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10 Interesting Space Symposium Facts
34th Space Symposium Opening Ceremony Less Than 10 Weeks Out! With the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium less than 10 weeks away, here are 10 interesting facts you may not know about this premier space conference. Now in its 34th year, the Space Symposium has come a very long way. The inaugural event saw…
Space Foundation Sponsors WIA Evening with Gwynne Shotwell
New Generation space professionals age 35 or younger are invited to register now for a cocktail reception hosted by Women in Aerospace (WIA) with special guest Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO, SpaceX. The reception is also sponsored by L3 Technologies and will be held Wednesday, March 28, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Torrance,…
Donor Gift Creates the Dr. Rochelle Abrams Space Across the Curriculum Educator Training Scholarship and Congressional Space Policy Education Program
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 7, 2018) – The Space Foundation has received funding for an education program to help teachers inspire students to pursue careers in the space industry. The new Dr. Rochelle Abrams Space Across the Curriculum Educator Training Scholarship and Congressional Space Policy Education Program will not only help build a future workforce…
34th Space Symposium Panels to Discuss Economics and Law of Space Exploration
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 5, 2018) – The Space Foundation’s 34th Space Symposium will attract thousands of space leaders from around the world to Colorado Springs to discuss the most pressing current space issues. Panel discussion topics will focus on such issues as “The Economics of Deep Space,” to be moderated by Dylan Taylor, Founding…
Test Qualifies Final Main Engine Controller for First Crewed SLS Launch
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Feb. 1, 2018) – NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne today cleared a significant milestone toward the first crewed flight of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) with the latest successful test firing of an RS-25 engine, which powers the heavy-lift rocket’s first stage. The 365-second test qualified the fourth and final RS-25…
Space Foundation Brings Astronauts to Tulsa for Space in the Community
The Space Foundation education team traveled to Tulsa, Okla., at the end of January to deliver a Space in the Community program to students, teachers and parents there. The first three days of the visit were spent in rural Mayes County where approximately 4,500 students heard first-hand about adventures in space from former NASA astronaut…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Welcomes Greg Jones as Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2018) – Aerojet Rocketdyne today announced that Greg Jones will join the company on Feb. 5 as senior vice president, Strategy & Business Development. Jones will report directly to CEO and President Eileen Drake and will serve as one of the officers of parent company Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD). Jones…
Former Deputy Director of CIA for Operations Greg Vogle to Speak at Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
The Space Foundation’s third annual Faga Forum on Space Intelligence will be held Feb. 20, at SAIC in Chantilly, Va., providing the opportunity to hear from featured speaker Greg Vogle, recently retired Deputy Director of CIA for Operations. At the CIA, Vogle held senior executive positions in charge of global clandestine operations. His special skills…
10 Things to Know About the Second Full Moon in January 2018
You may have heard that a very special Moon is going to be in the night sky next week. What makes this Moon so special? Here are 10 things you need to know about the second full Moon in January 2018! The full Moon occurring on Jan. 31, 2018, will be a blue…