Space Foundation News & Media
Inmarsat completes construction of the Global Xpress ground network
Washington, D.C., (Nov. 7, 2014) – Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L) today announced that it has completed construction of the final four satellite access stations (SAS) for its Global Xpress (GX) fleet. This represents a significant milestone in the rollout of GX, the world’s first, global high-speed broadband Ka-band network, which is scheduled for global commercial service…
Nov. 13 Space Story Time Features Book by Astronaut Mark Kelly
The Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs now offers the region’s only STEM-focused preschool story program. Space Story Time is held each Thursday, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., at the Discovery Center and is appropriate for children ages 3-5 years. This week’s Space Story Time on Nov. 13 will feature a book by former NASA…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers 100 Percent Mission Success with SM-3 Block IB Intercept Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Nov. 6, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its propulsion systems played a crucial role during a first-of-its-kind missile defense test conducted by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Navy. During Flight Test Standard Missile-25 (FTM-25), conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai,…
Free Admission to the Discovery Center on Nov. 12 for Rosetta Landing Attempt
The Space Foundation is partnering with the German and European Space Agencies to host a public event at the Discovery Center for the Rosetta mission’s landing attempt on Nov. 12. The public is invited to Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Nov. 12, to learn about the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission…
Call for Papers: 31st Space Symposium Technical Track
The Space Foundation announces a Call for Papers for Technical Track presentations to be delivered April 13-14, 2015, as part of the 31st Space Symposium. Tech Track sessions offer registrants an opportunity to hear from some of the government and industry leaders in space technology development, and to learn about recent advances from presenters in…
Commercial Space Station Company NanoRacks Opens Silicon Valley Office
Moffett Field, Calif., (Oct. 31, 2014) – NanoRacks LLC, the industry leader for utilization of the low-Earth region of outer space, is delighted to announce that our third office will be based at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. Opening November 1st, the West Coast office will help ensure that NanoRacks can meet our growing customer needs,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Launch of Global Positioning System Satellite
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Oct. 29, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, helped successfully propel another in a series of Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF military navigation satellites into orbit today. The latest mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. Aerojet…
Discovery Center Launches Monthly Homeschool Days and STEM-themed Space Story Time
As the region’s only space, science and technology attraction, the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs is an ideal resource for homeschool students, and beginning Nov. 12, the Discovery Center will offer monthly programs specifically for homeschoolers. Homeschool Day at the Discovery Center will include hands-on science activities linked to learning about space travel…
Space Foundation Presents STEM Lessons Worldwide for World Space Week
During World Space Week 2014, the Space Foundation presented its Audience With an Astronaut™ program to more than 2,000 students remotely worldwide and to more than 500 students in person in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The featured NASA astronaut in these presentations was Dr. Leroy Chiao, the Space Foundation’s special advisor – human spaceflight. Chiao is…
Nov. 14 is Deadline to Submit Student Art Contest Entries
The deadline is fast approaching to submit entries for the Space Foundation’s 2015 International Student Art Contest. The contest annually draws thousands of entries from children in dozens of countries around the world. Submissions for the 2015 contest are being accepted now until Nov. 14, and must be submitted online by the child’s teacher. For…