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The View from Here: School Buses are Beautiful!
Wednesday, Sept. 19, was a huge day for us at the Space Foundation – the day that big yellow school buses began showing up at our headquarters, bringing students and teachers to the new Northrop Grumman Science Center, featuring Science On a Sphere® (SOS). Grand Opening festivities are set for Oct. 5, with a special…
Read MoreGuest Editorial from World Space Week Association Volunteer President Dennis Stone: The Power of Many
Each year, many across the global space community celebrate World Space Week, declared by the United Nations as Oct. 4-10 annually. Through simultaneous events, industry voices combine to reach a larger audience through media coverage. This worked well for diverse environmental groups that joined forces on Earth Day, and World Space Week follows a similar…
Read MoreChiao: Armstrong's First Steps 'Sealed the Deal'
Last month, the Space Foundation co-sponsored a number of events at the AMOS Conference in Hawai’i (see related story), many of which featured presentations by Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight Dr. Leroy Chiao. While he was at the conference, Chiao sat down with The Maui News to talk about his career and his inspiration.…
Read MoreThe Space Report Chronicles Upcoming Missions
As NASA’s Curiosity rover explores the surface of Mars, scientists and engineers are hard at work on future planetary science missions. These missions provide insight into how planets and other celestial bodies are formed, the processes that shape their internal structure, land forms and atmospheres. Upcoming Missions The next mission to Mars, the Mars Atmospheric…
Read MoreWatch Great Space Videos on YouTube
There’s lots of information in this issue of Space Watch about the new Space Foundation Northrop Grumman Science Center featuring Science On a Sphere®, but for something different, take a look at this YouTube video of Science off the Sphere, here. Here is a video of International Space Station Commander Suni Williams completing the 2012…
Read MorePulham Featured Guest on "Space Talk" – Hear it Here
Last month, Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham was the featured guest on radio program Space Talk with Jim Banke, a weekly, one-hour radio program that originates on Florida’s Space Coast, home to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Pulham talked about top events at the Space Foundation, the importance of…
Read MoreNASA Testifies about Industry Partnerships
At the House Science, Space and Technology Committee September hearing on “Recent Developments in NASA’s Commercial Crew Acquisition Strategy,” NASA testified that the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) will enable industry partners to advance the integrated critical design of their planned crew transportation systems. This includes the crew spacecraft, launch vehicle, ground systems and mission…
Read MoreHouse Introduces Space Leadership Preservation Act
On Sept. 20, six members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Space Leadership Preservation Act (H.R. 6491), which is aimed at providing NASA with more stability and predictability. Among other things H.R. 6491 would do are: Create a 10-year term for the NASA administrator Establish a board of directors to provide a quadrennial…
Read MoreSenate Committee Hearing Raises Beyond-LEO Concerns
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing last month on “The Path from LEO to Mars,” which examined NASA’s exploration portfolio, both robotic and human, beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO) to the surface of Mars. Steve Squyres, Ph.D., testified that there are two areas of concern regarding getting beyond LEO and eventually…
Read MoreIndustry Stresses Need for Continued SLS, Orion Crew Capsule Funding
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a hearing in September on “Examining NASA’s Development of the Space Launch System and Orion Crew Capsule” at which representatives from industry testified that Orion is currently advancing toward its Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) in 2014. EFT-1 mission…
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