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Space Watch: May 2015 (Volume: 14, Issue: 5)
The View From Here It’s Time to be Bullish on Space Again Second View How Do You “Philanthropy?” Space Symposium 31st Space Symposium Sets Record for Overall and Young Professional Participation Reserve Exhibit Space Now for the 32nd Space Symposium See Photo Highlights of the 31st Space Symposium Thank You Space Symposium Volunteers! Space Symposium…
Read MoreAFM Heatsheets® Honored as Recipient of FabricLink Network’s Top 10 Innovation Award
CHICAGO, IL, (March 27, 2015) — Chicago-based AFM Heatsheets®, the leading manufacturer of reflective insulation fabrics to keep individuals comfortable in virtually any weather, was recently announced as a recipient of FabricLink Network’s annual Top 10 Innovation Awards for its leading-edge Ultraflect™ insulation fabric. This year’s Top 10 winners include innovative manufacturing and production technologies,…
Read More"Great Balls of Fire" Headed for Space Foundation Discovery Center
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 27, 2015) – Are meteorites a threat to our planet? Find out next month at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. “Great Balls of Fire: Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors” is a national traveling exhibit coming to the Discovery Center for a limited time and opening to the public on…
Read MoreAerojet Rocketdyne Selected to Start Negotiations for Contract to Design and Develop Advanced Propulsion System for Human Spaceflight to Mars and Cislunar Space
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (April 23, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, has been selected by the NASA Advanced Exploration Systems Division to start negotiations for a contract to design and demonstrate an advanced propulsion system that would enable human spaceflight to cislunar space and beyond to Mars. Under the first phase of the…
Read MoreSierra Nevada Corporation and the German Aerospace Center Announce New Dream Chaser® Program Cooperation
SPARKS, Nev. (April 16, 2015) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC’s) Space Systems and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) announce the signing of a new Dream Chaser® program cooperation during the U.S. German Aerospace Roundtable (UGART) at the 31st annual Space Symposium hosted by the Space Foundation in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “We highly value our partnership…
Read MoreJoin the Space Foundation Discovery Center for a Day of International Space on May 2
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 17, 2015) – The Space Foundation Discovery Center is dedicating the next monthly Star Days event to the international space community. Fun and learning come together with hands-on activities appropriate for all ages. The Space Foundation Discovery Center Star Days celebrates “International Space,” on May 2 and will feature various activities…
Read More31st Space Symposium Wraps Up with Space Technology Hall of Fame Ceremonies
The Space Foundation’s 31st Space Symposium will culminate on April 16 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 inductees are: Chronos Vision Technology, a refractive eye surgery device used internationally to improve vision Seismic Damper Technology, a…
Read MoreDynetics Moves SLS Cryogenic Tank to Iuka for Testing
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., (April 14, 2015) – Dynetics successfully moved its full-scale, flight-weight cryogenic tank from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) facilities to the Dynetics test facility in Iuka, Miss., on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Dynetics designed and fabricated the tank for the Space Launch System (SLS) Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction (ABEDRR) contract.…
Read MoreToffler Associates Continues Record-Breaking Growth for both Quarter-to-Quarter and Year-to-Year
Toffler Associates continues to increase its growth trajectory, growing quarter-to-quarter revenue by 38% in the first quarter of 2015 and realizing a 70% gain in revenue over the same quarter in 2014. Reston, VA (PRWEB) April 14, 2015 – This is the third consecutive quarter of increasingly positive results for the company, and represents the…
Read More31st Space Symposium Begins!
The Space Foundation’s 31st Space Symposium opening ceremony featured the presentation of top space awards including: Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award to June Scobee Rodgers Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award to the NASA/Industry EFT-1 Team Space Achievement Award to X-37B OTV Team John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration to Rosetta…
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