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Deputy Administrator at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Breaking Barriers in Aerospace: NASA and the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to level the playing field for minority businesses in the aerospace industry. The three-year MOU emphasizes connecting minority businesses to NASA acquisition and development opportunities, showcasing the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to economic investments in the sector. Ensuring we communicate effectively on how to find opportunities allows everyone to experience the strategic and economic advantages of exploring space. Under the agreement, NASA and MBDA will collaborate to spotlight experts supporting initiatives for minority businesses seeking NASA opportunities. MBDA will leverage its network to promote these opportunities, fostering federal partnerships for underserved companies. This partnership aims to address barriers and policy gaps to minority-owned business participation in aerospace. Let's break barriers and reach new frontiers together! https://lnkd.in/g_tbYBEF

  • NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks with Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development, Donald Cravins, Jr., Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington.
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Edmund Ramos

Enterpreneur / Promoter of all things Pilipino

9mo

Hoping this initiative bears fruit in a most meaningful way, specially for minority owned businesses like ours.

Frank Slazer

Space Exploration Advocate

9mo

A good announcement. It will be interesting to see how this is implemented by a NASA that increasingly seeks to be primarily a commercial space service consumer and as those companies increasingly seek vertical integration.

Dan Hawk

GALXYZ, LLC (Co-Founder CSO) / United First Nations Planetary Defense

9mo

No NASA Office of Tribal Affairs. No 53rd National Native American Space Grant. No agreement to follow the federal-tribal trust relationship for the 576 federally recognized tribal governments. As I have mentioned, international collaboration starts in our own backyard! Inclusion matters. Dan

Denna Lambert

Inclusive Innovation Lead at NASA's Early Stage Innovations & Partnerships

9mo

Jenn Gustetic interesting! Looking forward to seeing if we can support this.

Janeya Griffin, The Commercializer®️

2X Award winning strategist | TEDx Speaker | Social Justice Advocate | Adjunct Professor | Space Revolutionist, EquitySpaceAlliance.com | Former NASA TechTransfer | Former FLC Exec Board | GramFam | Thunderbird Spacebird

9mo

Deschzunell Catlin, MGM Harsha Malshe This is great news! Would love to see how the Equity Space Alliance can provide support around this.

Scott Verner

Retired as an assigning editor at The Charlotte Observer. Passionate anti-racist.

9mo

Congratulations! Can’t wait to see this initiative bear the fruit I expect it will.

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Kerry Soileau

Retired and loving it.

9mo

What barriers? It's 2024, not 1964.

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Aparna V. Sri

United States National Security

9mo

Pam’s so awesome!

Dan Goldin

Advancing 🇺🇸 Deep Tech Innovation | 9th NASA Chief | ISS + Webb + 61 Astronaut Missions

9mo

Pam M! 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌

Moriba Jah

Astrodynamicist | Space Environmentalist | MacArthur Fellow | National Geographic Explorer | TED Fellow | Global Space Evangelist | Professor | Spacecraft Navigator | Co-Founder & Chief Scientist | CorrFRSE

9mo

Congrats 🍾

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