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Shelli Brunswick Interview with Christina Korp, Co-Founder, SPACE for a Better World, and President, Purpose Entertainment
Lee Steinke Interview with Dr. Nyein Aung, Senior Design Researcher, Monash University
Space Foundation COO Presented with Global AeroTime Aviation Achievement Award for Gender and Diversity Advocacy
Shelli Brunswick recognized for work toward space industry gender equality Award presented by AeroTime Global Chief Executive Richard Stephenson, OBE The award has been presented to just 25 people across five continents COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 15, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today…
Biweekly Washington, D.C., Update for the Week Ending September 10, 2021
The 36th annual Space Symposium took place in Colorado Springs and on the virtual Symposium 365 platform from August 23-26. Thousands of individuals participated in the in-person programming and more joined us virtually. Thank you to all of our distinguished speakers, sponsors and industry partners, exhibition participants, and attendees. Rosh Hashanah began earlier this week,…
Volunteer Spotlight: Joseph “JJ” Dubose
These Volunteer Spotlight articles profile some of the interesting and dedicated people who make Space Foundation programs possible. We could not do the work that we do without the generous and tireless support of our volunteers. This week, we are featuring Space Foundation Discovery Center volunteer Joseph “JJ” Dubose. Originally from Orange, Texas, JJ has…
Firefly Aerospace Conducts First Test Launch of Alpha Launch Vehicle
CEDAR PARK, Texas, September 10, 2021 – On September 2nd, Firefly Aerospace Inc., an emerging provider of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space service, conducted the maiden flight of its Alpha launch vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. “Firefly has conducted the first test flight of our Alpha vehicle. The day…
Space Foundation Space4U Podcast Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Sept. 11
Former Astronaut Frank Culbertson Documented the Attacks From 230 Miles Above COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 10, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today released a Space4U podcast episode featuring former NASA astronaut CAPT. Frank Culbertson, Jr., USN (Ret.). Space Foundation Vice President of Communications…
SNC Wins Spot on $744M Army Cryptographic Device Procurement
SPARKS, Nev. (September 9, 2021) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, advanced its technology expertise in encryption key management technology in being selected for development and competitive production of the new U.S. Army’s Next Generation Load Device-Medium (NGLD-M). The contract award carries a potential…
Space4U Podcast: Frank Culbertson — former NASA astronaut, “The only US citizen not on Earth when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred”
In this episode: We meet CAPT Frank Lee Culbertson, Jr., USN (Ret.), a former American Naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, NASA astronaut, and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He served as the Commander of the International Space Station (ISS) for almost four months in 2001, giving him the distinction of being…