Space Foundation News & Media
Orbit Logic Sponsors Balloon Launch of CubeSat
GREENBELT, Md., (October 18, 2013) – On Sunday, October 20, 2013, the Fort McHenry Composite Squadron (MER-MD-140) of the Civil Air Patrol will be launching a balloon to 100,000 feet carrying a CubeSat sponsored by Orbit Logic. This is the second mission for the Civil Air Patrol, High Altitude Stratospheric Experiment or C.H.A.S.E. The first…
Get Tickets Online Now for 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball
The Space Foundation’s 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball is a guaranteed to be a scream, with tons of fun, food and adult beverages, plus live DJ music and dancing, prizes for best costumes and security provided by Darth Vader and the Storm Troopers of the 501st Legion of the Galactic Empire. And…
PhiLumina LLC is a Space Foundation Certified Space Technology™ Partner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 14, 2013) – The Space Foundation announces its newest Certified Space Technology™ Partner, PhiLumina, LLC, a company that specializes in imaging systems, software, services and solutions. PhiLumina, LLC Founder and CEO Mark Allen Lanoue was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2005 for his hyperspectral imaging systems. The…
Final Day of World Space Week 2013 Marks One-Year Anniversary of Discovery Center
At a private reception on Oct. 10, the Space Foundation celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Discovery Center, the region’s first and only space, science and technology attraction. The evening featured a special performance by the student orchestra from the Thomas MacLaren School in Colorado Springs. The Discovery Center is located at Space Foundation World…
STAR Academy Students Visit Discovery Center for STEM Lessons
On Oct. 10, students from STAR Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., came to the Space Foundation Discovery Center for hands-on STEM lessons (science, technology, engineering and math). The Space Foundation Discovery Center is the region’s first and only space, science and technology attraction, and in addition to being open to the public, offers education programs…
Space Foundation Comments on Passing of Scott Carpenter
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 10, 2013) – It seems fitting that on the final day of the global celebration of World Space Week, the world says goodbye to NASA astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, who died in Denver today at the age of 88. Born in Boulder, Colo., in 1925, Carpenter was one of the original…
Space Foundation Holds Briefing on Space Situational Awareness
This week the Space Foundation held a briefing in Washington, D.C., regarding Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and the status of the U.S. Air Force Space Fence Program. Panelists included: Robert Curbeam, Vice President for Mission Assurance, Quality & Raytheon Six Sigma, Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon Steve Bruce, Vice President for Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors,…
Space Foundation Hosts Visitors from German Aerospace Center and FireWatch America
This week, distinguished guests from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and FireWatch America visited Space Foundation World Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., and toured the Discovery Center. One purpose of the visit was to discuss progress on adoption of the FireWatch system locally to help protect people and property from wildfires that have plagued Colorado…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Tests High Concentrated Photovoltaic System Designed to Provide More Solar Energy at Less Cost
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 8, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, is successfully demonstrating a commercial-scale High Concentrated Photovoltaic (HCPV) pilot system designed to generate more solar energy at less cost, in a smaller amount of space, than traditional flat-panel PV technology. The 600-square-foot unit is rated at 17.5 kilowatts DC, enough electricity…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Welcomes Mark Tucker As Senior Vice President
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct 7, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, today announced that Mark Tucker will join the company as senior vice president of Enterprise Operations and Engineering. In this role, Tucker primarily will be responsible for planning and developing the overall strategies for multiple functions including manufacturing operations, engineering, supply chain…