Spotlight
Index Performance in 3Q2011
It was a difficult quarter for most of the U.S. stock market and the Space Foundation Indexes were no exception. The third quarter of 2011 saw an abrupt end to the growth that characterized the first half of the year. The Space Foundation Index declined in the third quarter by slightly more than 20 percent,…
Gen. Moorman is 2012 Hill Award Recipient
Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF, Ret., former vice chief of staff of the Air Force will be presented with the Space Foundation’s highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, at a special luncheon sponsored by Raytheon on April 18, 2012, at the 28th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel…
Gen. Shelton Slated for Symposium
Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, will be a featured speaker at the Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium, which is set for April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is currently scheduled to speak Tuesday afternoon, April 17. Shelton joins a roster of high-level industry, military, civil…
Ball Aerospace Sponsors Exhibit Center
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. will sponsor the 28th National Space Symposium exhibit center with an impressive and comprehensive array of the latest space technology, equipment and services. The Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center will now include the new Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center Pavilion, located adjacent to the Carriage Museum at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado…
IAF Honors Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductee
United States Air Force Space Command and Lockheed Martin Space Systems were recognized last month by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) for contributions to the Global Positioning System (GPS) program. IAF presented the two organizations with a special, one-time IAF 60th Anniversary Award during the International Astronautical Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. GPS was…
Space Foundation Participates in IAC, SGC
Two Space Foundation representatives, Director – Space Awareness Kevin Cook and Director – Research & Analysis Micah Walter-Range were on the agenda at the 62nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Cape Town, South Africa, last month. In addition, Walter-Range participated in the Space Generation Congress (SGC), a three-day pre-conference event geared toward young space professionals…
Space Foundation Speaks to College Students
Three Space Foundation executives were on the agenda at last month’s SpaceVision 2011 conference in Boulder, Colo., speaking on topics as diverse as education, space policy and building public awareness of the benefits of space. Participating on panels at the largest student-organized space conference in the nation were: Vice President – Education Iain Probert, who…
Colorado Governor Tries Out the Mars Yard
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper visited the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in October and tried his hand at navigating robots on the simulated Martian terrain at the Institute’s Mars Yard. The governor used the opportunity to address other leaders from around Colorado who met at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute to tour the facility and learn what the Space Foundation…
Space Foundation Takes to the Air
For the next two months, American Airlines passengers will get the opportunity to learn more about the benefits of space technologies for those of us on Earth – and in the air. Space Foundation Director – Space Awareness Kevin Cook is featured in an interview on the airline’s Executive Report onboard broadcast. In the interview,…
Satellites Top the "Must Have" List
Satellites, satellites, satellites! Participants in a Space Foundation survey have said loud and clear that they cannot live without satellites and the benefits they provide for navigation, communications, weather forecasting and logistics. The survey asked two questions about the impact of space: Which space-based invention has the biggest impact on society? What space invention could…