Space Foundation News & Media
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD) today announced that Paul R. Lundstrom will join the company as vice president of Finance and chief financial officer (CFO) on Nov. 7, 2016. Lundstrom will report directly to CEO and President Eileen Drake and will be based out of the corporate headquarters…
Space Foundation CEO Steps Down
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 24, 2016) – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Space Foundation, Admiral James O. Ellis Jr., announced that Space Foundation CEO, Elliot Pulham, has resigned his position, and the board has commenced a search for new leadership of the organization. He released the following statement: “We want to thank Elliot…
Get Your Costume On with Stargazing and Safe Indoor Mad Science Fun at the Discovery Center
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 24, 2016) – The Space Foundation Discovery Center is getting in the spirit of October with family-friendly, costume-encouraged events this week. Experience our new, free Family Star Party on Wednesday, Oct. 26, and a special two-day Mad Science-themed Star Days event, Oct. 28 and 29. Family Star Party — Weds. Oct. 26, 6:30…
33rd Space Symposium Registration Opens with Greatest Number of Early Confirmed Speakers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 19, 2016) – With more early confirmed speakers than ever, the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium will have a larger and more global roster of speakers than in past years. For its 33rd year, the Space Symposium will bring together leaders of the civil, commercial and defense space sectors from more…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers First Set of Propulsion Hardware for Boeing's Starliner Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 18, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), has completed delivery of the first set of hardware for Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner service module propulsion system. The Starliner is designed to ferry NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station. The first delivered…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Helps Deliver Supplies and Materials to International Space Station
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), has 32 MR-106 monopropellant hydrazine thrusters on the Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft that was launched today. The Aerojet Rocketdyne thrusters play a critical role in the in-space maneuvering, three-axis control, berthing and re-entry of the Cygnus spacecraft during…
NanoSpace becomes part of GomSpace
Swedish Space Corporation, (SSC Svenska rymdaktiebolaget) has sold 100% of the shares of NanoSpace AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of SSC, to GS Sweden AB (publ), the parent company of GomSpace ApS. (Oct. 17, 2016) – NanoSpace, a provider of novel MEMS based technologies and propulsion systems for nanosatellites, started its operation in 2005 and…
Space Foundation Discovery Center Gets Its Own Website
Earlier this month, the Space Foundation announced the creation of a new website, DiscoverSpace.org. This new site is designed specifically as a one-stop for all things related to Space Foundation education programs and the Discovery Center. All Discovery Center event details can now be found on DiscoverSpace.org, as well as news about upcoming exhibits, field…
Pulham Delivers Keynote Address at International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Holokauahi Pulham is in Las Cruces, New Mexico, today delivering a keynote address at the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS). ISPCS is the leading commercial space industry event, which gathers the leaders and international representatives of the commercial space industry, State and Federal government officials and…
Space Foundation Brings NASA Astronaut and STEM Education Program to Los Angeles Air Force Base
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 13, 2016) – In November, the Space Foundation will bring its Space in the Community STEM education program to Los Angeles Air Force Base to inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The week of Nov. 14 through 18, former NASA astronaut Col. Paul S. Lockhart,…