Space Symposium
NASA Administrator Bolden is Corporate Partnership Dinner Speaker
NASA Administrator Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., USMC (Ret.), will be the featured speaker at the 31st Space Symposium’s Corporate Partnership Dinner. A key event at the annual Space Symposium, the Corporate Partnership Dinner recognizes the organizations that support Space Foundation education, research, analysis, policy and space awareness programs. The dinner will be held…
Gen. Hyten Joins Cyber 1.5 Roster of Featured Speakers
Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space Command, will complete the roster of cyberspace professionals slated to speak at the Space Foundation’s Cyber 1.5 conference on April 13. Hyten is responsible for organizing, equipping, training and maintaining mission-ready space and cyberspace forces and capabilities for North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Strategic Command…
Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center Sells Out for 31st Space Symposium
The Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center is sold out for the 31st Space Symposium, with more than 150 exhibits of the world’s latest space technology, products and services, more than 30 first-time exhibitors and more than a dozen countries represented, including: Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom…
The Ball Aerospace Exhibit Pavilion is Going Up!
The annual sight of the Pavilion being erected at The Broadmoor is a sure sign that the Space Symposium is about to begin. The Ball Aerospace Exhibit Pavilion is one of two halls where exhibitors from around the world will be displaying the latest in space technology, products and services during the 31st Space Symposium, April…
Dr. Wanda Austin Selected to Serve on President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Wanda Austin, Ph.D., Aerospace Corporation president and CEO, has been selected by President Barack Obama to serve on President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Austin also serves on the Space Foundation Board of Directors. PCAST is an advisory group of the nation’s leading scientists and engineers who directly advise the President and the…
Scott Kelly Begins a Year in Space
The Space Foundation sends its best wishes to Scott Kelly as he begins his history-making year in space. Kelly set off for the International Space Station (ISS) today aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, along with cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko (pictured with Kelly), who also plans a year in space, and Gennady Padalka, who will spend six…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Launch and Operation of Global Positioning System Satellite
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (March 25, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, helped successfully propel another in the series of Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF military navigation satellites into orbit today. The latest mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne…
Sierra Nevada Corporation and Houston Airport System Announce New Agreement
SPARKS, Nev. (March 24, 2015) — Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems and the Houston Airport System (HAS) announce a new follow-on agreement to utilize Ellington Airport’s Spaceport as a future landing site for SNC’s Uncrewed Dream Chaser® spacecraft – SNC’s solution for NASA’s Cargo Resupply needs and other critical space operations. “Entering into this…
Space Foundation Yuri's Night Discounted Tickets Available to Discovery Center Passport Members
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 25, 2015) – There are many benefits to becoming a Discovery Center Passport member, including special event discounts. Tickets for Space Foundation Yuri’s Night on April 12 are now available to Discovery Center Passport members for the discounted price of $17.50 per person, compared with $27.50 advance non-member tickets, or $35.00…
Sierra Nevada Corporation and NASA Amend CCiCap Partnership Agreement for Dream Chaser® Space System
SPARKS, Nev. (March 23, 2015) — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is pleased to announce it has amended its current Space Act Agreement (SAA), adding a significant development milestone to the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) partnership with NASA. The amendment, which extends the period of performance through March 2016, introduces unfunded Milestone 41, Design Analysis…