The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration is a United States space advocacy organization for space industry businesses and non-profit groups supporting continued government investment in space exploration.

Presidents and CEOs

• Mary Lynne Dittmar,^[1] founder,^[2] 2015^[3] - 2021
• Frank Slazer, 2021^[4][5] - 2023^[6]
• Allen Cutler,^[7] 2023^[8] - Present

Founding Members

Members:^{[citation needed]}

• Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company
• Jacobs Solutions
• Boeing
• Lockheed Martin
• Northrop Grumman

Silver Members

Futuramic Tool and Engineering Jacobs Engineering^[9] Moog Inc.

Members

• Abacus Technology Corporation
• Ampac
• ASRC Federal
• Baker Industries, a Lincoln Electric Company
• Barrios Technologies
• Craig Technical Consulting, Inc.
• Craig Technologies Aerospace Solutions, LLC
• DCX-CHOL Enterprises
• Dese Research Inc.
• Dynetics, Inc.
• EMF, Inc.
• Futuramic Tool and Engineering Company
• Geocent, LLC
• Honeywell
• Houston Precision Fasteners, Lp.
• ICF Mercantile, Inc.
• ION Corporation
• ISYS Technologies
• L-3 Cincinnati Electronics
• L-3 Communications
• MEI Technologies
• MRI Technologies
• nLogic, LLC
• Onyx Aerospace
• Paragon
• Quest One Aerospace
• RDI Engineering, LLC
• Standex Engineering Technologies Group
• SGT, Inc.
• Spincraft
• UTC Aerospace Systems
• Vacco
• Votaw Precisions Technology, Inc.
• Weetech, Inc.
• WireMasters

Partner Associations

Partners:^{[citation needed]}

• Challenger Center for Space Science Education
• Citizens for Space Exploration
• National Space Society

Board of Advisors

The circa 2015 Board of Advisors^[10]

• Penelope J. Boston, Ph.D. – speleologist
• Bob Crippen – former Shuttle astronaut
• Frederick D. Gregory - former Shuttle astronaut
• Gerry Griffin – former NASA flight director and former NASA Deputy Administrator
• Wayne Hale - former Space Shuttle Program Manager and former Space Shuttle Flight Director
• Bernard Harris – former Shuttle astronaut and first African American to walk in space
• Steven Hawley - former Shuttle astronaut
• Henry R. Hertzfeld - former senior economist and policy analyst at NASA
• Thomas David Jones - former Shuttle astronaut
• Nick Lampson - former Congressman from Texas' 22nd Congressional District
• Paul Spudis - geologist and lunar scientist
• Doug Cooke - former NASA Associate Administrator
• Dan Dumbacher] - former NASA Deputy Associate Administrator

Honorary Board Members

Honorees:^{[citation needed]}

• Jake Garn – first member of Congress to fly in space (former U.S. Senator from Utah)
• Joseph Kerwin – former Skylab astronaut
• Gene Kranz – former Apollo flight director
• Jim Lovell - former NASA Astronaut and commander of the Apollo 13 mission