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The fabulous 28th National Space Symposium Opening Ceremony, held Monday evening, April 16, featured the Colorado Springs Philharmonic playing two selections from Gustav Holst’s The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter, Bringer of Jollility and Mars, Bringer of War. The event, which was co-sponsored by Lockheed Martin, officially kicked off the Symposium. It began with remarks from…

The Space Foundation’s most prestigious award, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, was presented to Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF, Ret., former vice chief of staff of the USAF, former head of Air Force Space Command and former chief of staff of the National Reconnaissance Office, at a special luncheon co-sponsored by…

The Space Report 2012: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity will be released in mid-April and, if you act quickly, you can get it for an incredible discount. Until May 1, the newest edition of the definitive overview of global space is on sale for 50 percent off. The special price, which is available…

In March, the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) FY 2013 Budget Request. NOAA requested $5.1 billion in FY 2013, a 3 percent increase from FY 2012. A significant portion of NOAA’s budget request will go toward funding the acquisition…

The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing on Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for National Security Space Activities. Members of the subcommittee congratulated the national security community for its recent string of successful launches. Members expressed concerns that defense budget cuts focused too heavily on space-related research…

At a recent Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee hearing on Priorities, Plans and Progress of the Nation’s Space Program, senators noted that while NASA’s budget was essentially flat from what it received in FY 2012, it was still better than most other government agencies had fared in the President’s FY 2013 budget request. NASA…

Space Watch includes a monthly feature, called Second View, that shares a viewpoint from a Space Foundation team member. The column complements CEO Elliot Pulham’s The View From Here and expands our ability to share Space Foundation views and issues. This column is by Iain Probert, Space Foundation Vice President – Education I am drawn…

The NASA Kepler Mission has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Space Foundation’s John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration. The award will be presented April 16 during the opening ceremony of the 28th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The NASA Kepler Mission is being…

Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao is one of five space experts selected by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to serve on a team to help the company create, in its words, “the world’s safest human spaceflight system.” SpaceX is one of the leading private companies working to…

The Space Foundation co-sponsored and hosted a booth at the Colorado Springs Philharmonic’s March 10 Vanguard Performance of Holst’s The Planets, Stravinsky’s Fireworks and Gandolfi’s The Garden of Cosmic Speculation. Also co-sponosred by the Colorado Springs Gazette and The Boeing Company, the concert was conducted by Associate Conductor Thomas Wilson and included a special cinematic presentation from the Colorado College Film Studies Program.…