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Thuraya Shareholders Elect Mr. Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar as the Company's New Chairman and Dr. Daniel Ritz as a New Member of its Board of Directors
DUBAI (Nov. 6, 2012) – Thuraya Telecommunications Company today announced the election of a new Chairman and the appointment of a new Member on its Board of Directors at the meeting on November 1st. Mr. Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Group, joins as Thuraya’s new Chairman of the Board (pictured, top right).…
Read MoreAir Force Space Command Leader to Speak at 29th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 5, 2012) – Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, will be a featured speaker at the Space Foundation’s 29th National Space Symposium, which is slated for April 8-11, 2013, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. He joins a stellar roster of international speakers, including: Wanda…
Read MoreTo the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA Exhibit Opens at Pioneers Museum
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 5, 2012) – Just before the first man landed on the moon, Charlie Brown and Snoopy soared through space with NASA’s Apollo 10 mission in May 1969. The exhibition To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA examines the history of Apollo 10 and the Peanuts characters’ role in that flight and…
Read MoreSpace Watch: November 2012 (Volume: 11, Issue: 11)
The View From Here The View From Here: Passion Wears a Pocket Protector Second View Words from New Space Foundation President Chuck Zimkas: The Way We Were and Today World Affairs Article Explores Outer Space Treaty Top News Countdown Begins for 29th National Space Symposium Zimkas Named Space Foundation President Special Events Mark Opening of…
Read MoreThe View From Here: Passion Wears a Pocket Protector
If there’s one thing that makes the space industry profoundly different from most other industries you can think of, it is the passion that each and every one of us brings to our job, day in and day out. Participating in a Space Foundation-Toffler Associates dinner in New York City’s financial district last week, I…
Read MoreJan. 18 is Deadline to Enter Space Foundation Student Art Contest
The deadline is approaching for the annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest, open to students from around the world in PreK-12th grade (or the equivalent outside the U.S.). The deadline for entries is Jan. 18, 2013, and teachers must submit artwork entries for their students. See details on the art contest website. The theme…
Read MoreScholarships Benefit Educators in Florida and Hawai'i
The application process is now open for two annual Space Foundation scholarships specifically for educators in Florida and those of Hawaiian descent or who primarily teach Hawaiian students. The scholarships cover tuition, fees, travel expenses and lodging for the recipient to travel to Colorado Springs during the summer of 2013 and participate in one of…
Read MoreSnoopy Soars with NASA Exhibit Launches with Space Foundation Support
The Space Foundation is partnering with the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum to support a special traveling exhibit from the Charles M. Schulz Museum called To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA. The exhibition, which runs Nov. 17 through April 20, examines the history of Apollo 10 and the role characters from Schulz’s popular Peanuts comic strip…
Read MoreOrionid Meteor Shower Lights Up Skies Around the World
Stargazers worldwide were treated to a real show during the third weekend of October when the Orionid meteor shower sent bits and pieces of Halley’s Comet falling down to Earth. The meteor shower peaked in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 21. For those who could not see the falling stars in person from…
Read MoreAsakawa Visits Space Foundation
Late last month, the Space Foundation hosted a visit and discussion at our world headquarters in Colorado Springs with Keiji Asakawa, general manager of the Space Tourism Department of Club Tourism International, Inc. Asakawa is an Accredited Space Agent for Virgin Galactic, representing the company for space tourists in Japan. Asakawa was in Colorado Springs…
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