Space Foundation News & Media
Aerojet Rocketdyne Solar Farm Receives Arkansas Environmental Excellence Award
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), announced today that it has been chosen by the Arkansas Environmental Federation (AEF) as the recipient of the 2016 Diamond Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership. Each year, the AEF Diamond Award recognizes one company that demonstrates…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Motor Plays Key Role in Successful Blue Origin In-Flight Crew Escape Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), announced today that its Blue Origin Crew Capsule Escape Solid Rocket Motor (CCE SRM) was part of the successful In-Flight Escape Test conducted by Blue Origin yesterday from Blue Origin’s West Texas Launch Site. The specific SRM…
Space Foundation is Bringing NASA Astronaut and STEM Program to Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2016) – The Space Foundation is bringing its Space in the Community STEM education program to Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam Oct. 11 through 17 to inspire students there to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The activities during this Space in the Community…
Space Foundation STEM Activities Celebrate World Space Week
“Remote Sensing — Enabling our Future” is the theme for World Space Week 2016, held annually October 4-10. The Space Foundation is a proud sponsor of World Space Week, and will offer activities celebrating achievements in space and in support of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). On Oct. 5, the Space Foundation will invite…
World Space Week 2016 DIY Activities
Declared in 1999 by the United Nations, World Space Week is celebrated internationally each year Oct. 4 through Oct. 10. World Space Week is one of the largest public space events on Earth, with more than 1,800 events in 73 countries celebrating the benefits and exploration of space, according to the World Space Week organization.…
Successful Launch for Tiangong-2 Space Lab
Late in the evening of Sept. 15 in China, the uncrewed Tiangong-2 spacecraft headed into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Tiangong-2 is a space station laboratory that China plans to have up and running in the early 2020s. This is China’s second space station, and one step in the…
Space Foundation Photos from the 67th International Astronautical Congress
The Space Foundation is continually expanding its global horizons, connecting with space leaders and customers from around the world at a varity of events, including the 67th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), held in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sept. 26-30. Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham (pictured below) led the largest team to attend the IAC from the Space…
Cape Canaveral New Gen Party Kicks Off World Space Week
New Generation space professionals will launch World Space Week at a Kick Off Party at Florida Beer Company, 200 Imperial Blvd., Cape Canaveral, on Monday, Oct. 3, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Space professionals age 35 years or younger are invited to join the Florida space community in a tailgate party to launch the largest annual…
New Generation Spotlight: Women in Aerospace
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…
Space Foundation Launches Quarterly New Generation Networking in Washington, D.C.
In September, the Space Foundation partnered with Women in Aerospace (WIA), Women in Defense and the Space Generation Advisory Council to host a joint New Generation networking reception at Airbus Group Government Relations and Experience Center in Washington, D.C. In addition to providing the spectacular venue, host Airbus Group, a Space Foundation Contributing Member, also provided beverages…