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Notes on March Budget Hearings
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing on Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for National Security Space Activities. Members of the subcommittee congratulated the national security community for its recent string of successful launches. Members expressed concerns that defense budget cuts focused too heavily on space-related research…
Read MoreNASA Budget Notes
At a recent Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee hearing on Priorities, Plans and Progress of the Nation’s Space Program, senators noted that while NASA’s budget was essentially flat from what it received in FY 2012, it was still better than most other government agencies had fared in the President’s FY 2013 budget request. NASA…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Names Winners of 2012 Student Art Contest
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 2, 2012) — The Space Foundation has announced the winners of its 2012 Space Foundation Student Art Contest co-sponsored by ARES Corporation and Fisher Space Pen Co. The 36 winners came from seven U.S. states and the country of Pakistan. The Space Foundation invited students from around the world in pre-kindergarten…
Read MoreOrbital Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Company's Founding
Dulles, Va., (Apr. 2, 2012) – Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) celebrated the company’s first three decades in the space business today as it completed 30 years of operations since the enterprise’s founding on April 2, 1982. At anniversary events at the company’s Dulles, Virginia headquarters and at other sites in Arizona, California, Maryland and…
Read MoreThuraya Elects New Board of Directors during Annual General Meeting
Abu Dhabi, (April 2, 2012) – Thuraya, the leading international mobile satellite operator yesterday announced the election of a new Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting. Serving a three-year term, the newly elected 2012 Board of Directors comprises: 1. Mr. Mohammad Hassan Omran, Chairman — ETISALAT2. Mr. Khalid Ahmed Balkheyour, President & CEO…
Read MoreIndustry Cyber Security Panel is New to Space Foundation's Cyber 1.2 Conference
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 28, 2012) — Unique to this year’s Cyber 1.2 conference is a cyber industry dialog, with perspectives not previously presented at Space Foundation cyber conferences. Top industry leaders will detail issues, risks and capabilities regarding the cyber domain. Cyber 1.2 is a full day conference of panel discussions, including industry dialogs…
Read MoreAerojet Propulsion Helps Deliver Astronaut Care Packages
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 27, 2012 — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its engines will be providing the main propulsion for Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) as it maneuvers for a scheduled docking with the International Space Station (ISS) on March 28. Working with the ATV prime contractor Astrium, an EADS company,…
Read MoreConstruction Continues on New Space Symposium Exhibit Pavilion
Construction is progressing quickly on a new permanent exhibit space pavilion on the property of The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. In partnership with The Broadmoor, the Space Foundation made a major investment to expand and improve exhibit capacity, resulting for this year’s 28th National Space Symposium in the largest exhibition space, with the…
Read MoreAerojet Marks 70 Years Serving the Warfighter and Powering Exploration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 19, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced its 70th anniversary today, marking the March 19, 1942 founding of Aerojet Engineering Corporation by world-renowned aerodynamicist Dr. Theodore von Kármán and five California Institute of Technology colleagues. These rocket pioneers leveraged their ingenuity and shared passion for rocketry to create a…
Read MoreTransitioning Military and Space Grant University Students Invited to Space Foundation Space Career Day
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 15, 2012) — Registration is open until April 6 for transitioning military personnel and students from Space Grant Universities to sign up to attend Space Career Day at the 28th National Space Symposium, Thursday, April 19, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. There is no charge to attend. This…
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