Developing space projects. Please welcome Christian Zur of the Space Industry Council, us chamber of commerce. Good morning and thank you to the chamber of commerce, launching the space economy. Our Second Annual space summit. Events such as this are team effort and we appreciate the support of our sponsors, boeing, northrup, rocket lab, one web, hawkeye 360, we have been busy in the past year from policy discussions ranging from management of commercial aviation and space launch airspace to small satellite encryption and the orbit assurance, commercial opportunities aboard the iss and future gateway. We convened a roundtable for the coast guard regarding the need for greater use of space surveillance in the arctic waterways. And Space Industry Council has an effort for policy pursuits. Fortunately we have an enthusiastic space industry ceo. And it sums up the chambers approach to the entire sector for which i will quote. Harnessing the potential of space will be no easy feat. It took
Their spirit continues today as america leads humanity into a new chapter of Space Exploration and scientific discovery. By combining the efforts of the u. S. Government with the leaders in private industry, we will reach new heights that until recently we could have only dreamt of. As chair of the National Space council, the Vice President is leading policy development to sustain u. S. Leadership in space and open doors to u. S. Private sector growth. The four president ial policy directives are sparking efforts to put americans back on the moon, unleash commercial use of of space, strengthen u. S. Space awareness, space Traffic Management, and stand up u. S. Space force within the department of defense. This administration is streamlining to better leverage u. S. Commercial space industry. And it is partnering with the commercial sector to ensure that American Companies remain World Leaders in space technology. Of particular note is artemis. Achieving the horizon goal of sending huma
History shows that humans always underestimate how space travel will lead to benefits for everyday life on earth. Artemis I and the return to the moon is no different.