Space Foundation News & Media
Just the Facts: Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
When:February 15, 20177:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Followed by:Networking Reception Where:SAIC14672 Lee Road Chantilly, VA 20151 Required:U.S. citizenship and a TS/SCI security clearance Confirmed speakers: Winston A. Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, and Director, Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. ADM James O. Ellis, Jr.,…
Space-related Activity in Washington, D.C.
by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations On Dec. 5, the Space Foundation hosted a breakfast on Capitol Hill with featured speaker Winston Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, (pictured below). Beauchamp provided an update on Air Force space programs and took questions from congressional staffers and executives…
Symposium Panel to Feature 10 World Space Agency Leaders
The first panel presentation of the Space Foundation’s four-day 33rd Space Symposium will be a discussion of the most pressing global space issues by the world’s top space agency leaders. Confirmed leaders who will be joining the panel include: Mohammad Nasser Al Ahbabi, Ph.D., Director General, United Arab Emirates Space Agency Gwang-Rae Cho, Ph.D., President,…
A Look Ahead in 2017
Last month, we looked back in Space Watch at accomplishments in space during 2016. This month, we’re looking ahead to the future to see what 2017 has in store for the global space community. Rocket Lab finished building its New Zealand launch pad, and the company hopes to conduct a test launch of its new…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes Initial On-Orbit Checkout of Eleven Satellites Built for ORBCOMM
SPARKS, Nev. (Dec. 22, 2015) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed the solar array deployment and initial on-orbit checkout phase as planned for all 11 satellites launched for ORBCOMM’s Generation 2 (OG2) Mission 2. The communication satellites were launched on December 21, 2015 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a dedicated…
Saber Astronautics Gains Space Certification from the Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 19, 2016) – Leading space venture Saber Astronautics (saberastro.com) has received Certified Space Technology™ status from the Space Foundation for its innovative operations software. The software, called the Predictive Ground Station Project (a.k.a., “PIGI”), uses video game technology to enable people to create their own missions and operate large numbers of…
Space Foundation Board Selects Piers Sellers to Receive the 2017 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 15, 2016) – Each spring, during its Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation confers its highest honor — the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. The 2017 honoree is Piers Sellers, Ph.D., OBE, British-born former NASA astronaut and climate scientist currently serving as Deputy Director, Sciences &…
a.i. solutions Awarded 9.5 Year Contract to Support NASA and Air Force Launch Operations
LANHAM, Md. (Dec. 12, 2016) – a.i. solutions today announced it has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a potential value of $387.6M over 9.5 years to support NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP). The contract, known as Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support 3 (ELVIS 3), will provide end-to-end launch services for NASA and NASA-sponsored payloads…
Symposium Panel Highlights Space in Australia
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 12, 2016) – For 2017, the Space Foundation will again offer Country in Focus panels at its 33rd Space Symposium, including a panel discussion on Space in Australia. Moderated by Brett Biddington AM, Principal, Biddington Research Pty Ltd, Chief Executive, IAC Adelaide, the panelists will include: David Ball, Executive Consultant, Envista…
Space Foundation Comments on Passing of Mercury Seven Astronaut John Glenn
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 8, 2016) – The Space Foundation today commented on the death of Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., USMC (Ret.), 95, the last of the Mercury Seven astronauts, military test pilots selected by NASA in 1959 to become America’s first astronauts. “U.S. success in space was built on the courage and determination…