Space Foundation News
Certification Partner Improves Space Technology
Eagle Shield High Performance Radiant Barrier Reflective Insulation Cuts Energy Costs Long-time Space Certification Program partner Eagle Shield Industries has begun marketing its patented High Performance Radiant Barrier Reflective InsulationTM.This new product blocks radiant heat transfer across open spaces to dramatically reduce the amount of heat buildings lose in the winter and gain in the summer, thus extending…
Registration Open for Strategic Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 31, 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…
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…
Space 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…
Space 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…
Strategic 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…
Space 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 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,…
Pratt & 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.…
Space 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…