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Fear and Loathing in Washington — The Remix
Two years ago, November 2011, I wrote about the creation of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (aka the “Super Committee”), which had been tasked to find deficit reductions in just a few short weeks that had eluded the Congress and the White House for a dozen years. “The worst-case scenario,” I wrote, would…
Read MoreBipartisanship: The New Final Frontier
by Space Foundation Vice President – Washington Operations Brendan Curry I arrived on Capitol Hill as a senior legislative assistant to then-Representative Dave Weldon (R-FL) in the waning years of the administration of President Bill Clinton, and departed early in the second term of the George W. Bush administration. Washington in those years was certainly…
Read MoreRegister Now for 30th Space Symposium; Save $500 on Industry Registration
For its 30th year the Space Foundation’s global space conference unveils a new name to reflect its expanding international reach. With “National” dropped from its name, the 30th Space Symposium will be held May 19-22, 2014, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S.A. The Space Foundation is offering a Super Early Bird rate,…
Read MoreGerman Aerospace Delegation Visits Space Foundation World Headquarters
Earlier this year during the annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the Space Foundation and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V (DLR)), cementing an ongoing relationship between the two organizations. The Space Foundation and DLR have common interests in promoting space activities and…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Offers Wonders of the Universe Courses at Discovery Center
This education update is by Space Foundation Director – Education Bryan DeBates. What was to be a world premiere Science On a Sphere® (SOS) video event at the Space Foundation lost luster due to the recent government shutdown. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center created a new movie, Water Falls, based on the upcoming GPM or Global Precipitation…
Read MoreLearn the Benefits of Space Certification
Products and services that display the Space Certification seal are guaranteed to have stemmed from or been dramatically improved by technologies originally developed for space exploration or to have significant impact in teaching people about the value of space utilization. Developed and administered by the Space Foundation, the Space Certification program serves three purposes: Providing…
Read MorePhiLumina LLC is a New Space Foundation Certified Space Technology™ Partner
The Space Foundation announces its newest Certified Space Technology™ Partner, PhiLumina, LLC, a company that specializes in imaging systems, software, services and solutions. PhiLumina, LLC Founder and CEO Mark Allen Lanoue was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2005 for his hyperspectral imaging systems. The Space Foundation manages both the Space Certification…
Read MoreHow to Order The Space Report 2013
The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity is published annually by the Space Foundation, which works with a leading aerospace consulting firm, Futron Corporation, to research and analyze government and industry trends in space activity. The Space Report is the definitive body of information about the global space industry, and is a valuable…
Read MoreSecond Quarter 2013 Index Performance
The Space Foundation Infrastructure Index recorded the best quarterly performance of the year as its 15.9 percent growth outstripped all other tracked indexes, as can be seen in Exhibit 1. The main Space Foundation Index came in second, closely followed by the NASDAQ Composite, as all indexes posted growth in the quarter. Infrastructure companies in…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Holds Washington, D.C., Briefing on Space Situational Awareness
During October the Space Foundation held a briefing in Washington, D.C., regarding Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and the status of the U.S. Air Force Space Fence Program. Panelists included: Robert Curbeam, Vice President for Mission Assurance, Quality & Raytheon Six Sigma, Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon Steve Bruce, Vice President for Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors,…
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