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NASA Administrator Featured at 29th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 30, 2013) – NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr., will return to the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium in 2013 to discuss challenges and opportunities facing his agency’s future. This year’s 29th National Space Symposium is expected to attract 9,000 participants to The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, April 8-11. The…
Read MoreNASA Astronaut to Share Space Stories with the Public
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 28, 2013) – Two Audience with an Astronaut programs featuring former NASA Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska, in February. Co-sponsored by the Colorado-based Space Foundation and the local Noel Wien Library, the programs will feature Chiao talking about his experiences as a Space Shuttle astronaut and…
Read MoreBarry Barlow To Join the SI As Chief Technology Officer
CHANTILLY, Va. (Jan. 28, 2013) PRNewswire – The SI Organization, Inc. (the SI) announced today that Barry Barlow will join the company as Chief Technology Officer. Barlow recently retired from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) as Director for Online GEOINT Services. “Barry is a highly respected technologist and gifted leader who has designed and architected…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Selects 20 New Teacher Liaisons
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 28, 2013) – The Space Foundation has selected 20 outstanding educators from 13 states for its 2013 flight of Teacher Liaisons. The teachers were chosen for their active promotion of space and science education. The new Teacher Liaisons will serve as advocates for space-themed education, and will use Space Foundation-provided training…
Read MoreAerojet’s DACS Powers Successful Enhanced EKV in Non-Intercept Flight Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its Divert and Attitude Control Subsystem (DACS) on the modified Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) performed its mission-critical role in a planned non-intercept flight test of Boeing’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense(GMD) program. The EKV DACS provided the critical trajectory adjustments to satisfy the…
Read MoreSmash Mouth will Launch 29th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 25, 2013) – The Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium is noted for its spectacular opening ceremony and high energy musical performances. The 2013 opening ceremony, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, will live up to that reputation with a performance by the Grammy nominated band Smash Mouth. The opening ceremony on April 8…
Read MoreChiao Asks if NASA has Become Byzantine; Promotes Pioneering
Inspired by the Space Foundation’s PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space report, Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight (and former NASA astronaut) Dr. Leroy Chiao penned an editorial that appeared on Discovery.com Jan. 24. Talking about the current state of manned space travel, Chiao says “What happened? Did America somehow lose, or see a diminished…
Read MoreLinda Garrison is New Space Foundation Director – Development
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 24, 2013) – The Space Foundation welcomes a new director – development, Linda Garrison, CFRE, who brings more than 20 years of nonprofit experience in management, board development, fundraising, public relations and prospect research. Garrison’s goals include generating philanthropic donations supporting the entire Space Foundation enterprise, with a special focus on…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Elects New Directors
PASADENA, Calif. (Jan. 16, 2013) – The board of directors of the Space Foundation held its annual meeting today, officially welcoming two new board members and recognizing one board member retirement. The board of directors elected two new members to three-year terms: Wanda M. Austin, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, The Aerospace Corporation Ronald…
Read MoreAerojet’s AJ26 Engine Completes Successful Hot Fire Test in Support of Antares™ Rocket
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its AJ26 engine successfully completed a hot fire test this evening at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/Attachment/16718. Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB), Aerojet and NASA monitored the full-duration test in support of the Antares™…
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