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Some Thoughts from 30,000 Feet
This month’s Second View is by Space Foundation Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs Steve Eisenhart. Some thoughts from our cruising altitude of 30,000 feet form this month’s Second View. I’m flying home from San Francisco, where the Space Foundation co-hosted another in the Future States series of dinners with our partners at…
Read MoreSpace Warfighters Luncheon to Feature Lt. Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond
A proud tradition at the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium is the annual Space Warfighters Luncheon, which celebrates the men and women who serve in the military around the world. The luncheon highlights the role space assets play in providing security and solutions for keeping troops safe, informed and effective. Lt. Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond,…
Read MoreMars Robotics Laboratory is Now Open!
The Space Foundation has opened its Mars Robotics Laboratory, located in the Discovery Center at its world headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo. The laboratory’s simulated Martian terrain offers students an opportunity to program robotic rovers to complete mission objectives individually or in teams. Missions can be run that support any part of school curriculum, including…
Read MoreLisa Bell is New Education and Discovery Sales Associate
In February, the Space Foundation welcomed Lisa Bell as Education and Discovery Sales Associate. Lisa comes to the Space Foundation with over 17 years of sales and marketing experience. Her most recent position was with Colorado Technical University, where as the Admissions Advisor/Doctorate, Inside and International, she was responsible for all phases of the student…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Visits Orbital Sciences Corporation
In February, a team from the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office visited Orbital Sciences Corporation in Dulles, Va., and toured the mission control centers, as well as the spacecraft manufacturing facilities. It is at this location that the company’s spacecraft are designed, built and tested, including civilian, commercial and national security spacecraft. The tour included a…
Read MoreHouse Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space Holds Hearing
In February, the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space held a hearing on “Necessary Updates to the Commercial Space Launch Act.” The Commercial Space Launch Act (CSLA), first passed in 1984, and amended several times since then, gives authority to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to license commercial launches and indemnify launch providers…
Read MoreSenate Armed Services Committee Interested in Cyber Deterrence Strategy
On Feb. 27, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing entitled, “U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2015.” While the hearing normally reviews President Obama’s budget request for these two Commands, due to the budget being released a month late (March 4) the…
Read MoreScience Committee Agrees Mars is Ultimate Destination; Disagrees on Timing
On Feb. 27, the House Science, Space & Technology Committee held a hearing entitled, “Mars Flyby 2021: The First Deep Space Mission for the Orion and Space Launch System?” Members of Congress agreed that Mars was the ultimate destination for NASA’s human exploration program, but differed on whether NASA would be ready to support a…
Read MoreCanadian Astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield to be Honored with 2014 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
In 2013, millions of people around the world watched as Canadian astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield played his guitar from the International Space Station (ISS), covering David Bowie’s song “Space Oddity.” In 2014, the Space Foundation will honor Hadfield with the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award for his use of social media to engage millions…
Read MoreApply Now for International Space Generation Fusion Forum 2014: Held in Conjunction with 30th Space Symposium
The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) is accepting applications until March 30 to attend the Space Generation Fusion Forum 2014, a U.S. space event for select university students and young professionals from around the world. The Fusion Forum will take place May 18 and 19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA, and…
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