Spotlight

  The National Space Symposium is growing in international influence, this year with 20 nations represented, participation in four agenda presentations, and three major delegations in attendance. Paul Weissenberg, Ph.D., director for aerospace, GMES, security, and defence for the European Commission, spoke about Europe’s Ambition in Space and Wang Wenbao, director of the China Manned…

The 26th National Space Symposium made history with the appearance of the current director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the nine living former directors of the NRO. Current director, Gen. Bruce A. Carlson, USAF (Retired), spoke on April 14, and the former directors participated in a forum on April 15. Plus, the entire…

“It’s not what I’ve done; it’s what we gotta do.” That was how former Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle Astronaut Captain John W. Young, USN (Retired), framed his brief, but powerful acceptance speech April 13 when he was awarded the Space Foundation’s highest honor – the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. Young called for…

Speaking at the 26th National Space Symposium, the Honorable William J. Lynn, III, deputy secretary of defense, United States Department of Defense, laid out his department’s strategy to address the changing space environment, and the challenges it poses to military space. He started by saying space assets give us the ability to: strike with precision,…

Perhaps the most worrisome aspect of the increasing utilization – and globalization – of space is a simple question: “what’s up there?” The Critical Issues – Space Situational Awareness & Space Debris panel at the 26th National Space Symposium examinedtwo different, but related, issues: the challenge of keeping abreast of what is taking place in…

“I believe in living a creative life. I believe in bringing more to the party than is required or asked for. I believe in using both sides of the brain.” These are the messages that actor, director, photographer, poet, and space icon Leonard Nimoy shared with an enthusiastic audience at the Space Technology Hall of…

Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley will be the featured speaker at the Corporate Partnership Dinner the second evening of the 26th National Space Symposium. The Corporate Partnership Dinner recognizes the companies and organizations that support, sponsor, and partner with the Space Foundation, which hosts the Symposium. The Boeing Company is co-sponsoring the…

The 26th National Space Symposium is jam-packed with opportunities to meet and talk with fellow attendees – just one reason you should plan to attend. Here’s a list, by day, of the many networking opportunities at the Symposium:  Monday, April 12, 2010 7:45 a.m. Cyber Networking Breakfast, Rocky Mountain Foyer/Broadmoor West, co-sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton –…

One of the many perks for 26th National Space Symposium attendees will be the commemorative poster, a gift of International Space University (ISU). Created by Space Foundation artist Paul Parson, the 20 inch by 36 inch poster depicts a view from space of a brilliant burst of light emanating from Earth’s orbit. “The design is…

The 26th National Space Symposium will explore perspectives and stimulate discussion on how the combination of the steady maturation of the commercial industry, severely constrained federal budgets, and growing government dependence on outside services may point to a major shift in how the U.S. acquires critical space capabilities and services. Among the topics the Solutions…