Space Foundation News & Media
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Plays Critical Role in Juno Mission to Study Jupiter
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 5, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), is playing a critical role in placing NASA’s Juno spacecraft into orbit to study Jupiter. Juno is the first mission dedicated to the study of the planet’s interior to learn more about its origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere.…
Bryan DeBates Named Space Foundation Vice President – Education
The Space Foundation has promoted Bryan DeBates to Vice President – Education, from his previous position as Senior Director – Education, effective July 1. In this position, DeBates will administer the development and implementation of the Space Foundation’s education programs that support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. This includes establishing project goals and…
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
Orbiting High and Low: Gemini X by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst Two spacecraft, noses locked together, floated above the Earth. The two spacecraft, Gemini X and Agena 10, docked earlier in the day and in doing so, accomplished one of many Gemini X mission objectives. Things were going well. Fire suddenly spewed out…
How the Space Technology Hall of Fame® Supports Space Awareness
As the leading advocate for space awareness, the Space Foundation created the Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 1988 to recognize the life-changing technologies emerging from global space programs; honor the scientists, engineers and innovators responsible; and communicate to the public the importance of these technologies as a return on investment in space exploration. In…
Space Foundation Hosts Lockheed Martin Interns
For the third consecutive year, the Space Foundation will host Lockheed Martin interns from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other gulf region countries. The intern program is an annual summer international student training program. The program focuses on bringing international engineering students together from around the world to study the fundamentals of space from…
Discovery Center Welcomes Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
In June, the Space Foundation customized some of its education activities for students from the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. The students visited the Discovery Center for space-based learning about weather and severe storms. The Space Foundation team used its 3D printers at the Discovery Center to make plastic models with ridges…
Report on Space Foundation Participation in Delegation to UN Meetings
The Space Foundation participated June 8-17 in the 59th Session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, at the United Nations Office in Vienna. The Committee meets every year to promote international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. During this year’s session, David Kendall, of Canada, assumed the chair of…
Save the Date for Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
Plan now to attend the Space Foundation’s Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, a one-day classified conference that connects participants with government and industry decision makers versed in national security space and intelligence issues. Following on the success of the first Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, the 2017 conference will also be held in the Washington,…
Space Foundation in Partnership with Asteroid Day
The Space Foundation proudly joins with Asteroid Day in encouraging all possible steps to protect our home in the cosmos. Asteroid Day is held each year on June 30, the anniversary of the largest impact in recent history, the 1908 Tunguska event in Siberia. This global awareness campaign brings together people from around the world…
Space Foundation Supports Korean Leadership Program
With support from the Space Foundation, a Korean delegation enjoyed an eventful and a memorable visit to the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex and our partners at Space Florida. The group was led by Director of American Center Korea Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Seoul, Kim Su Nam. The June visit was partially the result of…