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Cyber 1.0 Conference Agenda Set
The Cyber 1.0 Conference, which will be held on April 12, will feature presentations and interactive demos aimed at clarifying Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)’s newly acquired cyberspace mission, which is the direct responsibility of the 24th Air Force. Conducted by the Space Foundation, Cyber 1.0 features Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham, AFSPC…
New Generation Gets Focus at Symposium
As the National Space Symposium continues to grow, it also continues to branch out to appeal to a wider spectrum within the global space community. Building on an initiative launched at the 25th National Space Symposium in 2009, this year’s event is offering expanded programs aimed directly at the younger generation of space professionals. The…
2009 is Transformational Year
The Space Foundation saw a number of triumphs and accomplishments during the past year that moved the organization even further as the leading advocate for space. National Space Symposium Most Successful Ever With more than 8,000 attendees, including space and defense professionals, educators, students, exhibitors, speakers, and sponsors, the 25th National Space Symposium was the…
Deadline Approaching for Shepard Award Nominations
The deadline is approaching to nominate an educator to receive the 2010 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Space Foundation, the award will be presented on April 12 during the Opening Ceremony of the 26th National Space Symposium at…
Talent, Inspiration, and Money Drive Space
Last June, Space Foundation partner Toffler Associates held a meeting in conjunction with the Space Foundation’s Space Business Forum: New York where public and private sector leaders discussed the future of the space industry. Toffler Associates combined input from this group with its own observations, research, and experience, plus data from The Space Report: The…
U.S. Space is New Corporate Member
U.S. Space LLC has become the Space Foundation’s newest Corporate Member. An American-owned and -operated company located in Dulles, Va., U.S. Space offers commercial, privately financed military satellite communications to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. The company was established in January 2009 by a small group of former…
Report from Washington
On Dec. 8, the Space Foundation and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) held a Space Power Lecture breakfast (pictured) featuring Norman Augustine, retired Lockheed Martin chairman and chief executive officer and head of the Future of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee. Augustine addressed the challenges that lie ahead for the United States as a space power, including…
New Space Technologies Improve Life on Earth
The following is an edited excerpt from the Space Foundation’s The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity. Often, space-based capabilities are combined to create new capabilities, many of which are changing our lives here on solid ground. For example, “geoinformatics” converges position, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems with remote sensing and position…
Space Power Lecture Features Augustine
The Space Foundation, in partnership with the National Defense Industry Association (NDIA), held the last Space Power Lecture Breakfast of 2009 on Dec. 8 in Washington, D.C. Featured speaker Norm Augustine, chairman of the Future of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee and former Lockheed Martin chairman and chief executive officer, talked about the challenges facing…
House Addresses Space Transportation Safety
At a Dec. 2 hearing convened by the Aviation Subcommittee of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the House of Representatives tackled the issue of safety in space transportation. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL), chairman of the subcommittee, made it clear in his opening remarks that Congress needed an update on the rapidly growing industry. Members…