Space Foundation News & Media
Happy Holidays from the Space Foundation
Space Foundation offices and the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs will close for holiday break beginning Saturday, Dec. 14, reopening Thursday, Jan. 2. Our most sincere thank you to all who supported the Space Foundation during 2013. The Space Foundation is the leading proponent of peaceful space exploration and use, and brings people…
Register Now for the Space Symposium and Save $500 on Standard Industry Registration
The Space Foundation’s 30th Space Symposium will be held May 19-22, 2014, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S.A. A Super Early Bird rate is now available, with up to $500 in savings, for industry attendees who register before Jan. 24 at www.SpaceSymposium.org. Space Symposium registration includes admittance to the exhibit center, the…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Launch of Classified Payload for the U.S. Government
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 6, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, continued its role as a major propulsion supplier to the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program by successfully placing a classified payload into orbit for the U.S. government. The mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance…
Celebrating 25 Years of Space Transfer Technology
CALABASAS, Calif. (November 15, 2013) – EAGLE EYES®, a lifetime member of the Space Foundation, is proud to announce their 25th year in business. EAGLE EYES and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory were the 2010 and 62nd inductees into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® for their radiation-filtering technology – used in EAGLE EYES polarized sunglasses…
USAF Awards Aerojet Rocketdyne a Medium Class Stage III Demonstration Contract
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has been awarded a contract under the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Propulsion Applications Program (PAP) to demonstrate a Medium Class Stage III motor with propulsion technologies that are applicable to multiple future common strategic propulsion systems. The…
Holiday Hours and Seasons Greetings!
The Space Foundation team wishes our Space Watch readers a happy and safe holiday season. Space Foundation offices and the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs will close for holiday break beginning Saturday, Dec. 14, reopening Thursday, Jan. 2. Media can reach us during the holiday break – and at any other time –…
Dec. 6 is Deadline to Apply for Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Program
Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons enjoy numerous benefits, privileges and activities, such as special recognition during the 30th Space Symposium, to be held at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S.A., May 19-22, 2014. Dec. 6 is the deadline to apply online for the Space Foundation’s international Teacher Liaison program. Teacher Liaisons may be any…
Space Foundation Education Outreach in Florida
“3, 2, 1 and liftoff of the Atlas V rocket, with MAVEN looking for clues about the evolution of Mars through its atmosphere!” That’s the call that came from NASA commentator George Diller after the successful launch of the new Mars mission. Space Foundation Director – Education Bryan DeBates and Space Education Specialist Elias Molen…
NORAD Tracks Santa is a Space Foundation Certified Imagination Partner
Space Foundation Certified Imagination Products are those that increase public interest in, and excitement for, space and inspire new generations to take an active interest in space. They cover the spectrum from beer maps to books about space to Santa tracking, and at this time of year the focus is on NORAD Tracks Santa. This…
How to Become a Space Foundation Certification Partner
Space technology touches and enhances practically every aspect of life on Earth. Much of what improves our lives – healthcare, communications, travel, recreation, entertainment – benefits directly from technology originally developed for or improved for space exploration. The Space Foundation Space Certification™ Program provides special recognition for the companies that produce and market these products and…