Report from Washington, D.C.
Air Force Budget Request Calls for Space Superiority
The House Armed Service Committee held a hearing Feb. 18 on the Air Force’s FY 2012 budget request, which includes $11.6 billion for space superiority efforts. The requests for Air Force space programs includes: $1.138 billion for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles $987 million for Space-Based Infrared System $2.292 billion for Advanced Extremely High Frequency $281…
Space Foundation Creates New Scholarship for Pinellas County Educators
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 24, 2011) — The Space Foundation announces a new scholarship specifically for educators in Pinellas County, Fla. The Dr. Catherine Pedretty Space Scholarship for Teachers was established by the Space Foundation on Dec. 8, 2010, to create special professional development opportunities for teachers currently teaching in the Pinellas County Schools, and…
ISU Space Education Fund Launched with Flag Commemoration on Space Shuttle
Strasbourg, France (Feb. 23, 2011) — The Kalpana Chawla International Space University Scholarship Fund announces that NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott, launching aboard the final flight of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 this month, will fly with her a flag commemorating India-born NASA Astronaut Dr. Kalpana Chawla and the new scholarship fund established in her name. In…
Aerojet Propulsion Maneuvers Second ATV Vehicle to ISS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 23, 2011) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that ESA Spacecraft PR6-2011 (Johannes Kepler) — the second of five European Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV) — successfully launched aboard the European expendable launch system, Ariane 5, out of Kourou in French Guiana. For the ATV mission, Aerojet delivered four model…
Three Journalists to Share Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 22, 2011) — Three journalists who have shaped the way the nation views and understands space have been selected to receive the Space Foundation’s 2011 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award, to be presented at the 27th National Space Symposium, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 11. The…
March 11 is Now Deadline for Space Foundation Art Contest
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 18, 2011) — Students in PreK-12th grade are invited to enter the Space Foundation art contest, “Human Space Travel in the Year 2020.” Grand prize and first place winners will be announced by former NASA astronaut Capt. Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., USN (Retired), at the 27th National Space Symposium, to be…
ISU Symposium Features Space Foundation Presentation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 17, 2011) — Research analyst Mariel John is representing the Space Foundation at the International Space University (ISU) three-day symposium “The International Space Station: Maximizing the Return from Extended Operations.” The three-day event being held at the ISU central campus in Strasbourg, France, ends today. John’s presentation today is entitled “Political…
Space Foundation Names SpaceX and Télécoms Sans Frontières as Recipients of 2011 Space Achievement Awards
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 16, 2011) — The Space Foundation has chosen two companies to receive 2011 Space Achievement Awards, in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments in space. SpaceX is being lauded for becoming the first commercial company to re-enter a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, and Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) is being recognized for its…
The Association of Space Explorers Partners with ISU
Strasbourg, France (Feb. 16, 2011) – An historic partnership agreement has been signed by the European Section of the Association of Space Explorers representing Europe’s astronauts and the International Space University. The agreement was signed on Feb. 14, 2011, at the United Nations center in Vienna, Austria, by the president of ASE Europe, Cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin…
The International Space University Welcomes Worldwide Space Experts During Annual Symposium
Strasbourg, France (Feb. 14, 2011) – From 15 to 17 February, the International Space University (ISU) in collaboration with NASA will welcome more than 150 space experts from various space agencies, industries and academia at the occasion of its 15th Annual Symposium entitled “The International Space Station: Maximizing the Return from Extended Operations.” Each year,…