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GMV Selected to Provide GPS-Based Technology for Malaysia’s Most Advanced Urban Transportation System
MADRID, Spain (March 17, 2010) – GMV (www.gmv.com), a Spanish-based leader in fleet management systems with North American headquarters in Rockville, Md., was selected by Putrajaya Corporation to supply a new fleet control system for the city of Putrajaya, Malaysia. In a consortium with Raisevest Sdn Bhd, GMV’s fleet management experience for urban passenger transportation…
Aerojet and Orbital Complete Main Engine Lifetime Testing for Taurus II Space Launch Vehicle
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (March 15, 2010) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB), along with Aerojet’s Russian partner, SNTK, announced today that a series of NK-33 rocket engine tests conducted in Samara, Russia were successfully completed in support of the development of Orbital’s Taurus® II space launch vehicle. The purpose…
Listen to 26th National Space Symposium Podcast
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 15, 2010) — The 26th National Space Symposium is rapidly approaching. Space Foundation VP-Communications Janet Stevens talks about the exciting agenda with interviewer Larry Nelson on www.w3w3.com. Listen to it now. Just click here.
Paradigm Shift to Commercial Space is 26th National Space Symposium Panel Topic
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 15, 2010) — Perhaps the most significant item in President Obama’s NASA budget proposal is the increasing role commercial space will play in the future of space exploration and the space economy. The 26th National Space Symposium will explore perspectives and stimulate discussion on how the combination of the steady maturation…
SpaceX and Space Systems/Loral Sign Contract for Falcon 9 Geosynchronous Transfer Mission
HAWTHORNE, Calif. (March 15, 2010) – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), have signed an agreement for the launch of an SS/L manufactured satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as early as 2012. For this mission, Falcon 9 will launch from the SpaceX launch site at Cape Canaveral and insert the satellite into a…
GeoEye Selects Lockheed Martin to Build Next-Generation Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite System
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (March 11, 2010) – Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a core business area of the Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], announced today that it has been selected by GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) to build the company’s next-generation, high-resolution Earth imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2. Financial terms are not being disclosed at this…
26th National Space Symposium Events Will Focus on “New Generation” Space Professionals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 10, 2010) — Building upon an initiative started at the 25th National Space Symposium, the Space Foundation is offering a robust program this year targeted specifically to younger space professionals who are attending the 26th National Space Symposium. The premier gathering of the global space community will be held April 12-15…
Weiler Talks About NASA Science Mission Directorate
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 9, 2010) — On March 4, Dr. Ed Weiler, NASA associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), spoke with reporters at a Space Foundation Correspondents Group breakfast in Washington, D.C. Weiler began by saying that for the SMD, the president’s budget proposal provides both “good news and great news.” He…
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley to Speak at 26th National Space Symposium Corporate Partnership Dinner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 8, 2010) — Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley will be the featured speaker at the Corporate Partnership Dinner the second evening of the 26th National Space Symposium, which is being held April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Corporate Partnership Dinner recognizes the companies and…
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center Earns Space Certification from the Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 5, 2010) — The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, an extraordinary educational, cultural, and historical facility located in Hutchinson, Kansas, has been certified by the Space Foundation as a Space Educational Product. The Cosmosphere is home to five attractions, all designed to raise awareness and knowledge about space and space exploration:…