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GMV Receives Coveted CMMI ML 5 Recognition
Rockville, Md. (Nov. 9, 2010) – GMV, the global company specializing in satellite ground systems, has been recognized by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University as a Level 5 organization in Capability and Maturity Model Integration (CMMI ML 5). “Receiving SEI’s highest level of achievement underscores GMV’s unique ability to provide first-rate…
Read MoreAerojet’s Engine Powers Delta II Second Stage for the COSMO-SkyMed Constellation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Nov. 8, 2010) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its engine helped propel Friday night’s launch of the Delta II launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in Calif. This is the fourth launch, completing the COSMO-SkyMed constellation. The overall objective of the COSMO-SkyMed program is global Earth observation,…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Issues U.S. Congressional Midterm Election Results
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 3, 2010) — Today the Space Foundation issued a comprehensive run-down of election results showing all the members of Congress who have a space-related constituency and/or sit on a committee that has some jurisdiction on space policy. Prepared by the Research and Analysis branch of the Space Foundation based in Washington,…
Read MoreThe View From Here: Innovating Our Preferred Future
Like the famous truism that characterizes pornography as something “you can’t define, but you’ll know it when you see it,” the word “innovation” is being volleyed about the space industry today as some kind of generic panacea for lean, difficult, underfunded times. Certainly there is an element of truth in the notion, especially if we…
Read MoreWhy Attend the 27th National Space Symposium?
Here are the top five reasons to attend the 27th National Space Symposium: Networking: Make connections with the industry’s top decision-makers and get business done – all in one place at one time. Influential Participants: Hear from the leaders of all space industry sectors – space agencies, commercial space, national security, new space, financial community,…
Read MoreCo-Sponsors Provide Support, Receive Exposure
The Space Foundation appreciates the companies that provide support by co-sponsoring major events at the National Space Symposium. Confirmed co-sponsors of the 27th National Space Symposium include: a.i. solutions – Hotel Room Keys Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) – Official Software ATK – Registration Bag Aviation Week – Media Partner Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. – Congressional Breakfast The Boeing Company -…
Read MoreNASA Launches OPTIMUS PRIME Award
NASA has launched a video contest for students, grades 3-8, that raises awareness of how NASA technologies contribute to our everyday lives. The awards will be presented next April during the Space Foundation’s 27th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Colo. The contest has also been granted Certified Space Education Product…
Read MorePulham Addresses Economic Forum
Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham spoke about the impact of the space industry on the local economy at the 14th Annual Southern Colorado Economic Forum in Colorado Springs in October. Participating in a panel that also comprised Norman Bellingham, chief operating officer of the United States Olympic Committee, and Tom Duening, the El Pomar chair of business…
Read MorePopular Mechanics Honors Swigert Award Winner
NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission, which was honored earlier this year by the Space Foundation with the John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration, has won Popular Mechanics’ 2010 Breakthrough Award for innovation in science and technology. The Swigert Award is given annually to an individual or organization for…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Represented at ISPCS
Brendan Curry, vice president – Washington Operations, represented the Space Foundation in October at the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) in New Mexico. Curry was part of a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities of implementing the new U.S. space policy. His comments covered: Areas where there could be new commercial space…
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