Posters, Photos, Doodles and More

Every month Space Watch brings you interesting, exciting and sometimes a little weird space links: To see NASA’s most unusual posters, including the two posters are pictured at right, click here  See the now-famous airplane window photos of the May 16 Endeavour launch, courtesy of SPACE.com, here Watch time-lapse photography of space from the International Space Station,…

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Space Foundation CEO Testifies in Washington

Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham testified May 18 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the importance of a robust space program (the official topic of the hearing was The Contributions of Space to National Imperatives). The other participants were Frank Slazer, vice president of space systems, Aerospace Industries Association; Dr. Christopher…

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NASA Budget Analysis Update Available

The Space Foundation has updated its report providing an overview and comparison of the NASA budget. The report provides an overview of FY 2011 NASA budget request and legislation, breaking it down into the President’s FY 2011 Budget Request, FY 2011 funds authorized by the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 and the FY 2011 Enacted…

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House Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee Update

In May, the House Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee held two hearings: Office of Commercial Space Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request NASA’s Commercial Cargo Providers: Are They Ready to Supply the Space Station in the Post-Shuttle Era?” In the first hearing on May 5, members of the Subcommittee voiced their concern that the request sought…

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Space News from Washington

During May, space-related subcommittees met, authorization acts were passed and strageic decisions were announced: Hearings The Senate Strategic Forces Subcommittee held a hearing on May 11 entitled, Military Space Programs in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program. Senators on the Subcommittee recognized several recently successful…

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Boeing Grant Funds Robot Exhibition

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 31, 2011) — The Space Foundation Discovery Institute hosted a unique robot exhibition this past Saturday when teachers and students from 12 schools along the Colorado Front Range participated in a robotics club seed program sponsored through a grant from The Boeing Company. Several months ago, 12 teachers were selected by the Space Foundation…

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Outlast Wins Innovation Prize: Outlast® Polyester Fiber with PCM

HEIDENHEIM, Germany (May 31, 2011) – The technology company Outlast illustrates its innovative nature: The pioneer and market leader around temperature regulation phase change materials (PCM) impressed the international jury of Techtextil (International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens) and won the Techtextil Innovation Prize 2011 in the category “New Materials” for the development…

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Horace Mann Insurance Awards Teacher Scholarship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 25, 2011) — On May 25, Dennis Jordan, of Horace Mann Insurance, presented North Middle School mathematics coach Jo Ann Davis with a scholarship to attend one of the Space Foundation’s Space Across the Curriculum courses for free. Also at the presentation were Judy Hawkins, principal of North Middle School, and Bryan DeBates, director…

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Space Foundation Grants Certified Space Technology Status to Regenetech Inc.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 23, 2011) — The Space Foundation has designated Regenetech Inc.’s Intrifuge CellXpansion technology as a Certified Space Technology, following the product’s induction into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® earlier this year. The Space Foundation manages both the Space Certification program and the Space Technology Hall of Fame® to recognize…

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