Space Foundation News & Media
Aerojet Rocketdyne Cuts Ribbon on Premiere Propulsion and Innovation Center
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Nov. 6, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), today hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by more than 300 people, including local dignitaries, suppliers, customers, company leaders and employees. The event celebrated the company’s completion of a $140 million infrastructure improvement project that has increased operating…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Vice President of Engineering Appointed to U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Nov. 4, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), today announced that Vice President of Engineering, Marvin Young has been sworn in as a member of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). “I’m humbled by the opportunity to be selected as a member of this…
Rocket Lab Selects Alaska Aerospace Corporation For Electron Launch Range Safety
LOS ANGELES, Cali. (Nov. 3, 2015) Rocket Lab announced they have selected Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) to provide range safety support for their upcoming Electron launches in 2016. AAC’s core business area is space launch. It developed, owns, and operates the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska (PSCA), a state-of-the-industry spaceport that provides access to planetary orbital…
AAC Attends the National Aerospace Foreign Direct Investment Exposition
Anchorage, AK, (Nov. 3, 2015) – An Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) business development delegation participated in the first National Aerospace Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Exposition held in Los Angeles October 26 to 28, 2015. AAC sponsored a booth in the exposition hall, held numerous meetings with companies interested in aerospace opportunities in Alaska, and presented…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Launch of Navigation Satellite for U.S. Military
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Oct. 31, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), helped successfully propel another in a series of Global Positioning Systems (GPS IIF) military navigation satellites into orbit today. The latest mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA)…
Space Foundation Selects Richard H. Truly for 2016 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 2, 2015) – The Board of Directors of the Space Foundation has unanimously selected VADM Richard H. Truly, USN (Ret.), as the 2016 recipient of its highest honor – the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. “From his leadership of military space endeavors like the Manned Orbiting Lab (MOL)…
Save the Date for Yuri's Night – April 10 at the Discovery Center
In 2015, the Space Foundation started its own Yuri’s Night celebration, a new tradition to launch Space Symposium week in Colorado Springs. In 2016, Space Foundation Yuri’s Night will be held at the Discovery Center on Sunday, April 10, ushering in the return of the world’s leading space professionals to Colorado Springs for the annual…
Reserve Space for 32nd Space Symposium Exhibit Center
The thousands of people who tour Space Symposium exhibits each year include C-level industry executives, senior decision makers and government officials from around the world. This is the one event where our exhibitors know they can reach all of their customers and new prospects in one place. The exhibit center sells out far in advance,…
Space Foundation to Launch New Classified Event – Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
In response to keen customer interest in more classified programs, the Space Foundation has created a new one-day event, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence. The Forum will be held at Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company, in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. The Space Foundation is known for its premier space events, including…
Space Technology & Investment Forum Brings Together Early Stage Investors and Space Startups
by Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President Marketing & Communications (pictured moderating a panel at the Space Technology & Investment Forum) By all accounts, the Space Foundation’s inaugural Space Technology & Investment Forum (ST&IF) was an all-embracing success. As the name implies, ST&IF was an outstanding assembly of entrepreneurs, funders, venture capitalists, insurers, attorneys, economic developers,…