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Apply Now to Attend Space Generation Fusion Forum 2015
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 19, 2015) – The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) is accepting applications until March 28 to attend the Space Generation Fusion Forum 2015, a U.S. space event for select university students and young professionals from around the world. Fusion Forum 2015 will take place April 12 and 13 at The Broadmoor…
Read MoreSpace Foundation to Bring Education Programs to Fairbanks
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 18, 2015) – Thanks to generous supporters in the Fairbanks community, the Space Foundation is bringing its education programs to Fairbanks, Alaska, this month. The program includes classroom sessions and assemblies at schools, teacher professional development, community events, receptions and media opportunities. Coordinated by Marci Ward, a third-grade teacher at Immaculate…
Read MoreNASA/Industry EFT-1 Team Earns 2015 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 17, 2015) – On Dec. 5, 2014, the global space community watched as the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) was launched aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center. After a two-orbit, four-hour flight that took it further from Earth than any other human-rated spacecraft since Apollo 17 in…
Read MoreAerojet Rocketdyne, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Ouachita Electric Cooperative to Deploy Solar Energy in Rural Arkansas
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Feb. 6, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation have signed agreements with Silicon Ranch Corporation, a Nashville-based renewable energy provider, which will build and manage what will be the largest solar field in Arkansas. The 12-megawatt project will be constructed in Highland Industrial Park, located…
Read MoreSuccessful launch confirmed for Inmarsat’s second Global Xpress satellite (Inmarsat-5 F2)
(2 February 2015)— Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, announces the successful launch of its second Global Xpress (GX) satellite (Inmarsat-5 F2) on board an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan yesterday (Sunday 1 February) at 12:31 GMT. The satellite was correctly…
Read MoreX-37B OTV Team Wins 2015 Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 9, 2015) – The Space Foundation has selected the U.S. Air Force-Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) Team to receive one of its top honors, the 2015 Space Achievement Award. The award will be presented on April 13 during the opening ceremony of the 31st Space Symposium at The Broadmoor in…
Read MoreWorld's Space Agency Leaders to Speak at 31st Space Symposium
For 2015, the Space Foundation’s 31st Space Symposium will offer more international and government participation, and more opportunities to conduct business than ever before. The 31st Space Symposium will be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. This international space conference annually attracts thousands of space professionals and decision makers.…
Read MoreAerojet Rocketdyne to Provide Electric Propulsion for Orbital Sciences Corporation’s GEOStar-3 Satellites
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Feb. 3, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, has received a contract from Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) to deliver XR-5 electric propulsion subsystems over the next three years for the next generation GEOStar-3 commercial geostationary orbit communications satellite platform. Orbital’s GEOStar satellites are used to provide a variety of…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Teacher Liaison Program Expands International Outreach; Adds 13 Educators in India
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 4, 2015) – Since its inception in 2002, the Space Foundation’s elite Teacher Liaison program has expanded worldwide, and with the addition of 34 educators for 2015, including 13 from India, has grown to 20 international representatives and 150 active participants. The 34 new Teacher Liaisons will serve as advocates for…
Read MorePulham Speaks at FAA Conference
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham was a featured speaker today at the 18th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference, being held Feb. 4 and 5 at the National Housing Center, in Washington, D.C. The conference focuses on U.S. commercial launch activities, commercial human spaceflight, commercial crew and commercial spaceports. In his comments, Pulham…
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