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SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Re-Enters Successfully
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2010) – Today, SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to re-enter a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit. SpaceX launched its Dragon spacecraft into low-Earth orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 10:43 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 40 at the Air Force Station at Cape Canaveral. The Dragon spacecraft…
Read MoreCraig Barrett, Retired Intel CEO/Chairman, to Address 27th National Space Symposium Corporate Partnership Dinner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 7, 2010) — Education advocate and retired Intel Chief Executive Officer/Chairman Craig R. Barrett, Ph.D., will speak about the crisis in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and potential solutions at the 27th National Space Symposium Corporate Partnership Dinner, April 12, 2011, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo.…
Read MoreCisco’s Space Router to Transform Satellite Communications: Company Debuts First VoIP Call From Space
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Dec. 7, 2010) – Cisco today announced the results of the latest Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) testing, marking the first-ever software upgrade of an Internet Protocol (IP) router aboard a commercial satellite while in orbit. In addition, Cisco completed the industry’s first Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call made without the…
Read MoreCertification Partner Eagle Shield Strikes Green Deal
Space Certification Program partner Eagle Shield has formed a partnership with Hüper Optik® USA, inventor of environmentally friendly multi-layered nano-ceramic window films. Eagle Shield, Inc., is a leader in energy conservation and renewable energy solutions for home and business. Its Radiant Barrier Reflective Insulation is the only insulation recognized by the Space Foundation as a Certified Space Technology(TM).…
Read MoreSpaceX to Webcast Static Fire on Friday
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Dec. 3, 2010) – On Friday, Dec. 3, SpaceX will webcast its static fire test of the Falcon 9 rocket engines at www.spacex.com. The webcast will begin at 11:00 a.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT, with the actual static fire targeted for noon ET/10:00 a.m. PT. This first stage firing is part of a full…
Read MoreAerojet Propulsion Raises Japan’s First Quasi-Zenith Satellite MICHIBIKI
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2010) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, congratulates Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the successful launch of the Michibiki satellite aboard the H-2A launch vehicle out of the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Michibiki, which means “guiding light” or “showing the way,” is the…
Read MoreSpace Watch: December 2010 (Volume: 9, Issue: 12)
The View From Here The View From Here: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish Spotlight Elachi Named Recipient of 2011 Hill Award Shepard Award Winner to Speak At KSC Child Prodigy to Open Symposium Certification Partner Eagle Shield Strikes Green Deal Futron Satellite Study Shows Transition GMV Honored by SEI RMT now a Certified Space Technology BodyWave…
Read MoreThe View From Here: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish
On Nov. 10, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, the co-chairmen of President Barack Obama’s deficit reduction commission, released a plan to cut $3.8 trillion from the budget by limiting spending and overhauling the tax code. On the face of it, one would think this a good idea. The last time the U.S. federal government balanced…
Read MoreElachi Named Recipient of 2011 Hill Award
Charles Elachi, Ph.D., director of the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and vice president of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., is the 2011 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award recipient. He will be honored at the 27th National Space Symposium next April in Colorado Springs, Colo. As the Space Foundation’s highest honor,…
Read MoreShepard Award Winner to Speak At KSC
2009 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award recipient Rick Soria, who is an assistant principal at Choctawhatchee (Florida) High School and co-chairman of Okaloosa County’s Engineers for America program, will be one of five speakers at the 25th anniversary ceremony to honor the seven astronauts who died in the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion. The nationally televised…
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