Posts by Space Foundation Editorial Team
Aerojet Rocketdyne and SMC Investing in Engine Technology
El Segundo, Calif. (June 25, 2018) — Aerojet Rocketdyne is pleased to announce an expansion of its existing advanced engine development agreement with the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to develop the upper-stage RL10C-X engine and continue the AR1 booster engine development program through production of the first engine. The RL10C-X represents…
Read MoreSuccessful Testing of Re-Generatively Cooled RL10 Thrust Chamber Assembly Validates 3-D Printing Techniques
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (June 13, 2018) — Aerojet Rocketdyne recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing a series of hot-fire tests of an advanced, next-generation RL10 engine thrust chamber design that was built almost entirely using additive manufacturing; commonly known as 3-D printing. “This recent series of hot-fire tests conducted under our RL10C-X…
Read MoreBrick by Brick, Building the New Generation
by Kelly Shelton, Space Foundation Manager – Philanthropy
Building a career is not easy. The path to success is laid brick by brick. The Space Foundation knows that each of those bricks is critical to maintaining forward momentum and achieving the goals you have set for yourself.
Read MoreNominate Now for Space Technology Hall of Fame®
Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, is the deadline to submit nominations for induction into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2019.
Read MoreSpace Foundation is EnVision Center National STEM Education Partner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 7, 2018) – This morning, Secretary Ben Carson and Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Thomas E. Zelibor participated in a ceremony at Life Remodeled in Detroit, Mich., to debut the EnVision Center Demonstration, a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development initiative to help HUD-assisted households “climb the ladder of opportunity.”…
Read MoreHelp Girls Soar to the Stars
By supporting the work of the Petit Family Foundation and the Space Foundation you can help girls and young women acquire the STEM education and skills they will need to compete for 21st Century jobs. The Space Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that annually serves more than 46,000 students with in-person and virtual STEM education…
Read MoreFirst Engine Assembled for DARPA and Boeing Reusable Experimental Spaceplane
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (June 4, 2018) — Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed assembly of its first AR-22 rocket engine built for Boeing (NYSE:BA) as part of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Experimental Spaceplane program. This new Boeing spaceplane, called Phantom Express, is intended to demonstrate a new paradigm for more routine, responsive…
Read MoreSpace Division Inc. Receives Space Certification from the Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 31, 2018) — Space Division Inc. (SDI) has received Certified Space Technology™ status from the Space Foundation for its new office products line made from upcycled space industry carbon fiber. The new line is headlined by the “Booster,” an electric, sit-stand desktop converter. SDI products are manufactured using carbon fiber trim…
Read MoreHow Space Technology Improves Your Life
At the Space Foundation, a key focus of What We Do is support and celebrate space technology, developed for use in space but adapted to serve many practical benefits here on Earth. While we would like to think this is common knowledge, we’re not quite there.
Read MoreAerojet Rocketdyne Thrusters Help Deliver Cygnus to International Space Station
REDMOND, Wash. (May 24, 2018) — Maneuvering thrusters supplied by Aerojet Rocketdyne guided Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft to its ninth successful berthing to the International Space Station May 24. The Cygnus arrived three days after being launched aboard an Orbital ATK Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia. Each Cygnus…
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