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Space Foundation Student Art Contest is on Display
Winning artwork from the Space Foundation 2012 Student Art Contest is now on display at three Pikes Peak Library District locations through the month of June. The winning artwork can be seen at Old Colorado City and Sand Creek Libraries in Colorado Springs, and at High Prairie Library in Falcon, Colo. Each year, the Space Foundation…
Read MoreSpace Watch: June 2012 (Volume: 11, Issue: 6)
The View From Here The View From Here: Barbarians at the Gates Second View Second View: Space and Cyber Never Rest – Nor Does AFSPC Space Symposium Space Watch Continues National Space Symposium Coverage Launch Providers Discuss the Way to Space Societal Benefits Panel Discusses Emerging Nations’ Needs Hosted Payloads Group Considers Hitching a Ride…
Read MoreThe View From Here: Barbarians at the Gates
Growing up in a ranch family, I heard plenty of cowboy wisdom about “closing the gates after the horses have all run off.” So I naturally tend to think about U.S. “protection” of space technologies in similar terms. Imagine a fenced-in pasture where our space technologies are grazing. The front gate is labeled “Exports,” is…
Read MoreSecond View: Space and Cyber Never Rest – Nor Does AFSPC
This Second View column is by Brendan Curry, Space Foundation vice president – Washington operations. This past May 20-22 I had the distinct privilege of being a guest on a community relations tour conducted by U.S. Air Force Space Command, lead by General William Shelton. I, along with 19 other civilians, toured Patrick Air Force…
Read MoreSpace Watch Continues National Space Symposium Coverage
Three issues of Space Watch – last month, this month and next month – are required to cover the 28th National Space Symposium and its companion Cyber 1.2 event, held April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. We’ve spread articles throughout several categories of this Space Watch publication, so you’ll see both the National Space Symposium and Cyber 1.2 crop up all over. Events The events,…
Read MoreLaunch Providers Discuss the Way to Space
The Launch Providers, Propulsion Partners and the Way to Space panel, moderated by Frank Morring, Jr., senior editor, Aviation Week and Space Technology, talked about the exciting things that are going on in the global launch market. Pictured: Morring presides over the panel. Key panelists’ points included: Dan Collins, chief operating officer, United Launch Alliance: You can’t put a price on payload…
Read MoreAnd, the Sun Won't Be Outshone
The Space Foundation’s website header features a continually updated image of the Sun peeking through the “windows” at the top of the home page. The featured image, which is refreshed every hour, is a very high resolution image of the Sun taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA). The actual image is…
Read MoreIndex Shows First Quarter Gains
The Space Foundation Indexes followed a strong fourth quarter of 2011 with significant gains in the first quarter of 2012. The Space Foundation Services Index and the Space Foundation Infrastructure Index outperformed the Space Foundation Index which in turn slightly outgained the S&P 500 Index for the quarter as can be seen in Exhibit 1.…
Read MoreCongressional Legislative Updates
The House of Representatives has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill (H.R. 5326), which funds several federal agencies, including NASA and NOAA. The House bill would provide NASA with $17.447 billion in FY 2013, $263 million below the President’s request. In addition, the House bill would provide $4.961 billion…
Read MoreSpeed Mentoring Propels New Generation of Space Leaders
The Space Foundation’s New Generation Space Leaders program provides opportunities to young space professionals that could literally change their lives. A prime example is the New Generation Leadership Exchange, also known as “speed mentoring,” which kicked off the New Generation programs held throughout the 28th National Space Symposium. Twenty-three space industry leaders sat down face-to-face…
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