Space Foundation News
PIONEERING Media Coverage for Dec. 4-5
Yesterday’s release of PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space netted quite a bit of media coverage. Read clips here: USA TODAY KSBJ-ABC, Houston Space Politics Space.com Examiner.com French Tribune Space Policy Online ITech Press Science Recorder Equities.com Spaceref.com NASA Watch Watch this Media section for more. Download the report here.
Aerojet Recognizes Local Engineer for Technical Innovation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that Technical Principal Dr. Gary Luke (pictured, below left) was presented with the R.B. Young Technical Innovation Award at an award ceremony held Monday night, Dec. 3, in Luke’s honor. Luke received the award for his development of a Transient Energy…
Space Watch: December 2012 (Volume: 11, Issue: 12)
The View From Here The View From Here: The Final Frontier- Pioneers Wanted! Second View Second View: A Dream for a Strong and Vibrant NASA Space Symposium Gen. Shelton is 29th National Space Symposium Featured Speaker New Lower Government/Military Rate for 29th National Space Symposium Why You Should Register Now Sigourney Weaver will Headline Space…
The View From Here: The Final Frontier- Pioneers Wanted!
“Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise – its continuing mission to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.” – Gene Roddenberry Drawing comparisons between fictional space programs, like that of Gene Roddenberry’s visionary Star Fleet, and…
Second View: A Dream for a Strong and Vibrant NASA
This Second View is authored by Space Foundation Vice President – Washington Operations Brendan Curry. As you are probably aware by now (even if only through reading this issue of Space Watch), the Space Foundation has spent well over a year researching and writing our new paper, PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space. America’s civil…
Float Gives Universal Definition to "Home"
The Space Foundation’s inaugural float in the Colorado Springs Festival of Lights Parade gave a unique twist to the parade’s theme of “Home for the Holidays.” It featured children surrounding a glowing globe of the Earth, our home in the universe. The Earth theme also echoed a feature of our new Space Foundation Visitors Center and the Northrop Grumman…
GMV Named to World’s "Top 50" Space Manufacturing and Service Companies
For a third year, Space Foundation Patron GMV has been named to the Space News “Top 50 List” of the world’s largest space manufacturing and service companies. In the space sector, GMV is currently the world’s number one independent supplier of satellite control centers for commercial telecommunication satellites. In recent years, over 45 percent of…
Space Foundation Partners with NORAD Tracks Santa
Space Foundation Certified Imagination Products cover the spectrum from beer maps to Santa tracking and at this time of year the focus is on NORAD Tracks Santa. This annual holiday tradition is a Certified Imagination Product in the Space Foundation’s Space Certification program, and typically Space Foundation team members help staff the phones on Christmas…
Paragon Space Development Corporation® is Newest Space Foundation Certification Program Partner
Paragon Space Development Corporation® is now a Space Foundation Space Certification Program Partner and has been authorized to carry the Certified Space Technology™ seal. It is being recognized for its Modular Air Revitalization System (MARS). Designed to be used by astronauts in the hazardous environment of space, the system’s technology has found a lifesaving use in…
Logic BodyWave Device Provides Control
Controlling apps on your iPhone or Android via mind alone is now possible. Freer Logic’s BodyWave® device provides control of apps on iPhone, Android or PC via the ebb and flow of brain activity. A small wristband controls the apps, making BodyWave truly unique. BodyWave uses Bluetooth technology to wirelessly transmit data to the phone…