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Inmarsat's L-TAC Delivers 'Line-of-Sight' through satellite to U.S. Government customers
Service augments UHF SATCOM, dramatically increasing the available beyond-line-of-sight communications for existing U.S. military and government radios. Washington, D.C., (Oct. 6, 2014) – Inmarsat is expanding the availability of mobile tactical Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) communications to actively deployed U.S. and coalition forces through the skills of its partners and the capabilities of its powerful Inmarsat-4 satellite…
Meet NASA Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao on Oct. 9 at the Discovery Center
The Space Foundation is bringing former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., to the Discovery Center on Thursday, Oct. 9, to share his experiences as a Space Shuttle astronaut and resident of the International Space Station (ISS). The public will have two opportunities to meet Chiao for autographs and photos for this World Space Week event…
Come to the Discovery Center for the Launch of World Space Week, Oct. 4
The Space Foundation will launch the start of World Space Week on Saturday, Oct. 4, with straw rocket launches and other rocket-themed activities at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. The public is invited to visit the Discovery Center for the start of the global celebration of World Space Week, Oct. 4-10. The following activities…
Space Watch: October 2014 (Volume: 13, Issue: 10)
The View From Here Star Trek Times Second View Space Inspired: by Steve Eisenhart, Space Foundation Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs Guest Editorial: by Dennis Stone, President, World Space Week Association Space Symposium Super Savings Rate Now Available for 31st Space Symposium Registration Reduced Symposium Pricing Offered for Active Military and Government…
Star Trek Times
“The original Star Trek imagined the futuristic fulfillment of John F. Kennedy’s inspirational oratory, in which his New Frontier became “the final frontier.” The budget surpluses and budding space program of the early 1960s gave rise, in the 23rd century, to the utopian United Federation of Planets. On the Starship Enterprise, men and women, blacks…
Space Inspired: by Steve Eisenhart, Space Foundation Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs
I think it was the kid in the orange flight suit with his helmet on and face mask down. Standing in line ahead of me at the entrance to the Atlantis exhibit at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center, he epitomized why we all love our business and what is so cool about it. It was…
Guest Editorial: by Dennis Stone, President, World Space Week Association
Each year, the global space community celebrates World Space Week, declared by the United Nations as Oct. 4-10 annually. Through simultaneous events, industry voices combine to reach a larger audience through media coverage. This worked well for diverse environmental groups that joined forces on Earth Day, and World Space Week follows a similar approach. World…
Space Foundation Presents Audience With an Astronaut™ at Royal Aeronautical Society Headquarters
While in London speaking at The Strategic Choices for Space – President’s Conference 2014, Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham will also speak to students for the World Space Week Children’s Space Event at Royal Aeronautical Society Headquarters on Oct. 7. Pulham’s presentation will include a Skype version of the Space Foundation’s Audience With an Astronaut™…
Barry Wilmore Visits Space Foundation on Way to ISS
In September, NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore launched aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expedition 41. Just before heading to Russia, Wilmore and his family visited Space Foundation World Headquarters in Colorado Springs and toured its Discovery Center. In addition to space, the Wilmores have other interests in…
ATA and Virginia Space Join Space Foundation Corporate Members
The Space Foundation offers five Corporate Membership levels, each with a different level of benefits and opportunities. In exchange for supporting our programs, Corporate Members receive numerous benefits including international promotion, business development and networking opportunities, reports on important space issues and opportunities for extensive involvement in the annual Space Symposium. Our most recent members…