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Aerojet’s High-Power Hall System Providing Orbit-Raising Propulsion for Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Nov. 22, 2010) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its high-power Hall Thruster Propulsion System (HTPS) has successfully initiated operation on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Space Vehicle #1 (SV#1) that was launched on an Atlas V rocket on Aug.14. The system is now providing thrust to raise…
Read MoreISU Students Selected for a Second Balloon Flight to Track Airplanes from the Stratosphere
Strasbourg, France (Nov. 22, 2010) – An experiment to track airplanes from the stratosphere designed, built and tested by a team of three students at the International Space University (ISU) has been selected for a second balloon flight from the Esrange Space Center in the Swedish Arctic, following a successful launch earlier this year. The…
Read MoreISU Students Win Barcelona Aerobatics Zero-Gravity Challenge
Strasbourg, France (Nov. 18, 2010) – Five students from the International Space University (ISU), Coordinator Alexandra Kindrat (Canada), Heather Allaway (Canada), Jagruti Pankhania (UK), Alexander Melynshyn (Canada) and Jonathan Muller (France), winners of the 1st edition of Barcelona Aerobatics Zero-Gravity Challenge, flew their experiment on October 31st from the Sabadell Airport near Barcelona, Spain. The…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Grants Certified Space Technology Status to Rocky Mountain Tracking
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 17, 2010) — GPS tracking products provided by Fort Collins-based Rocky Mountain Tracking (RMT) have been designated as a Certified Space Technology (TM) by the Space Foundation, making them the only GPS technologies to be so recognized. The Space Foundation’s Space Certification program recognizes products originally developed for space that have…
Read MoreUnprecedented New Technology Reads & Reacts To Brainwaves Through The Extremities Of The Body
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 17, 2010) – Imagine a small armband sensor that allows the user to be able to control a computer by mind alone; or determine if he/she is being inattentive or distracted while driving; or know exactly when to swing a golf club for optimum performance and results. A new wearable technology called…
Read MoreStevens and the International Space University Expand International Partnership
Hoboken, N.J. (Nov. 17, 2010) – To respond to the demand for an in-depth technical degree offering with a global perspective, Stevens Institute of Technology and the International Space University (ISU) have joined forces to offer a Graduate Certificate in Space Systems Engineering that can lead to either a Master’s Degree in Space Systems Engineering…
Read MoreGraz University of Technology Grants ECTS Credits to ISU’s 2011 Space Studies Program Participants
Strasbourg, France (Nov. 16, 2010) – Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) will host the 24th Space Studies Program (SSP) of the International Space University (ISU) to be held on its campus in Graz, Austria, from 11 July – 09 September 2011. The areas of strength of Graz University of Technology are combined in five…
Read MoreFirst Executive MBA Class of the International Space University is Ready for Graduation
Strasbourg, France (Nov. 16, 2010) – Eighteen months ago the International Space University (ISU) launched the first Executive MBA focusing on space business. This program gives excellence in training of space leaders by providing all the interdisciplinary skills necessary for doing business in the space sector. This first cohort of students will be defending their…
Read MoreDonation Funds Robots for Space Foundation Education Lab
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 15, 2010) — A corporate donation is the first step in establishing a new lab at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs. The donation, referred to as the “Honeywell Mars Robotic Experience,” provides robots for a future simulated Martian terrain mission laboratory incorporating student-designed-and-built robots. “The idea behind this…
Read MoreCEOs Address the Issues at 27th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 10, 2010) — The increasing globalization and commercialization of space coupled with dramatic changes in U.S. space policy have created a dynamic and sometimes challenging environment for space businesses. The chief executive officers of four major space companies will address the environment, the issues and the future at the Space Foundation’s…
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