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Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Engines Boost Antares Rocket and Will Enable ISS Rendezvous
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 9, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its dual AJ26 main engine system successfully boosted Orbital Sciences Corporation’s (NYSE: ORB) Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft on the first Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission carrying the Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff occurred at…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Comments on International Space Station Mission Extension
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 8, 2014) – The Space Foundation issued a statement today regarding extension of the International Space Station mission. Media has reported that NASA plans to announce White House approval to extend the mission by four years until 2024. In anticipation of that announcement, the Space Foundation released this comment: “The Space…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Hosts Colorado Aerospace Champion
This week, the Space Foundation welcomed to its world headquarters in Colorado Springs, Maj. Gen. Jay H. Lindell, USAF (Ret.), Aerospace and Defense Industry Champion at Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. In November 2013, Gov. Hickenlooper announced that Lindell would be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the state’s aerospace strategic plan,…
Read MoreSpace Watch: January 2014 (Volume: 13, Issue: 1)
The View From Here Getting Our Next Generation Priorities Right Second View Space is the Place! Top News Call for Papers – 30th Space Symposium Tech Track Take Advantage of Symposium Super Early Bird Discount Until Jan. 24 El Pomar Foundation Awards $5,000 Grant to Space Foundation Discovery Center Opens One Evening per Month; Adds…
Read MoreSpace is the Place!
This month’s Second View is by Space Foundation Vice President-Operations Art Ratkewicz. A former commander of Air Force Space Command would often say “Space is the place!” His words are more true now than ever. When you think about how humankind’s ventures into space have improved life on Earth, space really is the place…
Read MoreTake Advantage of Symposium Super Early Bird Discount Until Jan. 24
The Space Foundation is offering a Super Early Bird rate for its 30th Space Symposium, with up to $500 in savings for standard industry registration before Jan. 24 at www.SpaceSymposium.org. In addition to the regular sessions, Space Symposium registration allows admittance to the Boeing Exhibit Center, the opening ceremony and several networking events throughout the…
Read MoreEl Pomar Foundation Awards $5,000 Grant to Space Foundation
The Space Foundation has been chosen to receive a $5,000 grant by the Pikes Peak Regional Council of El Pomar Foundation. In supporting the Pikes Peak Area regional interest behind this grant, the Space Foundation will offer scholarships to students and their teachers in the Pikes Peak Region, emphasizing Teller County, El Paso County outside…
Read MoreDiscovery Center Opens One Evening per Month; Adds Super Saturday
Starting Thursday, Jan. 30, the Space Foundation’s Discovery Center in Colorado Springs will remain open one evening each month, leading into a special theme Super Saturday. Discovery Center hours on Jan. 30 will be 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a special new Science On a Sphere® presentation of Water Falls that evening. The evening…
Read MoreDeadline Approaching for Shepard Award Nominations
Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2014 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 outstanding contributions to technology education by K-12 educators…
Read MoreInternational Student Art Contest Receives Huge Response
The Space Foundation 2014 International Student Art Contest, which closed for submission in November, received more than 7,100 entries representing 53 countries, as well as 43 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories, making this our largest contest yet. In 2011, the first year of the contest, we had just 150 children…
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