Space Foundation News & Media
European Space Propulsion Completes Testing of Five-Kilowatt Hall Thruster with Thales Alenia Space Belgium Power Processing Unit
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (Dec. 23, 2015) – European Space Propulsion (ESP), a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully completed testing of a five-kilowatt Hall Thruster with a Power Processing Unit (PPU) supplied by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) Belgium. The test programme was successfully conducted in the UK, and marks the first time…
Tesla's Toolbox Project for January is App Development
The Space Foundation’s monthly tinkering program has a new name – Tesla’s Toolbox. One Saturday each month, come tinker at the Discovery Center and meet fellow tinkerers while working on exciting and challenging projects. Our workshop project on Jan. 23 will be app development. Participants will learn the basic skills and steps needed to create…
Report on International Engagement at 12th Annual Colorado Space Roundup
In December, Space Foundation Chief Operating Officer Shelli Brunswick presented a summary of Space Foundation international affairs while speaking at the 12th Annual Colorado Space Roundup in Denver, Colo. The Space Foundation was a sponsor of the Roundup, hosted by the Colorado Space Business Roundtable, and had a booth at the event. In her comments,…
Meet April Dee at the January Space Mixer: The Science of Extreme Sports
Young adults are invited to the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs on Friday, Jan. 15, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. for a new event — the 21+ Space Mixer. The theme for this first mixer is “The Science of Extreme Sports.” Honor your New Year’s resolution to get in shape and learn how science can…
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
Testing the Lifeboat by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst A rocket rose on a plume of flame from New Mexico’s desert on a January 1966 morning. The Little Joe II rocket (pictured) reached an altitude of 24 kilometers (15 miles), then seemed to fail, tumbling across the sky. Little Joe’s payload, an unmanned Apollo…
Speakers Announced for Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
The Space Foundation is convening a one-day classified conference in the metro Washington, D.C., area. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence will be held in Chantilly, Va., at Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Created in response to customer demand, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence will connect participants with government and…
The Space Report Online Provides a Decade of Global Space Data
The Space Foundation research team has gathered more than 10 years of data about global space activity, and that data is now available at The Space Report Online. The data includes charts, tables and graphs that can be customized and downloaded into spreadsheets, ready to use for presentations. The data is updated regularly with information…
Advocating Space Technologies and Promoting STEM as Miss Earth Colorado
by Megan Owen, Space Foundation Manager – Speakers & Programs Back in 2009, a silly boy broke my heart, told me I would never be smart enough to work in the space industry, wasn’t pretty and was all around a bore. Ouch. I decided to enter in a pageant just to prove him wrong, but…
Space Foundation Report from Washington
by Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate The morning of Dec. 2 was an exciting one for some members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. In a 20-minute downlink from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren fielded questions from members of the Committee about life…
Space Agency Spotlight: UK Space Agency
Responsible for all strategic decisions within the UK civil space program and providing a clear, single voice for UK space ambitions, the UK Space Agency is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Business, Innovations & Skills. A member of the European Space Agency (ESA), the UK Space Agency is headquartered in Swindon, London. …