Space Awareness
Has Space Saved Your Life?
Has Space Saved Your Life – Literally or Figuratively? People tell us all the time that space is a “lifesaver.” Sometimes it’s just a phrase to credit GPS for finding that obscure restaurant where you’re interviewing for your dream job. Sometimes, it’s an apt description of a medical device that pinpoints a previously undetectable cancer…
See What's Online at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
This month in Space Watch, we’re exploring awe-inspiring images and resources from the website of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology. JPL’s projects include the Mars Science Laboratory mission with the Curiosity rover, the Cassini-Huygens mission orbiting Saturn, the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the…
Forest Fires Seen from International Space Station
Throughout the human spaceflight program, imagery of Earth has been a valuable asset to researchers on the ground. The dramatic views of smoke plumes and fire damage to communities from 240 miles above bring unparalleled perspectives of the effects of wildfire and the value of careful forestry resource management to people around the world. The…
Space Technology Helps Coloradoans Locate Beer
The 6th Edition Beer Drinker’s Guide to Colorado, published by Motion Pixel Lab, Inc., and recognized by the Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation’s Space Certification™ program as a Certified Imagination Product, is available now. The 27″ X 39″ full-color map “pintpoints” the locations of 168 brewing operation across Colorado and includes information on state and national…
Space Certification Partner Psoria-Shield to be Acquired by Wellness Center USA
A share exchange agreement has been signed for Space Foundation Certification Partner Psoria-Shield Inc., of Tampa, Fla., to be acquired by Wellness Center USA Inc., a healthcare and nutraceutical company based in Schaumburg, Ill. Psoria-Shield’s FDA cleared, patent-pending flagship product Psoria-Light® is the first deep UV LED targeted phototherapy device to effectively treat psoriasis, eczema,…
Submit Nominations by Aug. 31 for Space Technology Hall of Fame®
The Space Foundation is now seeking nominations for induction into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2013. The program honors innovations by organizations and individuals who transform space technology into commercial products that improve life on Earth. Nomination information, including online and downloadable nomination forms, is available at www.spacefoundation.org/programs/space-technology-hall-fame. The deadline is Friday,…
Media Speculates Role Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductee Could Have in Preventing Future Fire Damage
In April, the Space Foundation inducted FireWatch, a German technology that detects forest fires much earlier than any traditional detection methods, into the Space Foundation’s Space Technology Hall of Fame®. Developed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the private Berlin-based firm IQ Wireless using technology developed by DLR to analyze gases and particles in space, FireWatch…
Those Lazy, Hazy Space-Enhanced Days of Summer: The Space Report Shows How Fun Can be Directed from Out There
Now that summer is here (at least in the northern hemisphere), many people are on vacation or simply spending more time outdoors. Whether at home or away, it is likely that space systems are enhancing their experiences while traveling or engaging in other pastimes. GPS-enabled phones have become ubiquitous in many parts of the world,…
Experts Say The Space Report is a "Must Read"
During the 28th National Space Symposium, we asked a few well-known space experts and enthusiasts what they thought of the Space Foundation’s The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity. Here’s what they said. Former NASA Astronaut Mike McCulley: It’s the only document of its kind that really brings everything in the whole…
FAA Update: Subcommittee Looks at Commercial Launch; House Appropriations Bill Approved; MOU Signed
Subcommittee Looks at Commercial Launch Market The House Science, Space & Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing in June on “An Examination of Future Commercial Launch Markets & FAA’s Launch Indemnification Program.” The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) launch indemnification program was created in the 1980s to provide a structured risk-sharing regime to…