Space Foundation News & Media
Pulham to Chair Panel at UK Space Conference
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will chair “International Business Grown from Britain,” a panel discussion on inland investments for export markets, at the UK Space Conference 2015 in Liverpool, July 13-15. This interactive session will focus on the UK as a great base for space sector businesses. The session’s speakers include: UK Space…
Space Foundation Adds Special Advisor – Latin American Affairs
The Space Foundation has added a third Special Advisor to its team. R. Dan Jones (pictured) is now Space Foundation Special Advisor – Latin American Affairs. Jones’ personal vision is cultivating an interconnected, global space community through partnership. He is a retired military space professional with 20 years of service through the United States Air…
Nominate Now for Space Technology Hall of Fame®
The Space Foundation’s prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® honors innovations by organizations and individuals from anywhere in the world who transform space technology into commercial products that improve life on Earth. The deadline is Aug. 31, 2015, to nominate a technology for 2016 induction. Nomination information, including online and downloadable nomination forms, is available…
Space Agency Spotlight: UAE Space Agency
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency is the newest addition to the growing list of global space agencies. Established in 2014, the vision of the UAE Space Agency is to “proudly craft the future of the United Arab Emirates as a leader in space and inspire our future generations for the benefit of the…
Space Foundation Partners with Pikes Peak Children's Museum to Provide Traveling Exhibits at Discovery Center in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 30, 2105) – The Space Foundation and the Pikes Peak Children’s Museum (PPCM) announced today they have entered into an agreement for the Space Foundation to provide accommodations within its Discovery Center, enabling PPCM to host traveling exhibits, bringing world class children’s museum experiences to Pikes Peak region families and visitors.…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Matures Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Thermal Protection System
SPARKS, Nev. (June 26, 2015) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed several significant Thermal Protection System (TPS) material development tests for its Dream Chaser® spacecraft. The TPS is responsible for protecting crew members and cargo from the high temperatures the spacecraft will experience during re-entry. The TPS tests were completed at NASA’s Ames…
ORBITAL SYSTEMS AB 'Shower of the Future' is Space Certified Technology
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 25, 2015) — The Space Foundation’s international Space Certification program has added a new technology. ORBITAL SYSTEMS’ “Shower of the Future” shares the same water purification technology that NASA uses in space. As one of many components in a larger closed loop system, ORBITAL SYSTEMS has modified and brought forward a…
Take a Martian Space-cation at the Space Foundation Discovery Center "Super Saturday" June 27
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 24, 2015) – Space agencies around the world have their eyes set on human exploration of Mars within the next 20 years, so the second theme in the Space Foundation’s Summer of Discovery programming is focused on humanity’s “Next Stop, Mars.” On Saturday, June 27, take a space-cation that will prepare you…
Space Foundation Adds Special Advisor – Latin American Affairs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 23, 2015) — The Space Foundation announces the addition of a new Special Advisor to its leadership team. R. Dan Jones is now Space Foundation Special Advisor – Latin American Affairs. Jones will take an active role in outreach to Latin American space programs and their involvement in the Space Foundation’s…
Lockheed Martin Awards Aerojet Rocketdyne Contract to Provide Propulsion Subsystems on A2100 Satellites
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 23, 2015 – Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE:AJRD) recently was awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin to deliver XR‑5 Hall Effect and MR‑510 Arcjet electric propulsion subsystems, as well as monopropellant rocket engines for the modernized A2100 satellite. The contract is for delivery of the flight propulsion subsystems aboard two modernized A2100 satellites that…