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Space Foundation Survey Reveals How People Learn and are Inspired to Learn about Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 7, 2011) — To learn about space, people go out; to be inspired, they go to the movies. Participants in a Space Foundation survey gave a clear picture of how popular culture – including books, movies and television – play a large role in how we learn and get inspired to…
Read MoreGPS, Satellites Top the List of "Must Have" Technologies
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2011) — Satellites, satellites, satellites! Participants in a Space Foundation survey have said loud and clear that they cannot live without satellites and the benefits they provide for navigation, communications, weather forecasting and logistics. The survey, which concluded at the beginning of World Space Week, Oct. 4, asked two questions…
Read MorePhilharmonic Performance Will Open the 28th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2011) — The Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium will open with a rousing salute to both astrology and astronomy when the Colorado Springs Philharmonic performs Mars, the Bringer of War, from The Planets Op. 32 by Gustav Holst during the opening ceremony on April 16, 2012. With more than…
Read MoreWinning 2011 Student Art Contest Entries Displayed in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 4, 2011) — All 36 winning entries from the 2011 Space Foundation Student Art Contest are on public exhibit at the Pikes Peak Library District’s Penrose Library branch, 20 North Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo., during October. The 2012 Space Foundation Student Art Contest launched last month. More than 150 PreK-12…
Read MoreServing Vertical Market Consumers, Thuraya’s Industry Leading Satcom Solutions Live at GITEX
ABU DHABI, UAE (Oct. 4, 2011) – Thuraya, the leading international mobile satellite services operator, is set to showcase its ground-breaking portfolio of space-based products during GITEX, the Middle East’s largest ICT event. The Company will be exhibiting its full suite of data, maritime and voice solutions that continue to lead the market with unique…
Read MoreCountdown Begins for 28th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 3, 2011) — The countdown has begun for the 28th National Space Symposium, which is set for April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Space Foundation is offering a Super Early Bird rate with up to $500 in savings for industry attendees who register before Jan. 13,…
Read MoreDigitalGlobe and Ball Aerospace Successfully Complete Critical Design Review for WorldView-3
BOULDER, Colo. (Oct. 3, 2011) – DigitalGlobe, a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. jointly announced today they successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for DigitalGlobe’s next generation remote-sensing satellite, WorldView-3. The successful CDR was completed in late August and keeps WorldView-3 on schedule for a…
Read MoreNASA Unveils Space Launch System Design
In mid-September, NASA revealed the design of its next-generation heavy-lift launch vehicle that will carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), called the Space Launch System (SLS). The SLS rocket’s core will be a larger derivative of the Space Shuttle external tank, which will include five Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) and initially two five-segment…
Read MoreSenate Bill Reduces DoD Appropriations
The Senate Appropriations Committee passed its Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Defense Appropriations bill, which includes $513 billion in spending – $25.9 billion less than the president requested and $13 billion less than the amount passed by the House of Representatives. The Senate Appropriations Committee stated the cuts were made as a result of “program terminations…
Read MoreLightSquared Hearings Reveal Concerns
Significant concerns about LightSquared’s proposed open wireless broadband network that would operate near the frequency band used by the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) were discussed at a House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on Sept. 8. GPS users and manufacturers have voiced concern that LightSquared’s network would harmfully interfere with the GPS…
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