Space Foundation News & Media
Aerojet Rocketdyne Receives NASA Glenn Research Center’s Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Feb. 13, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), has received NASA Glenn Research Center’s Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year award for its work on the space agency’s Next Evolutionary Xenon Thruster-Commercial (NEXT-C) Gridded Ion Thruster System, which was built by Aerojet Rocketdyne. The…
Register Now for the Women’s Global Gathering
Scheduled for Thursday, April 6, from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m., at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation’s first Women’s Global Gathering will be held during the final day of the 33rd Space Symposium. This motivational luncheon and networking opportunity is open to men and women, and to Symposium registrants and non-registrants. The Gathering…
Governor Delivers State of the State Address in Colorado Springs
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper was in Colorado Springs today to deliver his State of the State address. The address took place during a luncheon at the Antlers Hotel, hosted by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation. The audience included a range of local and regional community leaders representing industry, education and…
U.S. Congressmen Rogers and Bridenstine to Speak at 33rd Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 6, 2017) – With a new Congress and a new administration in place, space policy and legislation, both civil and national security-related, will be integral to this year’s 33rd Space Symposium. Perspectives from U.S. Congressmen will be provided at the Symposium by speakers Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Rep. Jim Bridenstine…
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…
New Gen Spotlight: New Gen Sponsor ULA
This series in Space Watch spotlights one New Generation participant and one New Gen mentor, providing insight into the success of these space professionals. The Space Foundation’s New Generation program was founded in 2008 as a forum to foster long-term peer relationships between young space professionals, aged 35 and younger, and top space leaders and mentors. This month,…
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”…
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…
Space in the Community Returns to Tulsa
The Space Foundation education team returned to Tulsa, Okla., just nine months after delivering a Space in the Community program to more than 5,000 students there. They were invited back after the success of the program at Tulsa-area schools last May. The team spent the last week of January delivering more hands-on STEM activities, teacher…