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In May, the Space Foundation announced two winners of this year’s Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship. The 2009 recipients are: Jessica Kamalu, high school mathematics teacher at Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Anuenue, Honolulu; and Rod Floro, sixth grade physical science teacher at Kamehameha Schools Middle School, Hawaii Campus, Keaau. “For the first time since the inception…

Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship recipient Jessica Kamalu graduated with honors from Kamehameha Schools in 2003. She received her bachelor’s degree in Hawaiian language in 2008, and is working toward a master’s degree in education. She teaches high school mathematics at Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Anuenue, a K – 12 Hawaiian immersion school. As a child…

Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship recipient Rod Floro received a bachelor’s degree in natural sciences from the University of Hawai’i, Hilo, and a B.S. degree in environmental sciences, minor in chemistry, from DePaul University, Chicago. He is a sixth grade physical science teacher at Kamehameha Schools Middle School, Hawaii Campus, Keaau. “Over the past eight years,…

Spaceports operate around the world, offering different capabilities and scales of operation – ranging from a basic control center, transportation infrastructure and launch platform to highly sophisticated facilities such as Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. KSC and the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome are the oldest and    most advanced. But, they are not alone. Following is…

The Space Foundation in association with Toffler Associates is sponsoring Space Business Forum: New York  June 4 at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City. The Forum will provide financial analysts, investment bankers, institutional advisors, venture capitalists, insurers, and others from the financial community with the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue with…

The crew of Space Shuttle STS-125 recently completed an astonishing mission: refurbishing the Hubble Space Telescope to greatly expand its ability to continue    to explore the universe – and the history of the universe. The mission included    five lengthy spacewalks, some creativity and brute strength, and successful outcomes on all major mission objectives, which included…

 A complete guide to all sectors of the global space industry, the Space Foundation’s The Space Report 2009: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity is now available for purchase in multiple formats: • Hard Copy for $79.95 • Compact Disk for $79.95 • e-Book in PDF format for $69.95 • Both a Hard Copy…

The Space Foundation maintains three indexes that are updated daily on the Space Foundation’s Web site at www.SpaceFoundation.org/spaceindex. The indexes, which give a clear picture of how the overall industry is faring, include: • The Space Foundation Index, which tracks the performance of 29 public companies that derive a significant portion of their revenue from…

The Space Foundation welcomes Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) as the newest Corporate Member at the Partner level. SDL (www.sdl.usu.edu), a unit of the Utah State University Research Foundation, is a nonprofit research corporation owned by Utah State University. Charged with applying basic research to the technology challenges presented in the military and science arenas, SDL…

 Amid the excitement and activity of the 25th National Space Symposium, the Space Foundation set aside time to recognize our more than 90 corporate member companies at the first-ever Corporate Member Private Awards Reception. Held in the historic El Pomar Carriage Museum at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, the event underscored to critical role…