Space Foundation News & Media
Space Foundation to Host Space Career Day Workshop at Small Satellite Conference
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 5, 2015) – The Space Foundation is hosting a Space Career Day Workshop at Utah State University (Logan) on Monday, Aug. 10, from 7:30 a.m. until noon. The workshop is part of the 2015 Small Satellite Conference, held Aug. 8-13, at Utah State University, but students need not be registered for…
End of Summer Celebration at the Space Foundation Discovery Center Aug. 8
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 5, 2015) – Summer is almost over, but not until the Space Foundation Discovery Center sends it out with a bang. The final “Super Saturday” event of the season will take place Aug. 8, from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and will feature special guests, demonstrations and Astronaut Ice Cream. Heatsheets®…
Taylor Devices, Inc., is Most Recent Space Foundation Certification Program Partner
The Space Foundation welcomes Taylor Devices, Inc., of North Tonawanda, N.Y., and its seismic damper technology into the Space Certification Program. Earlier this year, Taylor Devices, Inc., and seismic damper technology were inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. About the Seismic Damper In the 1960’s, Taylor Devices was awarded a NASA contract to…
Space Certified Technology Products Become a Global Vertical Market
What started off as dual-use technology under the NASA Commercial Space and Research Center’s Programs, has become a tool for multiple vertical markets worldwide. This technology, which is part of a suite of Turnkey hyperspectral imaging products and software, is now available through PhiLumina, LLC, which is a Space Foundation Certified Partner. PhiLumina’s CEO/CTO,…
Update on Space Foundation Activities in the Nation's Capital
On July 9, the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., team attended a briefing at the office of the European Union (EU) Delegation to the United States to learn about Copernicus, the European Earth observation and monitoring program. Officials from the EU were in Washington on that day to meet with various U.S. agencies and companies regarding…
Nield is Space Power Breakfast Speaker
On July 29, the Space Foundation held its second Space Power Breakfast on Capitol Hill, with featured speaker Dr. George C. Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the FAA. The 50-plus attendees represented congressional offices, industry and executive branch departments and agencies. The breakfast also included remarks by Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and…
Find Global Space Facts in The Space Report 2015
The Space Foundation’s flagship publication The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity is often cited as a source in news reports about the global space industry. The Space Report is published annually by the Space Foundation, and contains worldwide space facts and figures, and is illustrated with photographs, charts and graphs. Following…
ESA's Mission to Jupiter: JUICE
The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning a mission to observe Jupiter and three of its largest moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. The mission’s name: JUipter ICy moons Explorer, or JUICE. JUICE will be the first large-class mission in ESA’s Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 program. The mission is expected to take about eight years to arrive…
Space Agency Spotlight: Canadian Space Agency (CSA ASC)
Probably best known for the Canadarm, the Canadian Space Agency was established in March 1989 and through an Act of Parliament, was proclaimed in December 1990. This mission of the Canadian Space Agency “is committed to leading the development and application of space knowledge for the benefit of Canadians and humanity.” In order to achieve…
Future Space Leaders Grant Enables Presentation at 66th IAC Conference
Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate Jillianne Pierce has been selected as one of six recipients of the 2015 Future Space Leaders Grant Program, which provides opportunities for U.S. graduate students and young professionals pursuing space- and satellite-related careers to participate in the 66th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Jerusalem, Israel, Oct. 12-16, 2015. Pierce will…