Space Foundation News & Media
Friday is Deadline to Submit Tech Track Paper Abstracts
The Space Foundation is accepting paper abstracts for the 33rd Space Symposium Tech Track. Tech Track presentations are welcome on technology developments with applications for civil, commercial, entrepreneurial and national security fields. The emphasis should be on recent activities or emerging technologies. Areas of interest include: Space science Hardware solutions Software solutions Satellites Launches The deadline…
Featured Speakers Announced for Space Foundation's Classified Faga Forum on Space Intelligence 2017
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 14, 2016) – In response to demand for a classified space conference in the metro Washington, D.C., area, the Space Foundation will again offer the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, to be held on Feb. 15, at SAIC in Chantilly, Va. Early confirmed speakers for the Faga Forum 2017 include: Winston…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Launch of WorldView-4 Commercial Earth Observation Satellite
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Nov. 11, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully supported the launch of WorldView-4, DigitalGlobe’s newest high-accuracy, high-resolution imaging satellite. The mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket today. Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion on the Atlas…
Project Management Institute Educational Foundation Grant Will Fund Space Foundation Initiative for Teachers and Students
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 10, 2016) – The Space Foundation has received a grant from the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF) for a two-year initiative to help teachers and students prepare for the demands of the future workforce. The $192,125 grant will fund an initiative entitled “Out of this World Project Management,” an enhancement…
AFA Awards Colorado Medal of Merit to Space Foundation
Bryan DeBates, Space Foundation Vice President – Education, and Elias Molen, Manager – Space Education, were recently honored by the Colorado Air Force Association with the Colorado Medal of Merit. The award was given to DeBates and Molen for their work in the partnership between the Space Foundation and the Air Force Association’s (AFA) StellarXplorers…
Verizon Foundation Grant Funds Space Foundation Program for Boys & Girls Club
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 3, 2016) – Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, the Space Foundation will offer a new program for Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. Six Tinker Space workshops will be held between November 2016 and May 2017, specifically…
Midland International Air & Space Port Receives Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Compatible Landing Site Designation
SPARKS, Nev. (Nov. 3, 2016) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and the Midland Development Corporation (MDC) today announce that Midland International Air & Space Port is now considered a compatible landing site for SNC’s Dream Chaser spacecraft. Midland International Air & Space Port, located in Midland, Texas, has successfully completed the compatibility portion of the Dream…
Space World is Newest Space Certified Education Product
The Space Foundation welcomes its most recent Certified Education Product – Space World™ – and partner company Intergalactic Education LLC, based in Washington, D.C. Founder Justin Park has been campaigning to get Space World into classrooms across the U.S. “Good decisions require an even better vision,” he said. “Intergalactic Education continues to execute its strategic…
New Gen Spotlight: Not Your Typical Space Careers
This new 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. To…
Space Foundation to Host Networking for New Generation Space Leaders in Washington, D.C.
by Bernadette Maisel, Space Foundation Director – Customer Relations and New Generation Program Lead The Space Foundation New Generation Programs are expanding from coast to coast, providing networking and mentorship opportunities for young professionals. The goal of our New Generation program is to foster meaningful, long-term peer relationships between space professionals aged 35 and younger,…