Posts by Space Foundation Editorial Team
Space Sustainability Innovator ClearSpace Expands to the United States
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo — April 17, 2023 — ClearSpace, the innovative deep-tech company founded in Switzerland, is on a mission to deliver transformative in-orbit services that enable a vibrant, resilient, and sustainable space industry. The announcement today of its US subsidiary, ClearSpace Today, Inc., represents its first expansion beyond Europe, bringing its core technologies to…
Read MoreDutch Space Sector Strengthens Position in the United States
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo — April 17, 2023— A delegation comprising select companies, institutions and members of the Dutch Defence Ministry are at the 38th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs in the United States this week. From 17-20 April 2023, under the joint NL Space umbrella, they represent the Dutch space industry. This year’s delegation is the largest…
Read MoreFrom the Earth to Mars, a New Graphic Novel from Space Pioneer Jeffrey Manber is Now Available
DENVER, Colo — April 18, 2023 — Over 100 years ago, the first generation of space pioneers took the first steps to make space exploration the reality we know today. From space tourism to orbiting hotels and permanent colonies on the Moon and one day even Mars, the exploration of space is humanity’s next great journey.…
Read MoreSpace Foundation and Rakia Mission Sign Partnership Agreement To Expand Educational Opportunities in Israel
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — April 17, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that its Center of Innovation and Education signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at Space Symposium with Rakia Mission to expand educational opportunities for teachers and students in Israel.…
Read MoreGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems to Present Space Portfolio Advancements Built to Enable Resilient Mission Operations Through Contested Environments
Fairfax, Va. — April 13, 2023 — General Dynamics Mission Systems will exhibit at the 38th Space Symposium to showcase the full breadth of capabilities and technologies designed to help customers execute mission operations successfully across the dynamic space ecosystem. Space Symposium, hosted by Space Foundation since 1984, is the premier assembly for the global…
Read MoreThe Space Report 2023 Q1 Finds U.S. Workforce Growth Amid Challenges, While Spaceport Development Surges to Meet Record Launch Demand
Key job sectors in the American space workforce saw five-year growth of 18%, but U.S. colleges saw a five-year decline in engineering students, raising concerns about future workforce needs. Strong Q1 merger and acquisition activity and capital inputs signaled continuing strength across the space industry despite higher interest rates and struggles in the banking sector.…
Read MoreSpace Commerce Institute and The Levan Center of Innovation Successfully Execute Space Medicine Roundtable and Entrepreneurial Cohorts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — March 20, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that its Space Commerce Institute and The Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation successfully executed LEVL5: SPACE DOCK at NSU™ Space Medicine Roundtable and Ideate and…
Read MoreAerojet Rocketdyne Begins Hiring for its New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Feb. 23, 2023 — Aerojet Rocketdyne has begun hiring for its third campus in the Huntsville, Alabama area, a massive 379,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility the company announced last fall, enabling the company to increase manufacturing capacity for the nation’s defense production needs. “Our work to power our nation’s defense and equip…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Selects Northrop Grumman as Recipient of 2023 Athena Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 22, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that Northrop Grumman has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Athena Education Award. The award will be presented during the annual Space Symposium, to be held April…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Announces New International Teacher Liaisons for 2023
Flight 23 includes five international teachers from five nations outside the U.S. Program globally promotes space-related STEM education in schools Selectees will take part in the Space Symposium in April COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 7, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced 22 educators…
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