Space Foundation News & Media
Space Organizations Release White Paper: "Ensuring U.S. Leadership in Space"
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 4, 2016) — Representatives from a coalition of 13 leading U.S. space organizations have produced a white paper entitled “Ensuring U.S. Leadership in Space.” The coalition includes aerospace professionals from industry, academia and government, who joined together to outline issues every presidential and congressional candidate needs to know about space to ensure…
Top Defense Speakers Featured at 32nd Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 3, 2016) – The Space Foundation announces three of the nation’s top defense leaders who will speak at the 32nd Space Symposium: The Honorable Robert O. Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense The Honorable Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force ADM Cecil D. Haney, USN, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command…
Jane Rasplicka Named Space Foundation Vice President – Finance & Accounting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 2, 2016) – The Space Foundation has promoted Jane Rasplicka to vice president – finance & accounting, from her previous position as controller, effective immediately. In this position, Rasplicka is responsible for managing a variety of financial aspects for the Space Foundation, including maintenance of financial records based on Generally Accepted…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Awarded Follow-on Contract to Support Orbital ATK’s Commercial Resupply Services Programs
SPARKS, Nev. (March 1, 2016) – Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems was recently awarded a contract to provide multiple Passive Common Berthing Mechanisms (PCBM) by Special Aerospace Services (SAS) of Boulder, Colorado for Orbital ATK’s Cygnus advanced maneuvering spacecraft in support of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 1 and 2 (CRS1, CRS2) programs. This contract…
Space Foundation Offers Fun for “Kids” Ages 1-101 in March
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 1, 2016) – The Space Foundation is a destination for fun and interactive learning for the entire family. This March, guests are invited to experience space art, story time and Martian margaritas. This Saturday, March 5, the monthly Star Days event, sponsored in part by Raytheon and Uwingu, will be themed “The…
"Essential Infrastructure" Includes Space Infrastructure
The 2016 U.S. presidential election is far from over, and the subject of national infrastructure will no doubt continue to pop up in debates and whistle stops between now and November. Living in Colorado Springs, a.k.a. “The Pothole Center of the Universe,” I’m particularly sensitive to the disconcerting disrepair of America’s roads, bridges and highways.…
Space Watch: March 2016 (Volume: 15, Issue: 3)
The View From Here “Essential Infrastructure” Includes Space Infrastructure Second View Pushing the Envelope Space Symposium SpaceX Wins 2016 Space Achievement Award Andy Weir is the 2016 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award Recipient Medtronic LaRC-SI and Radar Technologies International WATEX are the 2016 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees Space Symposium Opening Ceremony to…
SpaceX Wins 2016 Space Achievement Award
In December 2015, SpaceX, a known pioneer in the space industry, successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 left Cape Canaveral in Florida, delivered 11 satellites to orbit and historically landed the first stage minutes later. For that achievement, the Space Foundation has selected SpaceX to receive one of…
Andy Weir is the 2016 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award Recipient
Andy Weir’s debut novel The Martian captivated readers when it was first published as a blog in 2011. Weir’s fictional story of NASA astronaut Mark Watney’s struggle to survive on Mars attracted the interest of a broad population, well beyond the ranks of space fans. Enthusiasm for the story propelled the book to The New…
Pushing the Envelope
by Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President – Marketing & Communications It’s amazing what a small group can accomplish. There are hundreds of thousands of people working in the global space industry. Without a doubt it is an impressive line-up of scientists, physicists, engineers, mathematicians and myriad specialists. Still, this represents no more than a…