Space Foundation News & Media
Dynetics Awarded Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnership Contract
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., (April 1, 2015) — Dynetics will partner with NASA to pioneer a new rapid, highly efficient system that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) and potentially other undesirable gases from spacecraft cabin air, Dynetics officials announced today. Dynetics is one of 12 Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) selected by NASA to advance concept studies…
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst Apollo’s Engine Still Powers On Fifty years ago, the roar of an engine was heard throughout the Tennessee Valley, bouncing off the small hill the locals called Monte Sano. The thundering was heard for miles around, and whether the Alabama residents knew it or not, on 16 April,…
Highlighting Two Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
by Rebecca Williams, Space Foundation Space Awareness Program Coordinator With the 31st Space Symposium on the horizon, I would like to highlight two of our Space Certification corporate level partners whose technology has been inducted into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame®. The Space Technology Hall of Fame® comprises many extraordinary innovations — all…
Dr. Wanda Austin Selected to Serve on President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Wanda Austin, Ph.D., Aerospace Corporation president and CEO, has been selected by President Barack Obama to serve on President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Austin also serves on the Space Foundation Board of Directors. PCAST is an advisory group of the nation’s leading scientists and engineers who directly advise the President and the…
Summary of March Budget Hearings on the Hill
by Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate With the President’s Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Budget Request released in February, March is generally a busy time for committees on the Hill to begin to adjudicate all portions of the federal budget. This March, space was no exception. On March 3, the U.S. Senate Committee on…
Pulham is Featured Speaker for Humans Orbiting Mars Workshop
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham was a featured speaker at The Planetary Society’s workshop Humans Orbiting Mars, held March 31 and April 1, and hosted by the Space Policy Institute, George Washington University. The workshop theme was “A Critical Step in an Executable, Affordable and Sustainable Mars Exploration Program,” with the goal of…
Space Foundation Plans Washington, D.C., Event for New Generation Space Professionals
New Generation Space Leaders programs originated with the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium and have expanded to include events throughout the year and across the U.S. The Space Foundation’s New Generation Space Leaders program gives up-and-coming professionals age 35 and younger the opportunity to gain visibility and exposure to senior leaders while getting advice and insight…
Space Foundation Activities in Washington, D.C.
The Space Foundation’s new Chief Operating Officer, Shelli Brunswick, spent a week in the nation’s capital in March conducting meetings to discuss the new Space Power Caucus, headed by U.S. Reps. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). One of the goals of the Caucus is to help the public understand how vital space technology…
Chronos Vision and Seismic Damper Technologies are 2015 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
The Space Foundation’s 31st Space Symposium will culminate on April 16 with ceremonies celebrating the induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® of two innovations developed for space that now improve life on Earth. The inductees are: Chronos Vision Technology, a refractive eye surgery device used internationally to improve vision Seismic Damper Technology, a…
Country in Focus: Space in Vietnam
The Space Foundation announces a first for its 31st Space Symposium, the head of the Vietnamese space agency, Dr. Pham Anh Tuan, Director, Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC), will head a Country in Focus panel on Thursday, April 16, focusing on “Space in Vietnam.” This year marks the twentieth anniversary of normalized relations between the…