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Aerojet Achieves Two Million Work Hours Without a Lost-time Injury Milestone
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its Sacramento, Calif. headquarters has achieved two million work hours without a lost-time injury. Aerojet’s Sacramento site reached the milestone on Sept. 26. “To achieve this injury-free milestone takes not only an individual, but team effort, throughout our entire facility,”…
Aerojet Awarded Green Propulsion Technology Demonstration Mission Contract
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it will demonstrate a reduced toxicity monopropellant blend that offers improved performance and simplified handling processes over hydrazine, the traditional propellant choice for spacecraft. Under contract to Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. of Boulder, Colo., Aerojet will perform the technology demonstration…
Space Foundation Offers Hands-On Activities at Cool Science Carnival Day
Children at the Cool Science Carnival Day on Oct. 13 had the opportunity to have fun and experience science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) hands-on. The event was free to the public and held on the campus of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The Space Foundation activity booth offered three hands-on activities for…
Thuraya Awarded Prestigious ITU Humanitarian Award
DUBAI (Oct. 15, 2012) – Industry leading Mobile Satellite Services operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company today announced it is the proud recipient of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Humanitarian Award in recognition of the Company’s invaluable contribution to the ITU’s global efforts to utilize information and communication technologies to save lives during emergencies. This marks the…
Thuraya Launches the Mobile Satellite Industry's Fastest Handheld Hotspot
GITEX 2012, DUBAI (Oct. 14, 2012) – Industry leading Mobile Satellite Services operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company today announced the launch of its Thuraya XT-Hotspot product. Building upon the success of its Thuraya XT handheld, the industry’s most popular and toughest satellite phone, Thuraya is introducing the XT-Hotspot, which is a pocket-size router that creates a…
Zimkas Named Space Foundation President
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct.12, 2012) – The Space Foundation today announced the promotion of Charles P. “Chuck” Zimkas, Jr., from chief operating officer to president, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Elliot H. Pulham. Zimkas has been with the Space Foundation since 1986, following a 26-year Air Force career, during which he was selected as one of the…
ISU Professors conduct experiment onboard the CNES-ESA A300 Zero-G Aircraft
Strasbourg, France (Oct. 10, 2012) – In preparation for its flight on the International Space Station, ISU Professors Gilles Clément and Angie Bukley collected data for the Straight-Ahead in Microgravity (SAM) experiment during the 98th CNES parabolic flight campaign in Bordeaux, France, which took place on October 2-4, 2012. The SAM experiment is a CNES-ESA led…
Space Foundation Visitors Center Opens
The Space Foundation Visitors Center welcomed its first guests today when it officially opened to the public. Julie Batura and sons Riley, 7, Will, 2 and Alex, 7 months, of Colorado Springs, Colo., viewed the artifacts and the Science On a Sphere® in the Northrop Grumman Science Center as part of a morning homeschooling outing. The…
Space Foundation Visitors Center Participates in Colorado Springs Together Discount Card
Holders of the Colorado Springs Together Discount Card can get free admission to the brand new Space Foundation Visitors Center for a full year. The card provides discounts on food, lodging, entertainment, goods and services to families affected by this summer’s Waldo Canyon fire. More details on the card are available here. Anyone using the card…
Space Foundation Celebrates Grand Opening of Northrop Grumman Science Center
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2012) – Today the Space Foundation celebrates the grand opening of the Northrop Grumman Science Center, featuring Science On a Sphere® (SOS), the first major step in the development of the new Space Foundation Visitors Center at its world headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo. A private opening event was held this…