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Space Foundation to Celebrate World Space Week 2024
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 11, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering education, collaboration and information for the global space ecosystem, today announced programming for its celebration of World Space Week 2024, Oct. 4-10. This year, the theme for the annual event is “Space and Climate Change,” to highlight the pivotal role…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on September 6, 2024
This Week in Washington The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics will hold a hearing next week on commercial space activities. NASA announced that Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will undock from the ISS on Friday evening and return to Earth early Saturday. At the U.S.-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space, both countries reaffirmed…
Space Foundation Announces Nomination Period for General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, Presented at 2025 Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 4, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering education, collaboration and information for the global space ecosystem, is now accepting nominations for its most prestigious honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. Named in memory of Gen. James E. Hill, USAF (Ret.), longtime…
Space Foundation to Host Faga Forum on Space Intelligence in Virginia
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 3, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering education, collaboration and information for the global space ecosystem, today announced that it will host Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, a conference designed for the intelligence community at the TS/SCI level. The classified event, “Closing the Chain: Collecting…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on August 23, 2024
This Week in Washington NASA announced a media event on August 24 with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson to discuss the Boeing Crew Test Flight. John Hill assumed the role of Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. The FAA postponed public hearings on the environmental review for increased SpaceX Starship launches from Texas. United States Space Policy Updates…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on August 9, 2024
This Week in Washington Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced S.4952, the Dark and Quiet Skies Act. Canada and the U.S. have concluded negotiations for the Canada-U.S. Technology Safeguards Agreement. NASA is evaluating options to have astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who flew to the ISS aboard the Boeing CST-100 Starliner,…
The Space Report 2024 Q2: Record Launches, NASA’s Artemis Push, Cleaner Rocket Fuels, NOAA Satellite Tech
126 launch attempts through June 2024 topped 2023 record by 30% NASA trims jobs and science funding to support Artemis amid flat budget through 2025 As launches increase, scientists explore greener rocket fuels COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — July 30, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering education, collaboration and information for the…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on July 26, 2024
This Week in Washington The Senate Appropriations Committee held a full committee markup of the FY25 CJS Appropriations Act. Read Space Foundation’s summary of the markup here. The U.S. Space Force announced the appointment of Air Marshal Paul Godfrey to Assistant Chief of Space Operations for Future Concepts and Partnerships. NASA announced plans to discontinue…
Space Foundation Announces $570B Space Economy in 2023, Driven by Steady Private and Public Sector Growth
The global space economy grew 7.4% to $570 billion in 2023 Commercial revenues topped $445 billion, 78% of the space economy Government space spending maintained double-digit growth for a third year COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — July 18, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering education, collaboration and information for the global…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on July 12, 2024
This Week in Washington The 2024 NATO Summit was hosted in Washington D.C. from July 9 to 11. The House Appropriations Committee approved the FY25 Commerce, Justice, and Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act in a 31-26 vote. The House Science Space and Technology Committee unanimously approved the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024 in a…