CHICAGO, Ill. (July 18, 2011) - Prevent Blindness America, the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight, today announced the launch of the "Most Beautiful Eyes Contest." The contest allows children across the United States the chance to become the face of the Star Pupils program in 2012 and win a $25,000 scholarship.
From July 18 through August 31st, 2011, parents of children ages zero to 17 are encouraged to enter...
MELBOURNE, Fla. ( June 28, 2011) - Space Florida and the Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA) jointly announced today the 10 companies selected to present at the I2 (Igniting Innovation) Capital Acceleration Showcase scheduled for September 7, 2011 in Cape Canaveral. The companies were chosen from among a group of 62 Florida technology firms that applied last month for a chance to present their business case at the I2Showcase.
"These...
HEIDENHEIM, Germany (May 31, 2011) - The technology company Outlast illustrates its innovative nature: The pioneer and market leader around temperature regulation phase change materials (PCM) impressed the international jury of Techtextil (International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens) and won the Techtextil Innovation Prize 2011 in the category "New Materials" for the development of the world's first heat managing polyester fiber with PCM.
The Innovation Prize brings...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 12, 2011) -- The Colorado Springs City Council today adopted a resolution recognizing Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) continuing contributions to national security and to the Colorado economy as a provider of leading-edge technology to military services operating here.
"Northrop Grumman has been a trusted supplier of military space systems, missile defense expertise and information technology services to military operations in the Colorado Springs area for...
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (April 11, 2011) -- The communications crosslink between the twin Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellites, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has shown its effectiveness in transmitting high-precision, real-time missile tracking data to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
The radio frequency (RF) crosslink enabled both STSS satellites to simultaneously acquire and track a resident space...
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2011) - Northrop Grumman CEO and President Wes Bush will discuss our nation's space development programs in a speech to the National Space Symposium on April 12, including consideration of what the space industry needs to do to return to sustainability in the current difficult economic environment.
In addition to Bush, other Northrop Grumman executives who will speak at the Symposium include Gary Ervin, corporate vice president...
NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY POINT MUGU, Calif. (April 8, 2011) -- The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have successfully demonstrated high-energy, solid-state laser defenses at sea by completing a "counter-material" test of the Maritime Laser Demonstrator (MLD) against small boats.
Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=9476
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 8, 2011) - Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that Dave Caldwell, director for Missile Defense and Strategic programs in the company's Washington, D.C. Operations office, will assume the added responsibility of supporting Aerojet's efforts to foster a sustainable and innovative U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base. He also will continue to support Aerojet's activities across the full spectrum of the missile defense and strategic sectors.
"Dave Caldwell has...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 6, 2011) - Hypertronics Corporation, a Smiths Interconnect business and world-leading provider of high performance interconnect solutions for the most demanding applications will be present at the 27th National Space Symposium being held at the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO., April 11th - April 14th.
For the duration of the symposium, an event that attracts many of the best and brightest from the...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 4, 2011) -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will spotlight its satellites, human spaceflight activities and network-enhanced technologies at the Space Foundation's 27th National Space Symposium. This year's event takes place April 11-14 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs.
“The National Space Symposium gives Boeing the opportunity to showcase our strengths in developing and delivering innovative space and satellite capabilities,” said Roger Krone, president of the Network...
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