Report from Headquarters

U.S. Space LLC has become the Space Foundation’s newest Corporate Member.  An American-owned and -operated company located in Dulles, Va., U.S. Space offers commercial, privately financed military satellite communications to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. The company was established in January 2009 by a small group of former…

The Strategic Space Symposium’s Enlisted/Officer Space Operator Perspective panel, moderated by Brig. Gen. Michael J. Carey, USAF, deputy director, Global Operations, Global Operations Directorate, United States Strategic Command (pictured), provided insight into what space professionals can do to help on-the-ground warfighters. Panelists comprised: Col. John “J.R.” Riordan, USAF, director of Space Operations Col. William J.…

As part of the Space Foundation’s educational outreach, more than 300 middle and senior high school students from throughout Nebraska and parts of Iowa toured high-tech space exhibits Nov. 3-4 at the Strategic Space Symposium at the Qwest Center Omaha. The tours were co-sponsored by Lockheed Martin and the NASA Nebraska Space Grant. The student…

Seventy local K-12 teachers learned about space-related educational programs and resources available from the Space Foundation, Lockheed Martin, and the NASA Nebraska Space Grant at the Teacher Space Seminar, co-sponsored by Lockheed Martin and the NASA Nebraska Space Grant, on Nov. 3 at the Strategic Space Symposium at the Qwest Center Omaha. The workshop included:…

The Space Foundation appreciates the support it received from the following sponsors in making the Strategic Space Symposium a success: Space News: Exclusive Media Partner AMERICOM Government Services: Exhibit Center and hotel key cards sponsor Northrop Grumman: Nov. 3 Keynote Luncheon and Dessert sponsor; badge holder sponsor Raytheon: Nov. 4 Luncheon – Warfighter Perspectives sponsor…

The Space Foundation and Colorado Springs School District 11 (D-11) were honored Nov. 5 by the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corporation with an Excellence in Local Industry Chairman’s Award for their collaborative efforts to create the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs. Created through a partnership between D-11 and the Space Foundation, the…

The need for better situational awareness, greater international cooperation, and more flexible systems and processes were common themes at the Strategic Space Symposium, held this Nov. 2-4 at the Qwest Center Omaha. The event, which attracted more than 1,800 attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors, featured presentations from top military and industry leaders from around the globe.…

Featured speaker and Strategic Space Symposium co-host* Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, USAF, commander, United States Strategic Command, set the tone for the Symposium with his “wish list” for space: Improved space situational awareness through more data from better sensors, more tools to fuse the data, more displays to make decisions based upon the data, and better…

Following Gen. Chilton’s remarks, the Combatant Command Panel (Joint Operations: Space as a Force Multiplier) panel, moderated by Vice Adm. Carl Mauney, USN, deputy commander, United States Strategic Command (pictured at lectern), offered their perspectives to the Strategic Space Symposium attendees on the space-related challenges, solutions, and opportunities that affect their operations. Lt. Gen. Francis…

The Nov. 3 Strategic Space Symposium Keynote Luncheon sponsored by Northrop Grumman featured National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Director Gen. Bruce Carlson, USAF (Retired). Carlson said that the NRO is collaborating with U.S. research and development agencies, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Naval Research Laboratory, to…