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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…

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…

Saying that the U.S. space program “needs leadership with a compelling vision, and the strength of commitment,” or “bright young engineers about to enter [the U.S.] workforce will likely look to disciplines other than aerospace if faced with such a protracted development cycle,” Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) spoke at a House Science, Space, and Technology…

The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment on Sept. 23 to examine the polar weather satellite program. Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, said “every American is impacted by this [Joint Polar Satellite…

 Billed as the largest public space event on Earth and celebrated in more than 55 nations, World Space Week is held every October 4-10, dates chosen to recognize the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967. World Space Week was established by…

 Honeywell has provided additional funding for the Honeywell Mars Robotic Experience at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute (SFDI) in Colorado Springs, Colo. The donation provides robots and support funds for the SFDI Mars Yard laboratory, a simulated Martian terrain where students learn a wide variety of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) principles. Honeywell provided…

 The Space Foundation continues to help educators integrate STEM education into their classrooms by providing professional development nationwide. Recent education outreach included science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professional development for teachers at The SEED School of Washington, D.C., featured in the documentary Waiting for Superman, and at Jefferson Middle School, in Washington, D.C. “Both schools were extremely excited to start…

 Kelly Shelton has joined the Space Foundation in the new position of development assistant, responsible for grant screening and research, donor relations, reporting and other development issues. Shelton most recently worked for the Girl Scouts of Colorado where she was responsible for fundraising events and a variety of administrative duties. She is a Texas native…