Research and Analysis
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst The aborted Gemini VI rendezvous mission in October 1965 spurred NASA to consider and embrace a new mission plan for December 1965 – the launching of two Gemini capsules. NASA would launch both capsules, which would then rendezvous with each other while orbiting the Earth. The new mission…
Brunswick and Eisenhart to Serve on U.S. Service Academy Nomination Committees
Space Foundation Chief Operating Officer Shelli Brunswick and Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs Steve Eisenhart have been selected to serve on U.S. Service Academy Nomination Committees for interviews to be held in November. Brunswick will serve on the interview panel of U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Eisenhart will serve for Congressman…
Reserve Space for 32nd Space Symposium Exhibit Center
The thousands of people who tour Space Symposium exhibits each year include C-level industry executives, senior decision makers and government officials from around the world. This is the one event where our exhibitors know they can reach all of their customers and new prospects in one place. The exhibit center sells out far in advance,…
Space Technology & Investment Forum Brings Together Early Stage Investors and Space Startups
by Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President Marketing & Communications (pictured moderating a panel at the Space Technology & Investment Forum) By all accounts, the Space Foundation’s inaugural Space Technology & Investment Forum (ST&IF) was an all-embracing success. As the name implies, ST&IF was an outstanding assembly of entrepreneurs, funders, venture capitalists, insurers, attorneys, economic developers,…
Space Foundation to Launch New Classified Event – Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
In response to keen customer interest in more classified programs, the Space Foundation has created a new one-day event, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence. The Forum will be held at Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company, in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. The Space Foundation is known for its premier space events, including…
AGI Grant Funds Laboratory Upgrades
A $15,000 grant from Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) is providing upgrades for the Space Foundation’s AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory, located at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. The grant will provide memory and processor updates for all the computers, plus other technology and environment upgrades. The AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory teaches STEM principles…
Register Now for SmallSat Symposium
Satnews Publishers announces that registration is open for the SmallSat Symposium, to be held in the heart of Silicon Valley Feb. 23 and 24, 2016, with a few seats remaining for the discounted first 50 registrations. With the explosion of small satellite companies and the planned launch of thousands of SmallSats over the next ten…
Help Support STEM Education Through CFC Giving!
The Space Foundation’s CFC number is 71807 If you are a member of the U.S. military, a federal or civilian employee, or a postal worker, you can give to the Space Foundation through your Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). To help inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and technology professionals, enter Space Foundation’s CFC code,…
Space Certification Promotes Space Technology
The Space Foundation builds awareness of the benefits of space through our Space Certification™ program, which demonstrates how space technologies improve life on Earth and makes space more interesting and accessible to everyone. Products and services that display the Space Certification seal are guaranteed to have stemmed from, or been dramatically improved by, technologies originally…
Space Foundation Hosts Space Power Breakfast with Secretary of the Air Force James
On Oct. 8, the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office hosted a Space Power Breakfast, with featured speaker Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. The breakfast was attended by nearly 80 congressional staff, industry executives, and various officials from U.S. government departments and agencies that are responsible for space, plus the Space Foundation’s CEO…