Space Foundation News & Media
L-3 Telemetry-West Introduces Next-Generation Command Decryption Solution
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 9, 2014) – L-3 Telemetry-West (L-3 TW) has introduced its next-generation Command Decryption Unit (CDU-200/KIR-200), a lightweight, proven, low-risk security solution for satellite command links. This product introduction is the latest in L-3 TW’s long and rich heritage of providing cryptographic communications devices for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), as well…
Northrop Grumman Ships Payload Module Two Months Early For Fourth Advanced EHF Protected Communications Satellite
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2014) – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) continued its record of shipping Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite payload modules ahead of schedule when the fourth arrived Feb. 11, nearly two months early, at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., AEHF system prime contractor. Complex phased array and nulling antennas,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded Contract to Develop Propulsion Technology for CubeSats
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 8, 2014)– Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, has been awarded a contract from the Flight Opportunities Program Office at Armstrong Flight Test Center to develop propulsion technology for miniature satellites that could possibly lower cost and accelerate mission schedules. Under the first phase of the contract, Aerojet Rocketdyne will develop…
Intelsat General and L-3 Communication Systems-West Test Protected Air Force Tactical Technology on Ku-band
BETHESDA, Md. (April 7, 2014) – Intelsat General Corp. and L-3 Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) announced the successful demonstration of new U.S. Air Force Protected Tactical Waveform technology over Ku-band transponders on the Intelsat fleet. The demonstrations and performance characterization were conducted at the Intelsat teleport in Ellenwood, GA, during the week of March 4th.…
Gooch & Housego Announces Collaborative Agreement with PhiLumina to Expand Hyperspectral Imagining Capabilities and Offerings
ORLANDO, Fla. (April 7, 2014) – Gooch & Housego and Mississippi based PhiLumina,LLC have announced a collaborative agreement with the objective of mutually expanding their capabilities and offerings for spectral imaging applications. The agreement enables PhiLumina to integrate G&H’s innovative high speed AOTF based spectral imaging technology in its spectral imaging platform to expand their…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supports Launch of Critical Meteorological Satellite for the U.S. Air Force
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 3, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, played a major role in successfully launching the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D weather satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force. The mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA)…
Teachers: Plan Your Summer Training Now
The Space Foundation’s Space Across the Curriculum summer courses provide teachers with a unique opportunity to develop extraordinary classroom skills, while at the same time earning credit for professional development or toward a master’s degree. These week-long intensive, graduate-level courses for PreK-12 educators provide space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content that is instantly…
Senate Reviews FY 2015 Budget Request for Military Space Programs
On March 12, the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing entitled, “Military Space Programs.” The hearing covered a broad spectrum of issues facing the space community including, concept studies for future military satellite architectures, updates on current satellites under production, the future of EELV competition and the space situational awareness architecture,…
More than 20 International Exhibits will be On Display at the 30th Space Symposium
Expect more international participation than ever at this year’s 30th Space Symposium, to be held May 19-22 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. Widely known as the most important worldwide space industry conference, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium annually attracts more than 9,000 participants. A discount is currently available on standard industry…
Pulham to Moderate Panel at Global Aerospace Summit in Dubai
In April, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will travel to Dubai to participate in the second annual Global Aerospace Summit. Pulham will moderate the panel, “Launch Capabilities and Its Impact on Space Commercialization,” with panelists: Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al Saud, Vice President, King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (KACST)…