National Security Space Association Crystal City and roster evidence

Captured: 2026-08-06

Source type: selected extracts from official NSSA pages, an archived official roster, and the IRS-derived ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer record.

Sources:

• https://nssaspace.org/
• https://nssaspace.org/contact/
• https://nssaspace.org/advisors/
• https://nssaspace.org/directors/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20240314072326/https://nssaspace.org/advisors/
• https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/833210801
• https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/api/v2/organizations/833210801.json
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/accelerating-future-rick-ambrose

Related analysis: ../../queries/2026-08-06-new-claims-sheehan-grusch-aaro-elizondo and ../../sources/sheehan-disclosure-attorney

Organization, tax status, and address

The NSSA homepage states:

The National Security Space Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit support association solely dedicated to the Title 10 and Title 50 national security space enterprise.

The homepage and contact page give this address:

2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 201, Arlington, VA 22202

The ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API identifies the organization as National Security Space Association Inc., EIN 83-3210801, subsection code 3, with the address 2345 Crystal Dr Ste 201, Arlington, VA 22202-4807. Its IRS ruling date is December 2020.

Archived official Board of Advisors, 14 March 2024

The archived official page contained 28 advisor cards:

1. Charlie Allen - Former Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2. Marc J. Berkowitz - Former Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Space Policy and Vice President for Strategic Planning, Lockheed Martin
3. Kari A. Bingen - Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS and former DUSD(I&S)
4. Dennis Blair, USN (Ret) - Former Director of National Intelligence
5. Jim Bridenstine - Former Administrator, NASA, and former U.S. representative
6. Robert Cardillo - President, Cardillo Group and former Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
7. Timothy R. Coffin, USA (Ret) - Managing Director, MITRE and former Commander, White Sands Missile Range
8. Thomas Conroy - Former Deputy Director of National Support, National Reconnaissance Office
9. Jim Cooper - Former U.S. representative from Tennessee
10. Ronald Fogleman, USAF (Ret) - Former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
11. Susan Gordon - Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence and former Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
12. Jeff Gossel - Former Technical Director for Space and Missiles, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, and former chairman, Defense Intelligence Space Threats and Operations Committee for the Defense Intelligence Agency
13. Donald G. Hard, USAF (Ret) - Former Director of Space and Strategic Defense Initiative Programs, Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
14. Jeffrey K. Harris - Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director, National Reconnaissance Office
15. Todd Harrison - Managing Director, Metrea Strategic Insights
16. Richard Haver - Former Assistant Director of Defense for Intelligence and Vice President, Intelligence Programs, Northrop Grumman
17. Stephen Kitay - Senior Director, Azure Space and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
18. Douglas L. Loverro, USAF (Ret) - Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
19. J. Kevin McLaughlin, USAF (Ret) - Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
20. Kevin Meiners - Founder, Huddle Up Associates, and former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Enterprise Capacity
21. Dawn Meyerriecks - Former Deputy Director for Science and Technology, Central Intelligence Agency
22. Richard O'Lear, USAF (Ret) - Former Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, USAF
23. Scott Pace - Director, George Washington University Space Policy Institute, and former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
24. John Paul "JP" Parker - Founder, Escape Velocity and former Intelligence Community Space Executive at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
25. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, USAF (Ret) - Former Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
26. John Serafini - Chief Executive Officer and board member, Hawkeye 360
27. Mandy Vaughn - Chair, NSSA Education and Workforce Development Center
28. Christopher A. Williams - Chair, Moorman Center for Space Studies

Current official roster entries that match the interview clues

The NSSA Board of Advisors page included these entries when captured:

• Robert Cardillo - Former Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• Susan Gordon - Former Deputy Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• Joanne Isham - Former Deputy Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• Vice Admiral Bob Sharp, USN (Ret) - Former Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• General Lester Lyles, USAF (Ret) - Former Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
• General Ellen M. Pawlikowski, USAF (Ret) - Former Commander, Air Force Materiel Command

The current Board of Directors page also lists Lyles, Isham, and David "Dave" Young, Vice President and General Manager, National Security Space, Lockheed Martin Space.

In a 4 February 2021 post, then Lockheed Martin Space Executive Vice President Rick Ambrose described Lockheed Martin Space as a founding NSSA member.

The official public contact page listed only the Crystal Drive address when captured. No Peterson Space Force Base or Colorado Springs office was listed.