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Aerojet to Expand in Huntsville
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 16, 2010) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that over the next few months it will expand its presence in the Huntsville community by hiring 25 local engineers. This growth will allow Aerojet to provide collaborative engineering expertise, program management support and business development outreach to our government and…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Selects Panel of Judges for 2012 International Student Art Contest
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 15, 2011) — The Space Foundation has selected a panel of judges for its 2012 student art contest, themed “Space is Infinite — Explore!” co-sponsored by Space Foundation Patron ARES Corporation. The panel includes: Lourn Eidel, assistant art director, Crystal Peak Design, Colorado Springs; Sam Gappmayer, president and chief executive officer,…
Read MoreRichard Green is 28th National Space Symposium Poster Artist
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 12, 2011) — One of the most treasured keepsakes from the Space Foundation’s annual National Space Symposium is the commemorative space art poster, co-sponsored in 2012 by International Space University (ISU). The poster will be distributed to Symposium attendees from the Space Foundation booth at the Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center. The…
Read MoreTop Launch Company Presidents Will Speak at 28th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 5, 2011) — The Space Foundation has assembled a dynamic panel for the first morning of its 28th National Space Symposium featuring presidents of leading launch companies. The panel, “Launch Providers, Propulsion Partners and the Way to Space,” includes: Francis X. McKenna, president, International Launch Services; James Maser, president, Pratt &…
Read MoreThird Update of DoD Space Programs 2012 Budget
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 4, 2011) — Congress continues to work on completing the two most important defense-related pieces of legislation before the calendar year ends. The latest step was the Senate passing its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It differs from its House counterpart and, as such, those differences must be…
Read MoreCarlton Brewer Named Aerojet Huntsville Site Executive
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Dec. 2, 2011) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that Carlton Brewer has been appointed as site executive for its Huntsville, Ala. location. Carlton has worked in the aerospace and defense sector over the past 24 years in varying levels of responsibility within the Department of Defense weapons system program…
Read MoreSpace Watch: December 2011 (Volume: 10, Issue: 12)
The View From Here The View From Here: Peace on Earth Through Constructive Engagement Spotlight Author Mark Stevenson Hosts Hall of Fame Dinner Space Foundation Hosts Second China Delegation Bruce Carlson is a Featured Speaker Plan Now to Attend Cyber 1.2 Long Slated for National Space Symposium Sputnik’s Child is Certified Space Imagination Product Student…
Read MoreAuthor Mark Stevenson Hosts Hall of Fame Dinner
London-based author, comedian and innovation expert Mark Stevenson will headline the annual Space Technology Hall of Fame® dinner on April 19, 2012, at the 28th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Stevenson’s book, An Optimist’s Tour of the Future, has been called “a coherent and entertaining journey through the world…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Hosts Second China Delegation
In November, the Space Foundation led our second delegation to visit space facilities in Beijing and Shanghai, China. The visit was at the invitation of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), which sent a group to the Space Foundation-hosted 27th National Space Symposium last April. Led by Space Foundation Senior Vice President -…
Read MoreExploration "Too Important" to Give Less than Best
“The effective restoration of U.S. exploration leadership is simply too important to the well-being of the nation, both economically and competitively, for us to give anything less than our very best to ensure its success,” was how Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., summed up his thoughts at a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science…
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