As we pass the 59th Anniversary of the first American human space flight launch that saw Alan Shepard pilot the famous Freedom 7 capsule as part of the Mercury program, U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-Florida) and Charlie Crist (D-Florida) introduced bipartisan legislation to build on that important legacy and keep America first in space.

The American Space Commerce Act (H.R. 6783) supports American leadership in space by providing an incentive for American space firms to keep investing in America and launching from American soil.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is looking to boost Florida aerospace spending by at least $100 million over the next five years.

Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center

At Charlie Crist’s space summit, Florida space backers told to get with Obama’s program, let go of the past
Orlando Sentinel

A statewide space symposium convened by Gov. Charlie Crist in Orlando on Thursday heard repeatedly from industry executives, academics and experts that Florida had to adapt to a new U.S. national space policy that favored commercial rocket companies or give up its ambitions to be a world-class launch center.

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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist

PRESS RELEASE
February 17, 2010

The Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate campaign today released the following statement from Gov. Crist in light of today’s announcement that President Obama will be making phone calls to NASA astronauts working on the International Space Station:

“When it comes to NASA and our nation’s space exploration programs, President Obama needs to provide more than just a photo-op to ensure that America remains a leader in space innovation.

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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will convene a “space summit,” Sen. Bill Nelson seems to warm to the new NASA plan, and Reps. Bill Posey and Suzanne Kosmas try to save Constellation.

Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center

President Obama’s new direction for NASA met with some mixed reactions from Florida officials, who are uncertain how the state — reeling from the impending end of the shuttle era – can best take advantage of the plan’s focus on commercial space.

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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist

GOVERNOR CRIST PRESS RELEASE

Governor Charlie Crist today addressed the board of directors of Enterprise Florida Inc. during the group’s annual meeting in Tallahassee to announce his $307.5-million economic-incentive budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2010-11. The Governor, who chairs the board, highlighted his commitment to growing the state’s innovation economy, ensuring a competitive business climate, building a world-class workforce, and establishing Florida as a pre-eminent global trade hub.

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Crist visits Jacksonville to tout spaceport
Financial News & Daily Record

Gov. Charlie Crist visited Jacksonville Wednesday to talk to leaders of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) about the future of a spaceport at Cecil Field after the facility was recently licensed for horizontal launches of spacecraft.

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