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Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supports Launch of Wideband Global SATCOM Spacecraft for U.S. Military
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its propulsion systems played a major role in successfully placing the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-6) spacecraft into orbit for the U.S. military. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch…
Wednesday at the Discovery Center
This is the final week of the Space Foundation’s 10-week Summer of Discovery. Come to the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs through Aug. 10 for “A Taste of Space Technology” and find out how space has become an important part of our everyday lives. The Space Foundation’s Discovery Center is the region’s only space, science…
Today at the Space Foundation Discovery Center
Don’t miss the final week of the Space Foundation’s 10-week Summer of Discovery. Come to the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs Aug. 6 – 10 for “A Taste of Space Technology” and find out how space has become an important part of our everyday lives. The Space Foundation’s Discovery Center is the region’s only space,…
Today at the Discovery Center!
Free admission to anyone born in Colorado, today only at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. And meet the Stormtroopers and your other favorite Star Wars characters (courtesy of the 501st Legion). Saturday, Aug. 3, “Colorado Days” Family Activities at the Discovery Center Free tote bag for first 150 children on Saturday Free…
Experience the Final Week of Summer of Discovery; "A Taste of Space Technology" Aug. 6 – 10
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 2, 2013) – Don’t miss the Space Foundation’s grand finale week of its 10-week Summer of Discovery. Come to the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs Aug. 6 – 10 for “A Taste of Space Technology” and find out how space has become an important part of our everyday lives. The Space…
Gen. Shelton Tours Space Foundation Discovery Center
Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., toured the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs today and learned what the Space Foundation is doing to support STEM education. The visit included a demonstration of Science On a Sphere® (SOS), in the Discovery Center’s Northrop Grumman Science…
Government Must Understand the Travel Effect
The U.S. Travel Association last week released its report on the unintended consequences of the U.S. government’s off-target, ham-fisted crackdown on government employee travel – revealing that our political leaders have placed in jeopardy some 340,000 American jobs and $24.4 billion in economic activity, without actually saving any taxpayer dollars. In fact, the current anti-travel…
Improving Our Lives on Earth Through Space
This month’s Second View is by Space Foundation Vice President – Operations Art Ratkewicz. Sometimes progress is measured laterally, not just vertically. This “spread” of technological development occurred to me after remembering a talk with one of my grandmothers. She was awestruck by the advances she had witnessed, from the first automobiles taking to the…
Space Foundation Releases New White Paper – Weather Satellites: Critical Technology in an Uncertain Environment
A new white paper by Space Foundation Research Analyst Dr. Mariel Borowitz provides an overview of U.S. weather satellite systems and their benefits, as well as a list of recommendations to help ensure that the United States maintains this critical technology. Weather Satellites: Critical Technology in an Uncertain Environment was released July 23 at a luncheon presentation…
Summer of Discovery July Highlights at the Space Foundation Discovery Center
Guest speakers drew the biggest crowds to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs during July. Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham started off the month’s presentations on July 2, sharing his insights regarding the future of space exploration in his talk “America’s Changing Role in Space.” Special guests at the Discovery Center on July…