Space Certification Program
Space Foundation Donates Emergency Bivvies to AdAmAn, EPCSAR for New Year's Eve Climb
As a New Year’s gift – and to offer protection as the AdAmAn Club once again ascends Pikes Peak for New Year’s Eve fireworks – the Space Foundation gave both the AdAmAn Club and El Paso Search and Rescue a dozen Survive Outdoors Longer (SOL) Emergency Bivvy protection shelters. The ultralight, ultra-warm SOL Emergency Bivvies,…
Wireless Remote Switch is Certified Space Technology
The Space Foundation’s newest Space Certification Partner, PulseSwitch Systems, LC, of Norfolk, Va., is recognized for its licensed product, a batteryless, wireless remote switch marketed under the name Lightning Switch®. The switch uses NASA-developed Thunder® technology to self-power a radio frequency transmitter, sending an ID-encoded signal to a Lightning® receiver. It provides portable, remote control…
Biggest Year Ever for NORAD Tracks Santa
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has reported that its NORAD Tracks Santa program exceeded previous years in the number of calls, emails and social media followers on Dec 24. This annual holiday tradition is a Certified Imagination Product in the Space Foundation’s Space Certification program.On Christmas Eve, more than 1,250 volunteers answered over 114,000 and they…
FireWatch is Now Certified Space Technology
FireWatch America is now a Space Certification Program Partner and has been authorized to carry the Certified Space TechnologyTM seal. Earlier this year, FireWatch was inducted into prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame®, representing the first truly non-U.S. technology to be inducted. About FireWatchFireWatch America is the exclusive partner for the FireWatch system in the United States and…
Read/See Media Coverage of Space Foundation PIONEERING Report
The Space Foundation’s release of PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space last month was covered by a broad range of media. The see a sampling of articles and news clips, click here. Held at the Senate Russell Building, the briefing was attended by 60 industry and government representative and reporters, including representative of multiple nations. The event featured…
NDAA Paves Way for U.S. Space Competitiveness
The FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes language that significantly modernizes space-related provisions within the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) law, was signed into law on Jan. 3, paving the way for the United States to become more competitive in the global space arena. The Space Foundation has advocated for such…
Pulham to Discuss PIONEERING Report on The Space Show
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will be featured on the radio program The Space Show®, hosted by Dr. David Livingston, where he will discuss the Space Foundation’s recently released report, PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space. The broadcast can be heard live Friday, Jan. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to noon MST, at www.thespaceshow.com/live.htm. To ask…
Late Session Congressional Activity Has Space Impact
The final days of the 112th Congress saw a number of activities related to space. Intelligence Authorization Act Does Not Appear to Affect Satellite Programs The FY 2013 Intelligence Authorization Act, which was passed by Congress on New Year’s Eve and now awaits the signature of the President, has no provisions in the publically available…
NEA Electronics Inc. Completes Its Acquisition of Rocketstar Robotics, Inc.
MOORPARK, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2013) – On December 21, 2012, NEA® Electronics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBA&D) closed on its acquisition of Rocketstar Robotics, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not released. Rocketstar Robotics, Inc. provides motors, gearboxes, and actuator mechanisms for spacecraft applications such as driving solar arrays or positioning…
Aerojet Awarded SM-3 Solid Divert and Attitude Control System Contract
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded the company a multi-million dollar contract to develop advanced Solid Divert and Attitude Control System (SDACS) technologies for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIB interceptor. This development contract will advance SDACS technology to…