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Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Launch of Global Positioning System Satellite
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Oct. 29, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, helped successfully propel another in a series of Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF military navigation satellites into orbit today. The latest mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. Aerojet…
Space Watch: November 2014 (Volume: 13, Issue: 11)
The View From Here Autopilot is No Way to Run a Country Second View Innovation is the Key to Inspiring Tomorrow’s Explorers Space Symposium Lowest Rate Now Available for 31st Space Symposium Increase Brand Awareness with Space Symposium Sponsorship Reserve Space for 31st Space Symposium’s Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center Top News Grant will Establish Lockheed…
Lowest Rate Now Available for 31st Space Symposium
Save money by registering now for the 31st Space Symposium, to be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. USA. A Super Savings discount on standard industry registration is now in effect, the lowest rate offered for the world’s number one space event. The discounted rate is available on registration paid…
Increase Brand Awareness with Space Symposium Sponsorship
Strengthening name recognition, increasing brand awareness and gaining enhanced visibility among space industry sectors are just some of the benefits that our sponsors achieve at the annual Space Symposium. The Space Foundation’s 31st Space Symposium will be held April 13 – 16, 2015, at The Broadmoor, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Here are a few…
GlobalCasts Provide STEM Lessons Through Technology
The Space Foundation presents its Audience With an Astronaut™ program so that students may learn first-hand about exploring space and to inspire their interest in STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. During World Space Week 2014, Oct. 4 – 10, the Space Foundation conducted GlobalCasts with schools across the United States and in…
Apply Now for the 2015 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2015 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation, the award recognizes contributors to technology…
Discovery Center Launches Monthly Homeschool Days and STEM-themed Space Story Time
As the region’s only space, science and technology attraction, the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs is an ideal resource for homeschool students, and beginning Nov. 12, the Discovery Center will offer monthly programs specifically for homeschoolers. Homeschool Day at the Discovery Center will include hands-on science activities linked to learning about space travel…
Space Foundation Presents STEM Lessons Worldwide for World Space Week
During World Space Week 2014, the Space Foundation presented its Audience With an Astronaut™ program to more than 2,000 students remotely worldwide and to more than 500 students in person in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The featured NASA astronaut in these presentations was Dr. Leroy Chiao, the Space Foundation’s special advisor – human spaceflight. Chiao is…
Preparing Rosetta for Comet Landing
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing its Rosetta spacecraft and lander for a history-making landing on Nov. 12 to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The spacecraft is named after the Rosetta Stone that allowed the deciphering of hieroglyphics and insight into ancient Egyptian civilization. The complicated landing is expected to take about seven hours and will involve…
Nov. 14 is Deadline to Submit Student Art Contest Entries
The deadline is fast approaching to submit entries for the Space Foundation’s 2015 International Student Art Contest. The contest annually draws thousands of entries from children in dozens of countries around the world. Submissions for the 2015 contest are being accepted now until Nov. 14, and must be submitted online by the child’s teacher. For…