Space Foundation Press Releases
Outlast® Technology Absorbs Body Heat
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 2, 2010) — Outlast® technology, originally designed for use in space, is now also helping to enhance the comfort of law enforcement officers and golfers. Outlast® technology is now exclusively available in select NIJ .06-certified ballistic systems sold by Point Blank Body Armor and Protective Apparel Corporation of America. With its thermo-regulating properties,…
Space Foundation Certified Space Technology™ Purifies Water in Mexico
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 2, 2010) — A Space Foundation Certified Space Technology™ is helping save lives among the poorest – and youngest – residents of Chiapas, Mexico. The southernmost state of Mexico, Chiapas is located toward the southeast of the country, bordering Guatemala to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Chiapas has…
Space Watch: August 2010 (Volume: 9, Issue: 8)
The View From Here Give Me Your ATM Card, Your GPS Device, and Your Comfy Mattress Spotlight Space Technology Hall of Fame® Deadline Approaches Space Foundation Makes Impression in the UK Missions Return More than Intended Comfort Enhancing Technology From Space Saving Lives in Mexico Corporate Patron Serves 40% of Market Sci-Fi Gets the Science…
Space Foundation Makes Impression in the UK
The Space Foundation further expanded its international influence last month with a series of activities held in conjunction with the Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom, including participation in a lecture program, sponsoring a dinner, and meeting with key space leaders. The most public event was “Perspectives on the Military Use of Space,” a series…
Missions Return More than Intended
One of the extraordinary characteristics of space exploration is that the missions often return far more than they were originally designed to do. This is evident in the broad range of space developments that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. And, it is certainly evident in the accomplishments of four different NASA missions…
Comfort Enhancing Technology From Space
Outlast® technology, originally designed for use in space, is now also helping to enhance the comfort of law enforcement officers and golfers. Outlast® technology is now exclusively available in select NIJ .06-certified ballistic systems sold by Point Blank Body Armor and Protective Apparel Corporation of America. With its thermo-regulating properties, Outlast® technology gives law enforcement comfort benefits…
Corporate Patron Serves 40% of Market
Twenty-one satellites using ground systems technology from Space Foundation corporate patron GMV are scheduled for launch this year, including satellites form Eutelsat, SES Astra, Arabsat, Nilesat, Globalstar, Hispasat, the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. According to an announcement from the company, GMV now provides ground systems for 40 percent of commercial telecommunications satellites slated…
Space Bills Occupy D.C.
During July, Congress was focused heavily on the future of the nation’s space policy as space authorization and space appropriation bills came to vote. Authorization bills detail how the various committees believe funds should be spent and generally play a major role in shaping the final allotment of funds. With the controversy in Washington over…
Deterrence, Policy are Space Power Lecture Topics
The United States’ ever-increasing dependence on space and cyber capabilities in a highly “contested environment” was the main topic of discussion when Dr. James Miller, principal deputy under secretary of defense for policy, spoke to industry and government space leaders at a Space Power Lecture Breakfast last month on Capitol Hill. The event was hosted…
Marquez, Panel Address U.S. Space Policy
On July 22, the Space Foundation and the Global Technology Institute held a discussion on the recently released U.S. Space Policy featuring keynote speaker Peter Marquez, director of space policy for the National Security Council. Marquez, who is responsible for development and oversight of the President’s space policies, said the administration is trying to maintain/re-focus…