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Tesla's Toolbox Project for January is App Development
The Space Foundation’s monthly tinkering program has a new name – Tesla’s Toolbox. One Saturday each month, come tinker at the Discovery Center and meet fellow tinkerers while working on exciting and challenging projects. Our workshop project on Jan. 23 will be app development. Participants will learn the basic skills and steps needed to create…
Report on International Engagement at 12th Annual Colorado Space Roundup
In December, Space Foundation Chief Operating Officer Shelli Brunswick presented a summary of Space Foundation international affairs while speaking at the 12th Annual Colorado Space Roundup in Denver, Colo. The Space Foundation was a sponsor of the Roundup, hosted by the Colorado Space Business Roundtable, and had a booth at the event. In her comments,…
Brunswick Elected Women in Aerospace Chair
Women in Aerospace (WIA) recently held its election for officers, naming Space Foundation Chief Operating Officer Shelli Brunswick (pictured) as its chair for 2016. Brunswick is excited to dedicate her expertise and passion to promote WIA’s mission across the aerospace community. The Space Foundation’s national and international role in aerospace fits Brunswick’s role as WIA…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Major Design Milestone for AR1 Engine to Meet 2019 Deadline
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 17, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), announced it completed a key design milestone for its AR1 rocket engine this week. AR1 is an American-made engine that is being developed as a direct replacement for the Russian-made RD-180 engines that currently power launches of the…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Successful First SM-3 Block IB TDACS ‘Aegis Ashore’ Intercept Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 10, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), today announced that its propulsion systems successfully contributed to the destruction of an intermediate range ballistic missile target during the first intercept test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB guided missile from the Aegis Ashore weapon system.…
ORBITEC Awarded NASA Research and Technologies Contract for Aerospace Propulsion Systems
MADISON, Wis. (December 10, 2015) – NASA has awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) wholly-owned subsidiary Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) a competitive indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) task order contract to support the development, demonstration and verification of advanced propulsion system technologies under the Research and Technologies for Aerospace Propulsion Systems 2 (RTAPS2) for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in…
Space Foundation Participates in Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum
The Space Foundation has a long and vigorous history of international engagement. As expanding space policies call for more global collaboration, and with more companies looking to expand their global markets, Space Foundation efforts in the international space community are increasingly critical. To that end, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham actively served as…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Successfully Completes the Critical Design Review of STPSat-5 Satellite
SPARKS, Nev. (December 8, 2015) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of its STPSat-5 satellite for the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Space Test Program (STP), confirming that the satellite will meet mission requirements and is sufficiently mature to begin fabrication. SNC is the prime contractor on the STPSat-5…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Helps Deliver Resupply Mission to International Space Station
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 6, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), helped propel the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft today on its fourth operational cargo delivery flight, transporting supplies and materials to the International Space Station (ISS). The flight, known as OA-4, was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force…
Register for 32nd Space Symposium by Jan. 22 to Take Advantage of Super Savings on Standard Industry Registration
Widely known as the most significant global space industry conference, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium annually attracts thousands of participants from dozens of countries, including the world’s top decision makers from civil, military, government, commercial and academic institutions. The 32nd Space Symposium will also feature discussion of emergent space technology, and more than 160 displays…