Posts by developer
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…
Read MoreAmbassador 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.,…
Read MoreAdvanced 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…
Read MoreSpace 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…
Read MoreSpace 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…
Read MoreWith 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…
Read MoreGen. 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…
Read MoreMaj. Gen. Basla Addresses Swigert Students
The Space Foundation works copperatively with Colorado Springs School District 11 ( D11) to provide space-themed curriculum at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, with a goal of improving student proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The “hands-on, minds-on” classroom approach includes activities designed to build student enthusiasm for technical subjects. The Space Foundation also brings in guest…
Read MoreJason DaLee is New Space Education Specialist
Jason DaLee has joined the Space Foundation team as a Space Education Specialist. He most recently worked at Columbine (Colorado) Middle School where he taught 8th grade science and was the 8th grade boys and girls basketball coach. DaLee received a Bachelor of Science-Secondary Science Education/Biology degree from the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla., and has completed 32…
Read MoreCisco, BAH, MITRE on FORTUNE List
Three Space Foundation corporate members have been name to FORTUNE® magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list: Corporate Partner Cisco was named #20 Contributing Member Booz Allen Hamilton was named #85 Corporate Patron MITRE was named #96 To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, FORTUNE® partners with the Great Place to Work…
Read More