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Pushing the Envelope
by Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President – Marketing & Communications It’s amazing what a small group can accomplish. There are hundreds of thousands of people working in the global space industry. Without a doubt it is an impressive line-up of scientists, physicists, engineers, mathematicians and myriad specialists. Still, this represents no more than a…
SpaceX Wins 2016 Space Achievement Award
In December 2015, SpaceX, a known pioneer in the space industry, successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 left Cape Canaveral in Florida, delivered 11 satellites to orbit and historically landed the first stage minutes later. For that achievement, the Space Foundation has selected SpaceX to receive one of…
Andy Weir is the 2016 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award Recipient
Andy Weir’s debut novel The Martian captivated readers when it was first published as a blog in 2011. Weir’s fictional story of NASA astronaut Mark Watney’s struggle to survive on Mars attracted the interest of a broad population, well beyond the ranks of space fans. Enthusiasm for the story propelled the book to The New…
Medtronic LaRC-SI and Radar Technologies International WATEX are the 2016 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
The Space Foundation’s 32nd Space Symposium will culminate on April 14 with ceremonies celebrating the induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® of two innovations developed for space that now improve life on Earth. The 2016 inductees are: Medtronic LaRC-SI, revolutionary insulation for the treatment of heart irregularities Radar Technologies International WATEX, using satellite…
Tech Track Expands the Technical Content of 32nd Space Symposium
by Megan Owen, Space Foundation Manager – Speakers & Programs The Technical Track was added to the Space Symposium in 2014, and the program has now expanded to a day and half agenda with more than 35 papers presented and several featured speakers. One of the key factors to the growing popularity and success of…
"Essential Infrastructure" Includes Space Infrastructure
The 2016 U.S. presidential election is far from over, and the subject of national infrastructure will no doubt continue to pop up in debates and whistle stops between now and November. Living in Colorado Springs, a.k.a. “The Pothole Center of the Universe,” I’m particularly sensitive to the disconcerting disrepair of America’s roads, bridges and highways.…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Names Dynetics as Key AR1 Engine Team Member
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Feb. 29, 2016) – Following the U.S. Air Force selection of AR1 for a Rocket Propulsion System award, Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), named Dynetics of Huntsville, Alabama, as a key team member for the AR1 engine development. The AR1 engine is designed as a replacement for…
32nd Space Symposium Opening Ceremony to Feature Space Awards and Performance by Tower of Power
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 29, 2016) – The opening ceremony of Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium is known for its dynamic performances and presentation of awards celebrating the global space community’s most outstanding accomplishments. The 32nd Space Symposium opening ceremony on April 11 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, will feature a performance by the…
NASA delegation visits Thuraya satellite operations in Sharjah
Dubai, 29 February 2016: Thuraya Telecommunications hosted a delegation from NASA (the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration) at its primary gateway office in Sharjah. Organised in conjunction with the UAE Space Agency, the visit was an opportunity to showcase Thuraya’s communication and satellite network systems, helping to demonstrate the country’s satellite capabilities. The NASA…
ComSpOC Expands Provider Network to Track GEO Debris Threats
ComSpOC expands capabilities through additional radar sensor site at the Algonquin Radio Observatory Exton, PA, USA (February 29, 2016)— ComSpOC signed a data provider agreement last week with Thoth Technology, operators of the Algonquin Radio Observatory (ARO), to formalize efforts to advance the state of radar tracking of Geostationary (GEO) satellites and debris. This endeavor…