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World Space Agency Leaders will Open 32nd Space Symposium Panels
The first panel presentation of the Space Foundation’s four-day 32nd Space Symposium will be a discussion of the most pressing global space issues by the world’s top space agency leaders. This will be the largest plenary gathering of heads of space agencies at any space conference in 2016. Confirmed panelists to date include: Professor Roberto…
Read MoreTech Track Call for Papers: Abstract Deadline Extended to Dec. 11
The Space Foundation has extended the deadline to submit abstracts for Technical Track presentations to be delivered on April 11 and 12, 2016, as part of the 32nd Space Symposium. Tech Track sessions offer registrants an opportunity to hear from government and industry leaders in space technology development, and to learn about recent advances from…
Read MoreSponsorship Opportunities Available for 32nd Space Symposium
Strengthening name recognition, increasing brand awareness and gaining enhanced visibility among the civil, commercial and national security sectors of the space industry are just some of the benefits that our sponsors achieve time and time again at the Space Symposium. The Space Foundation is pleased to offer sponsorship opportunities that will drive more traffic to…
Read MoreBetty Sapp to be a Featured Speaker at Classified Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
Based on recent success with classified programming at the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium and customer demand for similar programming, the Space Foundation is convening a one-day classified event in the metro Washington, D.C., area in Chantilly, Va., at Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence…
Read MoreSecure Symposium Lodging Only Through Conference Direct
If you’ve registered to attend the 32nd Space Symposium, to be held April 11-14, 2016, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, the next step is to reserve your lodging. To guarantee secure lodging, make reservations only through Conference Direct, the official Space Symposium lodging bureau. Free shuttle bus service is provided to The Broadmoor from…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Selects Richard H. Truly for 2016 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
The Board of Directors of the Space Foundation has unanimously selected VADM Richard H. Truly, USN (Ret.), as the 2016 recipient of its highest honor – the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. “From his leadership of military space endeavors like the Manned Orbiting Lab (MOL) program, and Naval Space Command, to pilot…
Read MoreAerojet Rocketdyne Completes Build of 3-D Printed Parts for Orion Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 1, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), has completed 12 additively manufactured production nozzle extensions for use aboard the Orion spacecraft. The nozzle extensions are part of Orion’s crew module reaction control system that Aerojet Rocketdyne is building for Lockheed Martin and NASA. “These components…
Read MoreSierra Nevada Corporation Completes Shipment of 11 Satellites for ORBCOMM’s OG2 Mission 2 Launch
SPARKS, Nev. (Nov. 30, 2015) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has delivered 11 ORBCOMM Generation 2 (OG2) satellites to the launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, for ORBCOMM’s upcoming OG2 Mission 2 launch aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is targeted for mid-December 2015. As the prime contractor for ORBCOMM’s OG2…
Read MoreAerojet Rocketdyne Completes Centennial AJ60 Solid Rocket Booster in Support of Atlas V Launch Vehicle
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Nov. 30, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), announced today it has completed its 100th deliverable Solid Rocket Booster (SRB), AJ60, for United Launch Alliance (ULA) in support of the Atlas V launch vehicle program. “This is a tremendous milestone – not just for Aerojet Rocketdyne…
Read MoreNASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne Sign Contract to Restart Production of the RS-25 Engine for the Space Launch System
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Nov. 23, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), was awarded a contract by NASA to restart production of the RS-25 engine for the Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world and designed for the Journey to Mars. “SLS is America’s next generation heavy…
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