Education
Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Selected into NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program
This guest article was authored by Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Kevin Tambara, who was recently selected as a member of the NITARP 2014 class. Tambara is also an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, and exemplifies the caliber of educator selected annually for the Space Foundation’s elite Teacher Liaison Program. Educators selected for the 2014 flight…
Event Celebrates U.S. and Canadian Space Cooperation
Since 2010, the Space Foundation has held an annual international space cooperation event in the nation’s capitol. On Jan. 22, the Space Foundation celebrated United States and Canadian space cooperation at a reception at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Space Foundation and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the event recognized the…
Fiscal Year 2014 Federal Budget Update Report
On Jan. 17, President Obama signed the $1.012 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 omnibus spending bill into law. The omnibus funds the entire Federal government including NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Defense (DoD). NASA was appropriated an overall budget of $17.646 billion for FY 2014. This is an increase…
Space Foundation Comments on International Space Station Mission Extension
In January, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham issued a statement regarding the planned extension of the International Space Station mission by four years until 2024. “The Space Foundation strongly supports the decision to extend the ISS mission to 2024,” said Pulham, “and congratulates NASA and the White House for stepping out smartly to…
Space Foundation to Present 2014 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award to A. Thomas Young
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 28, 2014) – A. Thomas Young has been chosen to receive the Space Foundation’s highest honor — the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, to be presented at a special luncheon co-sponsored by Lockheed Martin on May 21. The luncheon is a featured event of the Space Foundation’s annual…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Launch of Latest Communications Satellite for NASA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, played a vital role in placing the second of three next-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS-L) into orbit for NASA. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, with…
Space Foundation Announces 2014 International Student Art Contest Winners
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 23, 2014) – The 25 winners of the 2014 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest are the most globally diverse group in the contest’s history. Young artists were selected for the top slots from among more than 7,100 entries representing 54 countries, including 43 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and…
Four More Days!
Save $500 on standard industry registration by taking advantage of the Super Early Bird Discount through Friday, Jan. 24., at www.spacesymposium.org/register. The Space Foundation’s 30th Space Symposium will be held May 19-22, 2014, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. Space Symposium registration includes admittance to the exhibit center, the opening ceremony and…
Space Foundation Elects New Officers and Directors
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 21, 2014) – The board of directors of the Space Foundation conducted its annual meeting today, electing the following officers and directors: Lon C. Levin, co-founder of XM Satellite Radio, and president of SkySevenVentures, was elected chairman of the board ADM James O. Ellis, Jr., USN (Ret.), former commander, United States Strategic…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Welcomes Tyler Evans as Vice President of Defense Advanced Programs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 20, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that Tyler Evans will join the company as vice president of its “Rocket Shop” Defense Advanced Programs unit. In this role, Evans primarily will be responsible for providing strategic guidance and leadership, and driving the process improvements needed to execute…