Space Foundation News & Media
L-3 Telemetry-West Introduces New Telemetry, Command & Ranging Solutions for Commercial Satellites
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 3, 2014) – L-3 Telemetry-West (L-3 TW) announced today that it is now supplying commercial GEO satellite Telemetry, Command & Ranging (TC&R) solutions featuring its new CTKu-900 and CRKu-900 transmitter/receiver products. These highly advanced components are the newest additions to the company’s growing portfolio of Telemetry, Tracking & Control (TT&C) products for the commercial satellite…
Space Foundation Congratulates JAXA and NASA on Successful GPM Mission Launch
The Space Foundation congratulates Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA on the successful launch of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Earth observation mission from pad 1 at the Tanegashima Space Center, Thursday, Feb. 27 (U.S. time), Tanegashima, Japan. Launched upon a Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying the NASA- JAXA Global GPM Core Observatory, GPM, will…
Right now at the Discovery Center!
The Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs is open until 5:00 p.m. today, Saturday, March 1, with special “Star Days” activities included in the price of admission. Children can conduct science experiments with Cool Science®, burn off some energy in the bounce house, or try out the new Mars Robotics Laboratory. Learn more about…
Four New Corporate Members Welcomed
The Space Foundation appreciates the support of its 117 Corporate Members, made up of commercial and entrepreneurial space ventures, satellite and telecommunications companies and a select few from non-aerospace sectors working on space-enabled or space-themed projects. We also have partnerships with local, state, national and international economic development organizations and educational institutions that view the space…
Space Foundation Visits Orbital Sciences Corporation
In February, a team from the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office visited Orbital Sciences Corporation in Dulles, Va., and toured the mission control centers, as well as the spacecraft manufacturing facilities. It is at this location that the company’s spacecraft are designed, built and tested, including civilian, commercial and national security spacecraft. The tour included a…
House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space Holds Hearing
In February, the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space held a hearing on “Necessary Updates to the Commercial Space Launch Act.” The Commercial Space Launch Act (CSLA), first passed in 1984, and amended several times since then, gives authority to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to license commercial launches and indemnify launch providers…
Senate Armed Services Committee Interested in Cyber Deterrence Strategy
On Feb. 27, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing entitled, “U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2015.” While the hearing normally reviews President Obama’s budget request for these two Commands, due to the budget being released a month late (March 4) the…
Science Committee Agrees Mars is Ultimate Destination; Disagrees on Timing
On Feb. 27, the House Science, Space & Technology Committee held a hearing entitled, “Mars Flyby 2021: The First Deep Space Mission for the Orion and Space Launch System?” Members of Congress agreed that Mars was the ultimate destination for NASA’s human exploration program, but differed on whether NASA would be ready to support a…
Canadian Astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield to be Honored with 2014 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
In 2013, millions of people around the world watched as Canadian astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield played his guitar from the International Space Station (ISS), covering David Bowie’s song “Space Oddity.” In 2014, the Space Foundation will honor Hadfield with the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award for his use of social media to engage millions…
Apply Now for International Space Generation Fusion Forum 2014: Held in Conjunction with 30th Space Symposium
The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) is accepting applications until March 30 to attend the Space Generation Fusion Forum 2014, a U.S. space event for select university students and young professionals from around the world. The Fusion Forum will take place May 18 and 19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA, and…