Space Awareness
Has Space Saved Your Life? Share Your Story with the Space Foundation
We’d like to hear your stories about how space technologies have saved your life – either literally or figuratively. Share your funniest story about a GPS rescue from missing your wedding or your job interview. Or, tell us about how space technology caught or cured an illness, assisted firefighters or police, or made your environment…
Space Technology Hall of Fame Website Gets New Location
The Space Technology Hall of Fame® website has moved! Phase 1 of the redesigned Space Foundation website debuted last February and now, as part of Phase 2, the Space Technology Hall of Fame has moved into the same neighborhood. The new site has all the same information and features, but is more closely integrated with the Space Foundation’s…
Satellites Provide Clues on Environmental Change
Whether operated by commercial entities or governments, remote sensing and Earth observation satellites are now essential to understanding our environment and providing a global perspective on changes. With their wide field of view and their ability to pass over the same area many times, satellites are also essential for monitoring natural resources and environmental changes,…
Space Foundation Index Reveals Space Economy Cooled After Growth Periods
The Space Foundation Indexes cooled off with the rest of the market in the second quarter of 2012 after two quarters of fast-paced growth. All tracked indexes were slightly down for the period. During the second quarter, the Space Foundation Index and the Space Foundation Infrastructure Index both outperformed the Space Foundation Services Index, the…
Creedon, Wolf, Bennet Discuss Export Control Reform
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs the Honorable Madelyn Creedon (pictured, right), Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Kevin Wolf and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) spoke about the status of export control reform at a Space Foundation-sponsored briefing breakfast on July 24. The audience comprised congressional staff from both the Senate and…
Space Foundation CEO Participates in Media Session on Sequestration
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham participated in a Colorado Space Coalition media Q&A in July in Denver. The session followed remarks by Aerospace Industries Association Vice President of Space Systems Frank Slazer, who urged aerospace leaders to rally support against sequestration cuts to the federal defense budget. Congress passed and President Barack Obama…
Subcommittee Expresses Concerns Over NASA Technology Transfer Success
The House Science, Space & Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing in July, “Spurring Economic Growth and Competitiveness Through NASA Derived Technologies.” At the hearing, several members of Congress noted NASA’s successful history of technology transfer and commercialization. Since 1976, NASA has more than 1,700 successful examples of technology transfer and commercialization.…
House Approves 2013 Defense Funding Bill
The House of Representatives has approved the fiscal year 2013 Department of Defense (DoD) funding bill. The legislation includes funding for the U.S. Department of Defense’s space assets and programs. Read the Space Foundation’s third update of its FY 2013 DoD Space Budget Comparison document here. This article is part of Space Watch: August 2012…
Weighing the Role of a Commercial Crew Provider
At the recent Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science and Space hearing, “The International Space Station: A Platform for Research, Collaboration and Discovery,” senators voiced their support for the importance of space exploration and stated that research onboard the International Space Station (ISS) would play a big role. Astronaut Donald Pettit, who recently…
Space Foundation Participates in Celebration of Canada Space Program's 50th Anniversary
Last month, Space Foundation Vice President – Washington Operations Brendan Curry was a guest at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C., for a reception in honor of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Canada’s first satellite, Alouette 1. Canada was third after the Soviet Union and the United States to launch a home-built-and-operated…