Space Foundation News & Media
Battelle Grant to Enhance New Underwater Education Lab
Thousands of students will benefit from Battelle’s generosity A grant from Battelle will inspire the next generation of engineers, scientists, and technology professionals through the creation of a STEM-integrated, standards-based education opportunity at the Space Foundation’s Discovery Center. Battelle, whose education mission is “to inspire and prepare the next generation of STEM leaders to advance…
Celebrating Space Night at the Discovery Center
by Carah Barbarick, Space Foundation Space Education Specialist Manitou Springs Elementary School hosted its third annual Space Night at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs in March, bringing more than 350 students and family members to celebrate all things space. This year’s Space Night was a culmination of the 3rd grade students…
Teaching 3D Printing for Fun and Future Job Skills
by Elias Molen, Space Foundation Manager – Space Education Thanks to a grant from the Colorado Space Grant Consortium, the Space Foundation was recently able to present a teacher professional development course on 3D printing, attended by teachers from the Colorado Springs and Pueblo areas. The teachers learned that while the 3D printing process is…
More Than 30 Countries Will be Represented at the 33rd Space Symposium
Space leaders from more than 30 countries, are expected to attend the Space Foundation’s 33rd Space Symposium, participating as speakers, panelists and exhibitors, and with delegations representing China, France, Germany, Korea, Japan, Russia and the European Commission. The 33rd Space Symposium will be held April 3-6 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA, and…
March Report from Washington
by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations March was a busy month in the space policy community. On March 7, the House of Representatives passed the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017, its first NASA Authorization bill in over six years. The bill, largely bipartisan, had previously passed the Senate in February,…
US-UK Space Forum Meets in Denver
The UK’s Department for International Trade extended an invitation to the Colorado aerospace community to attend a US-UK Space Forum on March 17 in Denver, Colo. Around 50 people attended the event, which featured a panel discussion with participation from the UK military, Lockheed Martin, Surrey Satellite Technology, Oakman Aerospace and the Space Foundation. …
Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded U.S. Navy Contract to Mature Power and Energy Management Systems for Underwater Unmanned Vehicles
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 24, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), has received a $1.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to mature the demonstration capabilities of a power and energy management system that will allow underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs) to be charged wirelessly undersea. Under the contract,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Launch of Wideband Global SATCOM Spacecraft for the U.S. Military
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 18, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), played a major role in successfully launching and placing the ninth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-9) spacecraft into orbit for the U.S. military. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United…
L3 Telemetry & RF Products Supports the Successful Launch of the Iridium NEXT Satellite Constellation
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 14, 2017) – L3 Telemetry & RF Products (L3 T&RF), a proud member of the Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) team, announced today that its CDU-100 command link decryptor and InControl™ commanding software successfully supported the January 14 launch of the first group of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites from Vandenberg Air Force…
Year in Space Mission Wins 2017 Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 15, 2017) – When they returned to Earth on March 1, 2016, (March 2 Kazakhstan time) NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko had spent nearly a year in space. Their record-setting 342 days in space is expected to help pave the way for human spaceflight to Mars and other…