Space Foundation Press Releases
Space Foundation Awards Scholarships to Minority-Owned Businesses
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 20, 2019) — In an effort to increase diversity and expand networking opportunities with industry leaders, the Space Foundation has awarded scholarships for minority business owners to attend the 35th Space Symposium, to be held April 8-11, 2019, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Space Foundation 2018 Annual Report
Since 1983, the Space Foundation has been dedicated to inspiring, educating, advocating, and connecting on behalf of the space community. As a charitable organization, we are committed to engaging the public, private, nonprofit, academic, and other sectors pursuing world-changing endeavors that benefit the public interest. In this, we bring together a diverse, international space community…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Powers WGS-10 Military Communications Satellite from Launch Pad to Orbit
Aerojet Rocketdyne Powers WGS-10 Military Communications Satellite from Launch Pad to Orbit RS-68A and RL10B-2 provide propulsion for United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket HiPAT™ rocket engine helps deliver spacecraft to its final orbital position Delta IV pressure vessels manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne subsidiary ARDÉ CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., March 15,…
Space4U Podcast: Geoff Chester, Navy Observatory PAO
In this episode: We meet Geoff Chester, the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., a position he has held since 1997. Prior to joining the Observatory Geoff worked for the Smithsonian Institution’s Albert Einstein Planetarium in positions that ranged from Special Effects Technician to Staff Astronomer. Chester shares…
Space4U Podcast: Anita Greenberg, Commercial Astronaut Trainer
In this episode: We meet Dr. Anita Greenberg, COO and VP for Academics for Opifex Global out of Georgetown, Texas. Dr. Greenberg is not only an educator by training but also an accomplished and experienced entrepreneur. She’s part of a new generation of space industry members who are bringing new ideas, energy, approaches and creativity…
Meet Geoff Chester in the Latest Space4U Podcast
In this episode: We meet Geoff Chester, the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., a position he has held since 1997. Prior to joining the Observatory Geoff worked for the Smithsonian Institution’s Albert Einstein Planetarium in positions that ranged from Special Effects Technician to Staff Astronomer. Chester shares…
Space Foundation Hosts New Generation Space Leaders Event at Kennedy Space Center
The Space Foundation’s New Generation Space Leaders program helps young professionals, age 35 or younger, advance their careers through mentoring opportunities with senior industry leaders, networking events and presentations. On March 6, the Space Foundation hosted a New Generation young professionals event at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex that focused on workforce opportunities on the…
Space4U Podcast: Meet Dr. Anita Greenberg
In this episode:
We meet Dr. Anita Greenberg, the COO and VP for Academics for Opifex Global out of Georgetown, Texas.
Space Foundation Announces Second Recipient of Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., New Generation National Security Scholarship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 11, 2019) – In 2017, the Space Foundation announced a new annual scholarship honoring its former board chairman. The Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., New Generation National Security Scholarship was created to provide a young professional member of the United States Armed Forces full participation in the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium and benefit from its mentoring, networking and professional development opportunities.
Space4U Podcast: Brother Guy, The Vatican Astronomer
In this episode we meet Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, was born in 1952 in Detroit, Michigan. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in 1974 and Master of Science in 1975 in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,…