Space Foundation Press Releases
Space Foundation Presents Audience with an Astronaut for World Space Week
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sept. 23, 2013) – On Friday, Oct. 4, the global celebration of World Space Week will launch locally when more than 500 elementary and middle school students and educators fill the seats of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s (USAFA) Fairchild Hall auditorium for presentations by former NASA Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Ph.D. The…
Buy Tickets Now for the 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 18, 2013) – Have fantastic, futuristic Halloween fun at the Space Foundation’s 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball. This fundraising event will be held at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Dr., Colorado Springs, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:00-11:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person advance, $30 at…
European Space Propulsion Welcomes Paul Sinton as Managing Director
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (Sept. 16, 2013) – European Space Propulsion (ESP), an Aerojet Rocketdyne company, announced today that Paul Sinton has joined the company as the Managing Director for its ESP subsidiary. In his role, Paul will manage and direct the operations of ESP as they bring online the manufacturing and test capabilities for producing…
Space Foundation Hosts Training with Sally Ride Science and Northrop Grumman Foundation
Sally Ride Science, with support from the Northrop Grumman Foundation, will deliver in-person training to educators at the Space Foundation in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, September 21. This professional development event — called Igniting Student Interest in STEM — will help improve how educators increase student engagement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)…
Educators: Apply Now to Become a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison
If space and teaching are your passions, then the Space Foundation can bring you together with other like-minded educators to learn new ways to use space themes to strengthen curriculum and inspire students. Educators from around the world who have an interest in space are invited to apply now to become a Space Foundation Teacher…
Chuck Zimkas Receives Hartinger Award
Retired Space Foundation President Chuck Zimkas received the 2013 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) General James V. Hartinger Award at the NDIA Rocky Mountain Ball Friday evening at the Hotel Elegante in Colorado Springs, Colo. According to the award citation, Zimkas “…distinguished himself through a lifetime of outstanding accomplishment both in the military supporting the…
Tickets on Sale Now for the 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball
Start planning a costume now for the Space Foundation’s 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball, to be held at the Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Dr., Colorado Springs, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:00-11:00 p.m. Admission is $25 in advance; $30 at the door, and includes appetizers, two drinks per person, and the evening’s activities…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Receives Environmental Excellence Award for its Arkansas Facility Project
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has been chosen by the Arkansas Environmental Federation (AEF) as the recipient of the 2013 Diamond Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership. Each year, the AEF Diamond Award recognizes one company that demonstrates initiative and/or leadership in managing its…
Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham is Featured Speaker at AMOS Conference
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Holokauahi Pulham is in Maui, Hawai’i, this week for the 14th Annual Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, and on Wednesday morning he delivered the featured speech “Space at the Crossroads.” The Space Foundation takes an active role in educational and space-related activities in Hawai’i, and…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary of First Solar Electric Propulsion Mission
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 11, 2013 – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it is celebrating the 30-year anniversary of its first Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) mission. In 1983, Aerojet Rocketdyne’s first SEP rocket engines were used on the RCA Americom Satcom-1R satellite. The Satcom-1R SEP engines were an early version of the…