Space Foundation News
Space Foundation Publishes Overview of NOAA NESDIS FY 2013 Budget
The Space Foundation has prepared another new report, an overview of the President’s FY 2013 budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS). It compares the funds outlined in the Conference Report (Report 112-284) to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-55),…
Space Foundation Expands Cyber 1.2 Conference Speaker Roster
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 14, 2012) — The Space Foundation has added more dynamic speakers to the program of its third annual cyber event, Cyber 1.2, to be held April 16 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The full-day conference immediately precedes the Space Foundation’s other annual event, the National Space Symposium. The…
Space Foundation Overview of FY 2013 NASA Budget
The Space Foundation has prepared an overview of the FY 2013 NASA budget, which compares the proposed funding rates for the agency’s programs versus the final FY 2012 spending bill Congress sent to the president and he signed. The new report includes charts showing differences in not only the dollar amount but the percentage difference…
Space Foundation Kicks Off New Horizons in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (Feb.14, 2012) – The Space Foundation kicked off a New Horizons community program in Fairbanks, Alaska, Monday at three elementary schools. The education program, which lasts until Saturday, includes classroom sessions and assemblies at schools, teacher professional development, community events, receptions and media opportunities – all using space themes to advance science, technology,…
Space Foundation Names Dr. Junichiro Kawaguchi Recipient of 2012 Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 13, 2012) — The Space Foundation has chosen Junichiro Kawaguchi, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), who was program director, Lunar & Planetary Exploration Program Group for JAXA, to receive the 2012 Space Achievement Award. The Space Foundation bestows this honor annually in recognition of extraordinary accomplishments in…
New Congressional Hearing Reports from the Space Foundation
The Space Foundation issued two congressional hearing reports this week regarding export controls and our nation’s global positioning system infrastructure. Read these reports from the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation hearing in the Space Foundation Research and Analysis section here.
Iridium Pilot™ Raises the Bar for Affordable Broadband Maritime Communications
MCLEAN, Va. (Feb. 9, 2012) – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) announces the launch of its second-generation maritime broadband platform, Iridium Pilot™. Iridium Pilot will utilize the Iridium OpenPort® service – the world’s first when it comes to fully global maritime broadband. Iridium Pilot is engineered for enhanced durability to withstand the harshest maritime…
NASA Social Media Team to Receive 2012 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 8, 2012) — The NASA Social Media Team has been selected as the winner of the Space Foundation’s Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award, which is presented annually to an individual, team or organization that has made significant contributions to public awareness of, and support for, space programs. The award will…
Space Foundation Launches Hot New Website
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 6, 2012) – The Space Foundation last week launched a new website – http://www.spacefoundation.org – that provides an easy-to-navigate, comprehensive view of how the Space Foundation advances space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity. Features include: Comprehensive, easy-to-find information on Space Foundation programs and initiatives More than 2,400 pages of…
Georgetown Med School Alumnus Researches Gene Therapy, Writes Novel
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 6, 2012) – Fred Ledley (M’78) combines his love of writing and work as a gene therapy researcher in his first published novel, Sputnik’s Child. He says the book shows how baby boomers growing up with the startling discoveries in science of the 1960s and 1970s came to have so much confidence…