Education
Discovery Center Kicks off 2017 by Putting the “A” in STEAM
Interactive, educational fun for all ages is returning to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in 2017! Several events this month will focus on the use of art in space. The Space Foundation knows that the use of art in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) helps students apply necessary creative thinking and design skills…
ULA Partners with AFA and Space Foundation for StellarXplorers
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has joined forces with the Space Foundation and other, key sponsors to support the Air Force Association’s (AFA) StellarXplorers program. Each year, schools from across the U.S., and from overseas Department of Defense locations, participate in the space design competition. The teams compete in a series of challenges using Systems Tool…
Saber Astronautics Gains Space Certification from the Space Foundation
Leading space venture Saber Astronautics has received Certified Space Technology™ status from the Space Foundation for its innovative operations software. The software, called the Predictive Ground Station Project (a.k.a., “PIGI”), uses video game technology to enable people to create their own missions and operate large numbers of satellites with very little training. The commercial space…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes Initial On-Orbit Checkout of Eleven Satellites Built for ORBCOMM
SPARKS, Nev. (Dec. 22, 2015) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed the solar array deployment and initial on-orbit checkout phase as planned for all 11 satellites launched for ORBCOMM’s Generation 2 (OG2) Mission 2. The communication satellites were launched on December 21, 2015 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a dedicated…
Saber Astronautics Gains Space Certification from the Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 19, 2016) – Leading space venture Saber Astronautics (saberastro.com) has received Certified Space Technology™ status from the Space Foundation for its innovative operations software. The software, called the Predictive Ground Station Project (a.k.a., “PIGI”), uses video game technology to enable people to create their own missions and operate large numbers of…
Space Foundation Board Selects Piers Sellers to Receive the 2017 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 15, 2016) – Each spring, during its Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation confers its highest honor — the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. The 2017 honoree is Piers Sellers, Ph.D., OBE, British-born former NASA astronaut and climate scientist currently serving as Deputy Director, Sciences &…
a.i. solutions Awarded 9.5 Year Contract to Support NASA and Air Force Launch Operations
LANHAM, Md. (Dec. 12, 2016) – a.i. solutions today announced it has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a potential value of $387.6M over 9.5 years to support NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP). The contract, known as Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support 3 (ELVIS 3), will provide end-to-end launch services for NASA and NASA-sponsored payloads…
Symposium Panel Highlights Space in Australia
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 12, 2016) – For 2017, the Space Foundation will again offer Country in Focus panels at its 33rd Space Symposium, including a panel discussion on Space in Australia. Moderated by Brett Biddington AM, Principal, Biddington Research Pty Ltd, Chief Executive, IAC Adelaide, the panelists will include: David Ball, Executive Consultant, Envista…
Space Foundation Comments on Passing of Mercury Seven Astronaut John Glenn
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 8, 2016) – The Space Foundation today commented on the death of Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., USMC (Ret.), 95, the last of the Mercury Seven astronauts, military test pilots selected by NASA in 1959 to become America’s first astronauts. “U.S. success in space was built on the courage and determination…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Launch of Wideband Global SATCOM Spacecraft for U.S. Military
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 7, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), played a major role in successfully launching and placing the eighth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-8) spacecraft into orbit for the U.S. military. The mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United…