Space Foundation News & Media
Kincaid Elementary Student Project Features the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska
ANCHORAGE, AK (Oct. 26, 2015) – Tatym Doucet, a sixth grade student at Kincaid Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska built a replica of the Launch Service Structure at the Pacific Spaceport Complex — Alaska (PSCA) as her class project. Tatym, who visits Kodiak each summer, was inspired for the project when she went out to…
32nd Space Symposium Super Savings Discount Now Available on Standard Industry Registration
Now is the best time to register for the 32nd Space Symposium to take advantage of the lowest rate that will be offered for the premier space conference of 2016. A Super Savings discount on standard industry registration is now in effect for registration paid before Jan. 22, 2016. Gain new perspectives, widen your reach and…
Registration Opens for Space Foundation’s 32nd Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 15, 2015) – Now is the best time to register for the 32nd Space Symposium to take advantage of the lowest rate that will be offered for the premier space conference of 2016. A Super Savings discount on standard industry registration is now in effect for registration paid before Jan. 22,…
Eisenhart Named to USGLC Colorado Advisory Committee
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 13, 2015) – Space Foundation Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs Steve Eisenhart has been named to the Colorado Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC). “As head of the Space Foundation’s International Affairs division and a graduate of West Point, Steve brings decades of experience to the…
Space Foundation’s Sixth Annual International Student Art Contest Submission Deadline is Nov. 13
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 12, 2015) – Student artists from around the world, ages 3 to 18 years, are invited to enter the Space Foundation’s sixth annual International Student Art Contest. Children may draw, paint or create a digital image for the contest theme “What Space Means to Me…” The deadline to submit entries is noon…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Subsystems for the Orion Spacecraft Complete Major Review
The Jettison Motor and Crew Module Reaction Control System for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft are on Track for a 2018 Launch after Completing Critical Design Reviews SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 9, 2015 – Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) announces the critical design review (CDR) completion for the jettison motor and the crew module reaction control system (RCS) on…
Support Space Foundation STEM Programs Through CFC Giving
Members of the U.S. military, federal employees and postal workers can give to the Space Foundation through your Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). To help inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and technology professionals, enter Space Foundation’s CFC code, 71807, on your campaign pledge card. Whether you choose to donate $2, $5, $10 or more…
Space Foundation Hosts Space Power Breakfast with Secretary of the Air Force James
On Oct. 8, the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office hosted a Space Power Breakfast, with featured speaker Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. The breakfast was attended by nearly 80 congressional staff, industry executives, and various officials from U.S. government departments and agencies that are responsible for space, plus the Space Foundation’s CEO…
Dynetics Technical Services Receives Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., (Oct. 8, 2015) – Dynetics Technical Services (DTS) received the 2015 Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, an award DTS also received for 2013. DTS was recognized, along with several other large and small business prime contractors, subcontractors and civil service teams, during the 2015 Industry…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supported United Launch Alliance’s Successful Atlas V Mission for National Reconnaissance Office
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Oct. 8, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) played a significant role in successfully launching a national security payload into orbit for the U.S. government. The mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, with an RL10C-1 upper-stage engine, six helium pressurization…