The has Colorado leadership near its helm for 2015.
Matt Kramer, the director of external communications for Littleton-based , has been appointed deputy chairman of the coalition — a group of aerospace industry partners that promotes space exploration with both the public and politicians.
“There’s a lot of momentum in space exploration with the successful launch of and continued development of NASA’s Space Launch System, and a lot of energy and excitement around NASA’s focus on the ,” Kramer said. “Our goal is to make sure that energy and excitement continues.”
Keeping that momentum going, however, could prove to be a challenge. The Orion project got a huge public popularity boost in December with the success of its . But the next Orion mission doesn’t launch until 2018, and it will be 2121 at the earliest until a crewed mission heads to space.
Kramer admits this extended timeframe presents challenges for maintaining public excitement. However, he says, it’s not an unattainable goal as long as things are done to keep people engaged in the process.
Kramer will serve a one-year term with 2015 Coalition chairman Kevin Kane, who works as director of congressional relations for ATK.
Laura Keeney: 303-954-1337, lkeeney@denverpost.com or twitter.com/LauraKeeney
