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Space Power Lecture Covers Operationally Responsive Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 28, 2009) — Dr. Peter Wegner, director of the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., addressed an audience of 62 government and industry leaders and Congressional members and their staffs at a Space Power Lecture Breakfast today in Washington, D.C. The breakfast was jointly sponsored by the…
Read MoreSpace Discovery Institute Classes Conclude with a Splash in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 24, 2009) — The Space Foundation’s Space Discovery Institute classes wrapped up this week in Colorado Springs with a last day rocket launch at Manitou Springs High School. The rocketry class spent the week studying aerodynamics and design and then applying what they learned to building model rockets. On Thursday they…
Read MoreSpace Discovery Institute Classes Celebrate Moon Landing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 21, 2009) — Three Space Foundation Space Discovery Institute classes paused briefly yesterday to celebrate the accomplishments of the Apollo 11 mission, which put the first man on the Moon 40 years ago yesterday. The events were part of the Space Foundation’s recognition of the historic event, which also included posting…
Read MoreStrategic Space Symposium Focuses on Space Strategy for On-the-Ground Combatant Operations
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 20, 2009) — The Strategic Space Symposium, set for 2-4 Nov., 2009, in Omaha, Neb., will offer space and defense professionals an unparalleled opportunity for education, interactive discussion, and exposure to the latest space operations technologies. Co-sponsored by the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and the Space Foundation, the event is…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Board Member Patti Grace Smith Testifies
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 17, 2009) — PHOTO BY CARRIE RUSSELL Space “is the bedrock of America’s economic and strategic power,” but the U.S. government needs to improve the acquisition of space systems in order to maximize the benefits of space investment. This was part of the feedback Space Foundation Board member Patti Grace Smith…
Read MoreRead Them All: Apollo 11 Stories Tell of Hope, Inspiration, Awe and Pride
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 15, 2009) — Since July 6, the Space Foundation has been posting recollections of the Apollo 11 mission with emphasis on where we were during the historic moon walk. The stories come from around the world, from average citizens, space enthusiasts, politicians, and aerospace leaders. To read them, day by day,…
Read MorePratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Head Calls for Space Roadmap
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 14, 2009) — Jim Maser, president of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR), speaking this morning at a Space Foundation Correspondents Group breakfast in Washington, D.C., said that the U.S. needs a long-term vision for space to allow industry to better align human resources and research and development dollars with government plans.…
Read MoreSpace Watch: July 2009 (Volume: 8, Issue: 7)
The View From Here The Words that Launched Apollo As Relevant as Ever Spotlight We Choose to Go to the Moon . . . not Because that will be Easy, but Because it will be Hard. AVIATION WEEK President Tom Henricks Paints Optimistic Picture for Space, Despite Challenges Space Foundation Spends Summer Teaching Teachers to…
Read MoreThe Words that Launched Apollo As Relevant as Ever
This month, people around the world will be marking the 40th anniversary of the United States landing Apollo 11 on the moon. We are seeing advertising for a special exhibition at the JFK library, a new rap video put together by Snoop Dog and Buzz Aldrin, and observances are planned by NASA, the Smithsonian and…
Read MoreWe Choose to Go to the Moon . . . not Because that will be Easy, but Because it will be Hard.
Following is President John F. Kennedy’s historic speech about his plan to put a man on the Moon within 10 years. It was delivered Sept. 12, 1962, at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Almost seven years later, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left the first human footprints in the Lunar dust. Note: The…
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