Report from Headquarters
Levin Appointed to Defense Board
Space Foundation Board of Directors treasurer Lon Levin has been appointed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to serve as a member of the 2010 Defense Business Board. The Defense Business Board, a federal advisory board, conducts studies and provides the secretary and deputy secretary of defense advice on best business practices as they pertain to the…
Space Foundation Partners Team Up in India
GMV, a private, multinational firm headquartered in Madrid, has been awarded a contract with Raytheon to develop a prototype algorithm for India’s new satellite-based civil aviation navigation system. The Global Positioning Satellite-Aided Geosynchronous Augmented Navigation System (GAGAN), which was developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of India, will give…
Washington Report
In January, President Barack Obama’s administration continued to move forward on efforts to review and reform policies in civil, commercial, and defense space. On Dec. 21, Obama signed Presidential Study Directive 8, directing his administration to recommend steps leading to an overhaul of the United States export control regime by no later than Jan. 29.…
Space is Making Us Green
Satellites provide a wide perspective of Earth that cannot be replicated in any other way. Industries involved in energy, resources, and environmental management are benefiting from developments in satellite technology and services. The following is an edited excerpt from the Space Foundation’s The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity that demonstrates the…
Industry Group Issues Export Recommendations
The Coalition for Security and Competitiveness last month released its recommendations for modernizing U.S. export controls. The Space Foundation is among the 14 organizations participating in the effort to improve United States’ technological competitiveness by adopting new policies to govern U.S. export controls and new administrative regulations and procedures to streamline export licensing and compliance requirements.…
Asteroid Protection Needs Funding
A report released Jan. 22 by the National Academy of Sciences says that the $4 million the U.S. spends each year to identify potentially dangerous asteroids is not enough to satisfy the 2005 Congressional mandate that 90 percent of nearby asteroids 460 feet (140 meters) across or larger be identified by 2020. Defending the Earth: Near-Earth…
Certified Space Technology Saves Manatees
AFMInc Heatsheets® Silver Lining™ Blankets Provide Warmth, Protection An invention that originally protected astronauts, spacecraft, and heat-sensitive equipment from the extreme temperatures in space is now being used to save an endangered sea mammal from excess cold. AFMInc is donating Heatsheets® Silver Lining™ Blankets to the Save the Manatee Club in Maitland, Fla., to help in manatee rescues…
BIG Savings End on Friday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(Feb. 1, 2010) — Register for the 26th National Space Symposium by Feb. 5 to save $425 with the Super Early Bird Discount. Plus, add registration to the Cyber 1.0 for $100 in extra savings! Industry/Educator/Nonprofit/Contractor registrants who sign up now will pay only $1,250 to attend 26th National Space Symposium, the premier…
Saving Lives in Mexico: Space Foundation Certified Space Technology™ Purifies Water Here on Earth
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 an area of about 28,653 sq mi.…
NRO Director Bruce Carlson to Speak at 26th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 29, 2010) — Gen. Bruce A. Carlson, USAF (Retired), director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), is slated to be a featured speaker at the 26th National Space Symposium April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. He will discuss the challenges and opportunities he sees for the nation’s…