Space Foundation News & Media
Space Foundation Discovery Center Debuts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 13, 2013) – After seven months of fine tuning and more than 6,000 student experiences delivered, the education and museum facilities at Space Foundation World Headquarters are set to open to the public full time next month. The Space Foundation Discovery Center will be launched with a ten-week “Summer of Discovery” program,…
Hawaiian Students Will Benefit from Teacher's Space Foundation Scholarship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 9, 2013) – A math and science teacher at Kanu o ka ‘Aina New Century Charter School in Waimea, Hawai’i, will use a scholarship from the Space Foundation to help his students understand weather patterns. Robert A. Zellner has been named the recipient of the 2013 Space Foundation Lucy Enos Memorial…
Aerojet Delivers Final Orion EFT-1 Crew Module Reaction Control System Pod Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 8, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that the final Crew Module Reaction Control System (CM RCS) pod assembly for NASA’s Orion spacecraft’s Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) has arrived at the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Aerojet’s CM RCS pods will provide…
Teachers to Benefit from $15,000 Mikkelson Foundation Education Grant to Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 7, 2013) – More than 25 teachers will be able to attend space-themed professional development courses this summer thanks to the Mikkelson Foundation, of Monument, Colo., which has given the Space Foundation a $15,000 grant to underwrite its Space Across the Curriculum courses this summer. These intensive week-long graduate-level courses for…
Space Foundation Holds Briefing on The Space Report
On May 1, the Space Foundation conducted a briefing on Capitol Hill for almost 50 government officials and congressional staffers to discuss the findings published in The Space Report 2013: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity. The Space Report, published annually by the Space Foundation, contains worldwide space facts and figures and is illustrated with photographs,…
House Passes Cyber Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)on April 18, directing the federal government to conduct cybersecurity activities to provide shared situational awareness in real time between all designated federal cyber operations centers and the appropriately approved private sector entities. The bill has been referred to the Senate. However,…
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee Hearing Report
The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing on April 24, “Military Space Programs and Views on Department of Defense Usage of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.” Senators in attendance included: Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), ranking member, Strategic Forces Subcommittee Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) Hearing witnesses were: Douglas Loverro, deputy assistant secretary…
The Space Report 2013: Space for Trade and Diplomacy
As noted in this month’s Second View, one of the reasons for the success of this year’s Space Symposium was the increased international participation in the form of government and trade delegations. This presence opens opportunities for companies to generate new business and for governments to engage with each other and with industry. The use…
Pulham Editorial Appears in New Space Magazine
The inaugural issue of New Space magazine, published by Mar Ann Liebert, Inc., and edited by Scott Hubbard, features an editorial on new space by Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham, who serves on the magazine’s editorial board. New Space, which was officially launched at the 29th National Space Symposium in April, is a…
Top Space Professionals Mentor a New Generation of Space Leaders at Space Symposium
The annual Space Symposium features events, mentoring and networking opportunities specifically aimed at young space professionals age 35 or younger, part of the Space Foundation’s New Generation Initiatives. Workshops, luncheons and presentations help New Generation participants understand critical space issues, such as how policy and budgets are developed. Multiple networking events bring young professionals together with senior…