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Ball Aerospace Selected to Integrate and Test “Sailcraft” for NASA Solar Propulsion Technology Demonstration
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 10, 2021 — Ball Aerospace has been selected to support Solar Cruiser, a NASA small satellite technology demonstration on the use of solar photons for propulsion in space. Ball will perform several mission-critical functions, including the integration and test of the satellite bus with the solar sail system that will form the completed…
Ball Aerospace to Build Spacecraft for NASA Heliophysics Science Mission
The mission, called GLIDE, will help researchers understand Earth’s exosphere BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 9, 2021 — Ball Aerospace was selected to build the spacecraft for NASA’s Global Lyman-alpha Imager of the Dynamic Exosphere (GLIDE) heliophysics science Mission of Opportunity. GLIDE will study variability in Earth’s exosphere, the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere where it touches space, by…
Space Foundation Names Aspen Laser Systems, LLC as Space Certification Program Partner
Targeted Laser Therapy Adapted From Technology Devised for NASA Treats conditions such as arthritis, tendonitis, and acute joint or muscle injuries Provides new option for helping patients with pain management and recovery Triggers a cellular response, stimulating the body to heal itself COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 8, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate…
Ozmens’ SNC Delivers Prototype Lunar Crew Module to Dynetics
Crew Module for Artemis Could Put First Woman, Next Man on Moon SPARKS, Nev. (February 4, 2021) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, delivered a prototype crew module for Dynetics’ Human Landing System (DHLS), to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC). Dynetics is a…
SNC Hosts Virtual Lunch Between Former Astronauts & Two Make-A-Wish Teens
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, is honored to team up with Make-A-Wish Denver to grant two teens their wish on Tuesday, February 2nd. Janet Kavandi, Steve Lindsey and Lee “Bru” Archambault, former astronauts who now head the Dream Chaser® spaceplane program at SNC, will have…
Volunteer Spotlight: Lola Feilke
These Volunteer Spotlight articles profile some of the interesting and dedicated people who make Space Foundation programs possible. We could not do the work that we do without the generous and tireless support of our volunteers. This week, we are featuring Space Foundation Discovery Center volunteer Lola Feilke. Lola is currently a sophomore at Air…
NTS Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Announcement of Strategic Investments
Anaheim, California, (January 28, 2021). National Technical Systems, Inc. (“NTS”), the leader in qualification testing, inspection, and certification solutions, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Established in 1961 by engineers Dr. Jack Lin and Aaron Cohen, NTS has grown from a single lab in Southern California to the reigning winner of the NASA Space Flight Awareness…
Space Foundation’s ‘State of Space 2021’ Program Set for February 9
CEO Tom Zelibor to review 2020 accomplishments, and opportunities to come for the global space ecosystem. Program will highlight key leader perspectives from civil, industry, national security, financial, and international space sectors COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 28, 2021 — Space Foundation, a 501(c)(3) global space advocate for nearly 40 years, today announced it will…
Upcoming RS-25 Engine Test Series Will Demonstrate Lower Cost Rocket Engine Components for NASA’s Artemis Program
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss., Jan. 27, 2021 – Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA are gearing up for a new phase of RS-25 hot-fire testing that will validate new components for the engine, which powers the core stage of the agency’s Space Launch System super heavy-lift exploration rocket. The Retrofit-2 test series, consisting of seven tests at NASA’s Stennis Space…
Space Symposium 365: February Schedule of Virtual Events Released
Panels with distinguished space leaders include “Construction on the Moon,” “State of Space 2021,” and “Women in Space” One-on-one interviews with Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw, Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command, and Dr. Derek Tournear, Director, Space Development Agency Registration open to space community members worldwide, as well as students, educators, and young professionals COLORADO…