Thuraya and Quicklink Set to Showcase Innovative and Cost-Effective Broadcast Solutions at IBC 2012

Amsterdam (Sept. 7, 2012) – Leading global mobile satellite services operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company and the innovative UK-based solution provider Quicklink, will feature technologically advanced, easy-to-use, cost-effective voice and data solutions for the broadcast and media sectors at the upcoming IBC 2012 conference for the electronic media and entertainment industry. One of several cutting-edge broadcast…

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UTEP Launches cSETR

Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham will help celebrate the opening of the Center for Space Exploration Technology Research (cSETR) and the NASA Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Education Laboratory at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) on Sept. 6. Also attending the opening will be NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck, along with officials…

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MEDB celebrates innovation during its 30th anniversary

KIHEI (Sept. 6, 2012) – Former NASA Astronaut Leroy Chiao will headline a new innovation series sponsored by Maui Economic Development Board. The event is part of MEDB’s yearlong 30th anniversary celebration and an effort by the nonprofit to encourage, empower and engage the island community with building technology and developing a sustainable diversified economy…

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Thuraya appoints John Huddle as Head of Media Services

Amsterdam (Sept. 6, 2012) – Leading global mobile satellite services operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company announces the appointment of John Huddle as its new head of Market Development for Media Services. Mr. Huddle will oversee the development and execution of the company’s global market strategies, pricing and operations of its MediaComms suite. John Huddle said, “I…

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Aerojet Initiates Research Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2012) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announce the creation of a new fellowship for basic research in the aeronautical and aerospace sciences. The fellowship initial research will focus on the development of autonomous systems, which entails…

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World Space Week Features Full Line-Up of Space Foundation Activities

The Space Foundation will celebrate World Space Week with a full week of activities, including the opening of its new Northrop Grumman Science Center, which includes a Science On a Sphere®, and the El Pomar Space Gallery, to be located at the Space Foundation World Headquarters, 4425 Arrowswest Drive in Colorado Springs, Colo. The first…

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Submit Entries for the Space Foundation Student Art Contest

The Space Foundation invites students in PreK-12th grade (or the equivalent outside the U.S.) to enter its annual student art contest. The Space Foundation’s 2013 International Student Art Contest theme If I Were Going…, challenges students to imagine how they would personally experience space travel, exploration or settlement and then interpret that idea into an original…

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Space Foundation Breaks Down FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed its version of the FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Bill. The Space Foundation prepared an analysis of the space programs and the comparison/contrast with the House version of the bill. See both Defense Authorization bills and Space Foundation analyses here.  This article is part of Space Watch: September 2012 (Volume:…

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Space Foundation CEO Appears on Leading Australian Radio Show, The World Today

Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham participated in a panel discussion about the future of space on The World Today, Australia’s leading afternoon radio current affairs radio program on Thursday, Aug. 30. Broadcast across Australia by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), The World Today can also be heard internationally on the Internet or via podcast. The ABC is…

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Slovenian Space-SI Team Visits Space Foundation

The Space Foundation recently hosted a visit by officials from the Slovenian Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (Space-SI) at Space Foundation world headquarters in Colorado Springs. Senior Vice President for Strategic and International Affairs Steve Eisenhart and Education Vice President Iain Probert presented an overview of Space Foundation programs to the group…

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