Space Foundation News & Media
U.S. Completes First Successful SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 4, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), announced today that its propulsion systems supported the first intercept flight test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 Block IIA guided missile. During the SFTM-01 flight test conducted by the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency, the SM-3 Block IIA…
Air Purification and Plant Growth Innovations are Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees at 33rd Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 2, 2017) – The Space Foundation’s 33rd Space Symposium will culminate on April 6 with ceremonies celebrating the induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® of two innovations developed for space that now improve life on Earth, as well as celebrating 30 years of the Space Technology Hall of Fame…
Boeing Exhibit Center and Pavilion Sells Out in Record Time
The Boeing Exhibit Center and Pavilion has sold out months in advance of the Space Foundation’s 33rd Space Symposium, to be held April 3-6, 2017, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. This is the earliest in the Symposium’s 33-year history that the exhibit center has sold out. For 2017, The Boeing Company is sponsoring…
Teacher Liaison Program Adds 28 Educators, Including Teachers from Ethiopia, Guam, Kenya and Portugal
The Space Foundation continues to grow international participation in its Teacher Liaison program, which now includes one educator each from Australia, Ethiopia, Guam, Kenya and Portugal, plus 26 educators from India, bringing the total number of international Teacher Liaisons to 31. For 2017, the Space Foundation has added 28 new Teacher Liaisons, bringing the total…
Volunteer Louis Ramon Receives Jacobs Community Care Award
During his nearly 50-year aerospace career, former NASA engineer Lou Ramon was involved in a number of U.S. human spaceflight programs, from Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle to the International Space Station. He is now a dedicated volunteer docent at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. Among the many highlights during his…
Space Love at Its Finest
Who doesn’t love space? No one we know, and this month we are bringing out all our love of space at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. Wednesday, Feb. 1, Homeschool Days: I ❤️ Space Hands-on science activities linked to learning about space travel and the universe. Saturday, Feb. 4, Star Days: I ❤️ Space Spend the…
Join the Party at Yuri's Night
The Space Foundation is kicking off Space Symposium week in Colorado Springs with a party that any adult can attend! Yuri’s Night is the global space party that celebrates the accomplishments of Yuri Gagarin, as well as the U.S. Space Shuttle program. Enjoy spirits and meet astronauts, all for a good cause. Proceeds from Yuri’s…
Report from Washington
by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations With a new Congress and new Administration in place, 2017 is off to a fast start. While legislation, executive actions and other initiatives are cropping up each day, there is very little activity on the space side. Several members of the Trump Administration’s NASA landing…
Space Foundation Hosts Aerospace 101 Events on the Hill
On Jan. 24 and 25, the Space Foundation hosted two events on Capitol Hill, along with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The purpose of these events was to inform congressional staffers about the aerospace industry and introduce them to issues across the field. These “Aerospace 101”…
Last Chance to Register for Classified Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
Demand for a classified conference in the greater Washington, D.C., area, grew from the popularity of classified programs held by the Space Foundation during its annual Space Symposium. The Space Foundation is again offering the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 15, at SAIC in Chantilly, Va. The Forum will bring…