Partner News
Thuraya Signs Service Partner Agreement with Africell Holding to Serve African Markets
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (Jan. 23, 2012) – To embolden its distribution network in Africa, Thuraya, the leading international mobile satellite operator has signed a service partner agreement with Africell Holding (a subsidiary of Lintel Holding). Through this partnership, Africell, one of Africa’s most dynamic GSM operators, will be providing Thuraya’s data and voice…
Provizion Optics is Newest Space Foundation Space Certification Program Partner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2012) — The Space Foundation welcomes Provizion Optics as its newest Space Certification program partner and Space Foundation Corporate Patron. Provizion Optics’ Certified Space Technology invention has taken off – literally. Among the equipment assigned to the Space Shuttle Discovery was a retinal camera attachment created by Paul Filar, OD,…
Former NASA Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao Joins Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 19, 2012) — The Space Foundation welcomes an important addition to its leadership team; former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., will serve in the newly-created position of Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight. Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, a Russian Soyuz flight and was the commander of International…
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Engines Power the Rocket Boosting the Latest Communications Satellite for U.S. Department of Defense
CANOGA PARK, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2012) – Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne demonstrated the consistent reliability of its propulsion systems by successfully boosting the fourth in a series of Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites to increase communications capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense. The mission launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard a…
Aerojet Propulsion Helps Deliver Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its propulsion components assisted with today’s launch and payload insertion of the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) spacecraft. Aerojet’s 12 reaction control thrusters provided roll, pitch and yaw control during ascent of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Delta IV…
Neil deGrasse Tyson is Opening Keynote Speaker for 28th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 17, 2012) — Known for his enthusiastic, comprehensible and clever explanations of the mysteries of space, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., is the dynamic opening speaker who will deliver the “Symposium Launch Keynote” address for the 28th National Space Symposium, to be held April 16-19, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs,…
AGI Adds Certified Educational Product Partner to its Space Foundation Space Certification Credentials
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 12, 2012) — The Space Foundation welcomes STK software by Analytical Graphics, Inc., (AGI), as its newest Certified Educational Product partner. Already a Certified Space Technology, STK has been added to the Certified Educational Product category in recognition of its use for student and teacher education programs at the AGI Space…
Aerojet Propulsion Adjusts Trajectory of NASA’s Mars-bound Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its hydrazine thrusters powered a critical in-flight maneuver for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. This important maneuver aligned the spacecraft’s trajectory with its landing target. On Jan. 11, 2012, eight small monopropellant hydrazine thrusters fired for nearly three hours…
28th National Space Symposium to Feature NASA Administrator
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 11, 2012) — Now, more than ever, the space industry’s leading decision makers want to hear from the head of the U.S. space program as he steers his organization through the critical months to come. The Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium, which runs April16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado…
Space Foundation Report: Department of Defense 2012 Space Programs Budget
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 10, 2012) — The Space Foundation tracked the Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for U.S. Department of Defense space programs through the legislative process. This document identifies U.S. Department of Defense space programs and their authorized and appropriated funding levels for FY 2012, as signed into law. In addition, the document…