Report from Washington, D.C.

On Jan. 24 and 25, the Space Foundation hosted two events on Capitol Hill, along with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The purpose of these events was to inform congressional staffers about the aerospace industry and introduce them to issues across the field. These “Aerospace 101”…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations With a new Congress and new Administration in place, 2017 is off to a fast start. While legislation, executive actions and other initiatives are cropping up each day, there is very little activity on the space side. Several members of the Trump Administration’s NASA landing…

Demand for a classified conference in the greater Washington, D.C., area, grew from the popularity of classified programs held by the Space Foundation during its annual Space Symposium. The Space Foundation is again offering the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 15, at SAIC in Chantilly, Va. The Forum will bring…

When:February 15, 20177:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Followed by:Networking Reception Where:SAIC14672 Lee Road Chantilly, VA 20151 Required:U.S. citizenship and a TS/SCI security clearance Confirmed speakers: Winston A. Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, and Director, Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. ADM James O. Ellis, Jr.,…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations On Dec. 5, the Space Foundation hosted a breakfast on Capitol Hill with featured speaker Winston Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, (pictured below). Beauchamp provided an update on Air Force space programs and took questions from congressional staffers and executives…

In response to demand for a classified space conference in the metro Washington, D.C., area, the Space Foundation will again offer the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, to be held on Feb. 15, at SAIC in Chantilly, Va. Early confirmed speakers for the Faga Forum 2017 include: Winston A. Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations At the beginning of November, the Space Foundation, along with George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute, co-hosted a networking reception for young space professionals at the Elliot School of International Affairs in Foggy Bottom. This event, as part of the Space Foundation’s New Generation Space…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations October was a slow month in the policy world, due to congressional recess in D.C. and the focus on the election. NASA authorization bills have been passed in both the House and Senate, and congressional staff from each side are meeting to reconcile the differences…

Earlier this year, the Space Foundation launched a new classified one-day space conference in the greater Washington, D.C., area. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence was created in response to ongoing requests for more  classified programming, and was named for Space Foundation Director Emeritus Martin C. Faga, former Director, National Reconnaissance Office. The Faga Forum…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations Congress returned from August recess on Sept. 6, following the Labor Day weekend. The House Space Subcommittee went straight to work, holding a hearing on the afternoon of Sept. 7, entitled “Commercial Remote Sensing: Facilitating Innovation and Leadership.” The hearing discussion focused on the state…