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Shepard Award Winner to Speak At KSC
2009 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award recipient Rick Soria, who is an assistant principal at Choctawhatchee (Florida) High School and co-chairman of Okaloosa County’s Engineers for America program, will be one of five speakers at the 25th anniversary ceremony to honor the seven astronauts who died in the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion. The nationally televised…
Child Prodigy to Open Symposium
Following through on its mission to inspire the next generation, the 27th National Space Symposium will open with a performance by nine-year-old piano prodigy Ethan Bortnick. “Ethan epitomizes the promise of his generation,” said Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham. “He is talented, creative and caring. His performance supports the Space Foundation’s mission to inspire, enable and…
Why Attend the 27th National Space Symposium?
Here are the top five reasons to attend the 27th National Space Symposium: Networking: Make connections with the industry’s top decision-makers and get business done – all in one place at one time. Influential Participants: Hear from the leaders of all space industry sectors – space agencies, commercial space, national security, new space, financial community,…
Co-Sponsors Provide Support, Receive Exposure
The Space Foundation appreciates the companies that provide support by co-sponsoring major events at the National Space Symposium. Confirmed co-sponsors of the 27th National Space Symposium include: a.i. solutions – Hotel Room Keys Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) – Official Software ATK – Registration Bag Aviation Week – Media Partner Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. – Congressional Breakfast The Boeing Company -…
Space Shuttle Gets Symposium Attention
As NASA prepares for the final Space Shuttle mission, the Space Foundation is dedicating two events at the upcoming 27th National Space Symposium to honoring this extraordinary program. The Industry Salutes the Space Shuttle luncheon and the Space Shuttle Commanders’ Forum will both be presented on April 12, the 30th anniversary of the launch of…
O'Rourke Slated for Event Honoring Space Innovations
The nation’s premier political satirist will be speaking at the nation’s premier gathering of space professionals when he headlines the annual Space Technology Hall of Fame® dinner on April 14, 2011, at the 27th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Presented annually by the Space Foundation as the final major…
Wes Bush to Provide Viewpoint
Space industry perspective is a vital part of the National Space Symposium. For 2011, Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation, will provide that perspective as a featured speaker at the Space Foundation’s 27th National Space Symposium. He joins a slate of speakers that includes leaders from military, intelligence, civil, commercial and academic…
Carlson Returns to Address NRO Issues
Popular speaker Gen. Bruce A. Carlson, USAF (Retired), will be a featured speaker at the 27th National Space Symposium, which will be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. As the 17th director of the NRO, Carlson directs the agency responsible for space reconnaissance systems, intelligence-related U.S. national security activities and…
How the Space Shuttles Got Their Names
Columbia (OV-102) was named after a sailing frigate launched in 1836. It was one of the first Navy ships to circumnavigate the globe. The name also was used for the Apollo 11 command module that carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on the first lunar landing flight in 1969. Challenger (OV-099) was named after…
Astronaut Jim Lovell Honored by Harvard
Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr., USN (Retired), honorary Space Foundation board member who flew in both the Gemini and Apollo programs and is best known for commanding the dramatic return to Earth of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission has added another distinction to his accomplishments. Harvard Business School recently bestowed its most important honor, the Alumni Achievement…