Space Foundation News & Media
"Together"
by Space Foundation Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs Steve Eisenhart Our industry is best off when we are together. Literally and figuratively. My view is that we are best off when we are working together in a collaborative fashion. Whether bi-laterally, multi-nationally or in industry partnerships, the combination of knowledge, skills and…
Technical Track Call for Papers: Submit Abstracts by Nov. 16
The Space Foundation is announcing a Call for Papers for Technical Track presentations to be delivered on April 11-12, 2016, as part of its 32nd Space Symposium, to be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. Tech Track sessions offer registrants an opportunity to hear from government and industry leaders in…
Best Rate on Standard Industry Registration Now Available for 32nd Space Symposium
A Super Savings discount on standard industry registration is now in effect for the 32nd Space Symposium, the best rate that will be offered for the world’s leading space event. Our customers tell us they attend the Space Symposium primarily to connect with customers, conduct meetings and achieve business goals. Gain new perspectives, widen your…
Society's Stars Shine Bright After 35 Years
I’m not a big joiner. Despite my seemingly outgoing public persona, I’m really an introvert, a consistent INFP by Keirsey metrics. Oh, I maintain membership in the things that are sort of expected in my position – the NDIA, AAS, Royal Aeronautical Society, that sort of thing. And, in pursuing my non-space passions, like the…
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst The aborted Gemini VI rendezvous mission in October 1965 spurred NASA to consider and embrace a new mission plan for December 1965 – the launching of two Gemini capsules. NASA would launch both capsules, which would then rendezvous with each other while orbiting the Earth. The new mission…
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,…
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,…
Register Now for SmallSat Symposium
Satnews Publishers announces that registration is open for the SmallSat Symposium, to be held in the heart of Silicon Valley Feb. 23 and 24, 2016, with a few seats remaining for the discounted first 50 registrations. With the explosion of small satellite companies and the planned launch of thousands of SmallSats over the next ten…
AGI Grant Funds Laboratory Upgrades
A $15,000 grant from Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) is providing upgrades for the Space Foundation’s AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory, located at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. The grant will provide memory and processor updates for all the computers, plus other technology and environment upgrades. The AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory teaches STEM principles…