Space Foundation News & Media
FLOAT LIKE AN ASTRONAUT AND FLY LIKE A SUPER HERO WHILE TESTING THE WORLD’S FIRST SPACE BEER
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Astronaut Yuri Gagarin became a global legend in 1961 as the first human to journey into outer space. While looking down on Earth, the only thing missing to toast the occasion was a beer. Being able to drink beer in space wasn’t an option then but it is now, and it’s about to…
Space Foundation Welcomes Brooke Owens Fellows to 34th Space Symposium
During its annual Space Symposium, the Space Foundation recognizes a select number of outstanding New Generation space professionals, age 35 and younger, by including them in main agenda activities, either on a panel or as a Master Moderator for the day. This year, the Space Foundation will highlight its support of the Brooke Owens…
Space Foundation Invites Public to Attend the Women's Global Gathering at the 34th Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 7, 2018) – The public is invited to register now to attend the Women’s Global Gathering, an event at the 34th Space Symposium that will be open to the public, without Symposium registration. This motivational luncheon and networking opportunity is open to men and women, and to Symposium registrants and non-registrants.…
Author Margot Lee Shetterly to Receive Space Foundation's Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 5, 2018) – With her book Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, author Margot Lee Shetterly made the world aware of the major contributions of three NASA mathematicians, who were also female and African-American, during the early years of the U.S. space program.
GOES-S Launch Marks Flight of 100th Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ-60A Solid Rocket Booster
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 1, 2018) – Today’s launch of the nation’s newest weather satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket marks the flight of the 100th Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ-60A solid rocket booster (SRB), the largest monolithically wound SRB ever flown. The AJ-60A is one of numerous Aerojet Rocketdyne products on both the…
Science Teacher Diego Martinez is 2018 Recipient of the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 28, 2018) – Oregon science teacher Diego Martinez has been selected by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation as recipient of the 2018 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award.
Space Security and Defense Program to Receive 2018 Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 27, 2018) – The Space Foundation has selected the Space Security and Defense Program to receive its 2018 Space Achievement Award for bringing space survivability and protection to the forefront of national leadership.
Space Foundation Board of Directors Member ADM James O. Ellis, Jr., USN (Ret.), Nominated to Serve on National Space Council's Users Advisory Group
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 22, 2018) – The nomination of Space Foundation Board Member and former Chairman ADM James O. Ellis, Jr., USN (Ret.), to the National Space Council’s Users Advisory Group has been confirmed by the White House, as Vice President Mike Pence, Chairman of the National Space Council, announced the candidates selected to serve.
Harris Grant Brings Astronaut STEM Program to Colorado Springs Schools
Thanks to a grant from Harris Corporation, students at six Colorado Springs schools will get to hear first-hand about a former NASA astronaut’s experiences in space. Lt. Col. Duane “Digger” Carey, USAF (Ret.), will speak to students at Academy Endeavor Elementary, Coronado High, Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary, Evans International Elementary, McAuliffe Elementary and Wildflower Elementary,…
RS-25 Engine Throttles Up for Deep Space Exploration
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Feb. 21, 2018) – With an eye toward future deep space missions, Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA today powered up the RS-25 main engine for the agency’s powerful heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) to its highest thrust levels yet. During today’s 260-second hot fire test, the RS-25 engine throttled up to 113…