Space Foundation Press Releases
Space Foundation Cyber 1.1 Conference to Explore Strategic and Tactical Aspects of Cyberspace
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 14, 2011) — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 14, 2011) — Space and cyberspace will intersect at the Space Foundation national conference, Cyber 1.1, to be held Monday, April 11, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. This full-day conference takes place immediately before the official opening of the 27th National…
Aerojet and Raytheon Complete System Integration Test for Standard Missile-3
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 9, 2011) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that the companies completed a kinetic warhead System Integration Test (SIT) for the Standard Missile-3 Block IB (SM-3 Blk IB) missile, verifying the ability of the kinetic warhead to detect, track and engage a ballistic missile…
Aerojet, Orbital and NASA Hot Fire Aerojet's AJ26 Flight Engine for Taurus® II Space Launch Vehicle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2011) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, along with NASA and Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) (Orbital), conducted the acceptance hot-fire test of the second AJ26 flight engine that will power the first stage of Orbital’s Taurus® II medium-class launch vehicle. The test, conducted yesterday afternoon at NASA’s Stennis Space…
Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte will Speak at the 27th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 7, 2011) — Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, has joined the slate of featured speakers for the 27th National Space Symposium. Presented by the Space Foundation, the 27th National Space Symposium will be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo.,…
Advanced Flexible Materials and Trex Company Announce Heatsheets® Recycling Program
PETALUMA, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2011) – Advanced Flexible Materials (AFMInc) will partner with Trex Company to launch the “Heatsheets® Blankets-to-Boards” recycling program at Running USA 2011: The Industry Conference held Feb. 13-15 in San Antonio, Texas. “This cooperative effort marks another major step in AFMInc’s ongoing effort to provide race participants with a turnkey solution…
Space Florida and Bigelow Aerospace Sign MOU to Explore Customers for Orbital Space Complex
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2011) – Space Florida President Frank DiBello and Robert Bigelow, president of Bigelow Aerospace, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Feb. 2, agreeing to work together to pursue and identify foreign and domestic companies that could benefit from utilization of Bigelow’s expandable, orbital space complexes. Bigelow currently has two pathfinder…
Space Watch: February 2011 (Volume: 10, Issue: 2)
The View From Here With a Lot of Help from our Friends Spotlight Gen. James Cartwright is Featured Speaker Katase Will Represent Japanese Space Program Co-Sponsors Provide Support, Receive Exposure Government Buys Commercial is Symposium Panel Space Foundation Adds Board Members Space Foundation Designated an Enterprise Zone British-Born Astronaut Awarded OBE New Orbital and Suborbital…
With a Lot of Help from our Friends
The Space Foundation has an ambitious mission: to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity. We do that through a broad range of programs and services. None would be possible without the generous support we receive from our Corporate Partners, from our communities and from organizations and individuals who share our passion for…
Gen. James Cartwright is Featured Speaker
Gen. James Cartwright, USMC, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the nation’s second-highest-ranking military officer, will speak at the 27th National Space Symposium. He joins a slate of high-level industry, military, civil space and academic speakers at the premier gathering of space professionals, which will be held April 11-14 at The…
Apply Now for Scholarship for Hawaiian Teacher
Educators of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry or who work with pre-K-12 students of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry have an extraordinary opportunity to travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., to learn how to use space in the classroom. Each year, the Space Foundation provides professional development opportunities for a qualified Hawaiian educator through the Lucy Enos Memorial…