Space Foundation News & Media
Does Free Expression Inspire Innovation?
Nader Sabry, CEO and founder of TIMEZ5 Global Inc., was interviewed by The National recently for his views on how to inspire children to become innovators. Referring to his own experience as a father and space technology entrepreneur, Sabry said he feels it’s important for children to have free expression, even to misbehave, to discover…
Faga Forum on Space Intelligence Returns for 2017
Earlier this year, the Space Foundation launched a new classified one-day space conference in the greater Washington, D.C., area. Created in response to customer demand, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence was named for Space Foundation Director Emeritus Martin C. Faga, former Director, National Reconnaissance Office. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence 2017 will be…
Space Foundation Rolls Out The Space Report 2016 in Washington, D.C.
by Brendan Curry, Vice President – Washington Operations It was an active month on Capitol Hill with a number of space policy hearings. Things got started on July 7 when the House Science, Space and Technology’s Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing entitled, “Examining the Nation’s Current and Next Generation Weather Satellite Programs.” The…
RoboGlove: Space Technology Making Work Easier on Earth
General Motors (GM) recently announced its plans to use robotic glove technology developed for use in space. Through a partnership with NASA and a licensing agreement with Bioservo Technologies AB, a Swedish medical technology company, the RoboGlove will be available for industrial use to assist workers using hand tools. Sensors in the glove strengthen the…
Report from Falcon 9 Launch
by Colleen Parith, Marketing & Communications Specialist 12:45 a.m., Monday, July 19, Cape Canaveral, Florida The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo ship lift off the ground, headed toward the International Space Station (ISS). The rocket climbs into the night sky, creating a hypnotic glow, only to slowly disappear among the stars. For a…
Discovery Center Homeschool Days Begin Sept. 7
The Space Foundation offers Homeschool Days at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs one day each month during the school year, from September through June. The homeschool program includes hands-on science activities linked to learning about space travel and the universe in the Lockheed Martin Space Education Center, plus lessons in the Northrop Grumman Science Center,…
Space Foundation Supports United Launch Alliance and Ball Aerospace Interns' Record-setting Launch
On July 24, a 50-feet-tall high-power sport rocket carried payloads thousands of feet above Fort Carson Army Post, the largest sport rocket to launch anywhere in the world. This student rocket launch carried payloads weighing in at more than 1,200 pounds and generating 6,600 pounds of thrust off the launch pad. The event also included…
The Value of Networking: One Connection Can Make All the Difference
by Bernadette Maisel, Space Foundation Director – Customer Relations and New Generation Program Lead As a young professional, networking seems to be the common theme at many events I attend. Often, I attend these events just because there is a time set in the agenda for networking. I like to think of networking as an…
Find Global Space Facts in The Space Report 2016
The Space Foundation’s flagship publication The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity is often cited as a source in news reports about the global space industry. The Space Report is published annually by the Space Foundation, and contains worldwide space facts and figures, and is illustrated with photographs, charts and graphs. The…
Progress is Heard as RS-25 Engine Roars to Life for NASA's Space Launch System
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 29, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully tested NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 development engine, 0528, as the engine roared to life for 650 seconds at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi earlier today. “When we send astronauts to deep space destinations, including…