The View From Here
The View from Here
Glastonbury, Somerset, U.K. – Concurrent with the release of the long-awaited sci-fi blockbuster The X-Files we are on family holiday in Glastonbury, a few hours west of London. Besides being one of the quaintest and most eccentric old towns in the English countryside, Glastonbury has, for more than a millennium, been a destination for pilgrims…
Orion’s Path Means New Exploration for Teachers and Students
On July 28, the Space Foundation, Lockheed Martin, and SpaceClass announced the launch of a strategic online education collaboration called Orion’s Path. Orion is one of NASA’s Constellation Program vehicles that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station, the moon, and Mars. Orion’s Path is an interactive, online, Web-based education program using videos and…
Upcoming Space Foundation Events
Mark your calendars for these events! 2008 Strategic Space and Defense 2008 – 6-8 October 2008 – Qwest Center Omaha Convention Center and Arena, Omaha, Neb. 2009 25th National Space Symposium – March 30 – April 2, 2009 – The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colo. Space Business Forum: New York – 4 June 2009 –…
Space Certification Program Recognizes New Technologies
UniRem Helps Clean Up Environment Universal Remediation’s (UniRem) Petroleum Remediation Product (PRP) was recently recognized by the Space Foundation as a Certified Space Technology. This space technology-based product provides safe and permanent removal of petroleum-based pollutants from oil spills and fuel leaks in water resources around the world. PRP is, in essence, hollow spheres…
Space Foundation Welcomes Two New Partners to Growing List of Corporate Members
Astrium Satellite Subsystems & Equipment, a division of EADS Astrium, joins the Space Foundation membership as a Contributing Partner. Astruim Satellite is a world leader in the design and manufacture of satellite subsystems and equipment, covering a wide range of applications for Earth observation and reconnaissance, science, satellite navigation, and telecommunication. The division sells its…
Successful Summer of Space and Science Education
It was an extraordinary summer of space and science education for the more than 225 educators from across the country who participated in the 2008 Space Discovery Institute. The nine courses this summer covered subjects including biological and physical research; kinesthetic astronomy principles; imagery and high tech science; earth systems science; and rocketry and the…
Report From Washington
On July 31, the Space Foundation, with the National Defense Industrial Association, hosted the third Congressional Space Power Caucus breakfast of 2008. The featured speaker was Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He addressed issues related to balancing quality and quantity in developing our space architecture, including deconfliction in…
Air Force Director of Space Operations Addresses Space Foundation Correspondent’s Group
On July 8, the Space Foundation hosted a Space Foundation Correspondent’s Group (SFCG) featuring Col. John Riordan, USAF, director of space operations at U.S. Air Force Headquarters. Riordan, who recently returned from a year long deployment in Southwest Asia, spoke about his experiences supporting space activities in conjunction with Operation Iraqi Freedom. Riordan was the…
Orion’s Path Means New Exploration for Teachers and Students
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 30, 2008) — On July 28, the Space Foundation, Lockheed Martin, and SpaceClass announced the launch of a strategic online education collaboration called Orion’s Path. Orion is one of NASA’s Constellation Program vehicles that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station, the moon, and Mars. Orion’s Path is an interactive,…
Space Technology Offers Surprising Solution to Oil Spills
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 29, 2008) — The Space Foundation is pleased to announce Universal Remediation Inc. (UniRem) as a new Certified Space Technology. The Space Certification program was created by the Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, to raise awareness and understanding about the significant and practical benefits of technologies originally developed for the…