Space Foundation News & Media
Final Days for 31st Space Symposium Super Savings
The Space Foundation is currently offering the lowest rate that will be available for standard industry registration for its 31st Space Symposium, to be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. The Super Savings rate on standard industry registration is available until Jan. 16 at www.SpaceSymposium.org. This international space conference…
“I Want to be an Astronaut” at the Discovery Center Jan. 10
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 7, 2015) — One Saturday each month the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs designates a special Star Days theme with extra activities included in the daily admission price. On Saturday Jan. 10, the Star Days theme is “I Want to be an Astronaut” with activities that demonstrate the astronaut…
Inmarsat Transmits Record-setting 10Mbps in L-band
Successful testing over the innovative Inmarsat-4/Alphasat satellite system demonstrates the potential of small L-band terminals to meet emerging intelligence and media needs. Washington, D.C., (Dec. 19, 2014) — Inmarsat confirmed the U.S. Government Business Unit’s successful testing of its on-demand lease service using the prototype L-band Advanced Communications Element (LACE) terminal. The experimental terminal established a…
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
This is the first in a new monthly series in Space Watch – Apollo 50th Anniversary Moments February 16, 1965 Apollo Test Flight SA-9 On Feb. 16, 1965, NASA successfully conducted the third test flight of the Apollo Saturn launch vehicle program, with the launch of a two stage Saturn-I rocket carrying simulated Apollo command…
Space Journalists Who Get it Right
In the December issue of Space Watch, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham wrote in his View From Here column about the role of journalists who cover space. He cited some who “…cover our industry with objectivity, journalistic know-how and a solid knowledge base…” and he listed a few names of those who excel…
Learn the Benefits of Space Certification
The Space Foundation builds awareness of the benefits of space through our Space Certification™ program, which demonstrates how space technologies improve life on Earth and makes space more accessible to everyone. Products and services that display the Space Certification seal are guaranteed to have stemmed from or been dramatically improved by technologies originally developed for…
Notes From Rosetta-Philae Briefing
In December, the Space Foundation and the European Space Agency (ESA) hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill titled “To Catch a Comet.” Professor Mark McCaughrean, Senior Science Advisor, ESA, gave a briefing and update for the very successful Rosetta-Philae mission. He spoke for almost 90 minutes on the history of mankind’s understanding of comets throughout…
December Activities on Capitol Hill
Dec. 2: House and Senate Armed Services leadership reached an agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2015 (S. 1847). This annual bill funds the Department of Defense (DoD), including key military space and cyber-security programs. The bill: Instructs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report assessing the ability of the…
ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain Named 2015 Recipient of General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
In December, the Board of Directors of the Space Foundation unanimously selected Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), as the 2015 recipient of its highest honor — the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. “Jean-Jacques Dordain’s long, distinguished and globally recognized service in the space sector make him an…
A New Lunar Mission for Everyone
Lunar Mission One, the international exploratory mission to the Moon’s South Pole has completed its crowdfunding campaign, raising a total of £672,447 (approx. $1,051,000), exceeding its £600,000 target. Based in the U.K., the Lunar Missions Trust is a not-for-profit organization that is overseeing the governance of the project. Lunar Mission One was backed on Kickstarter…