Space Foundation News & Media
Bill Nye to Receive 2013 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 25, 2013) – The man who inspired an entire generation to love – and understand – science is being honored by the Space Foundation with the 2013 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award. Bill Nye, who came to fame as popular television personality Bill Nye the Science Guy® and now leads…
Aerojet Milestones Pave Way for Orion Spacecraft’s First Exploration Flight Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 25, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it successfully completed fabrication of the jettison motor and recently shipped the first two Crew Module Reaction Control System (CM RCS) pod assemblies for NASA’s Orion spacecraft’s Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1). Aerojet’s jettison motor will be the only active motor…
Aerojet’s AJ26 Engines Ignite Successful Antares Stage Test Hot Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its dual AJ26 main engine system successfully powered today’s Antares™ Stage 1 Hot Fire test conducted by Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the eastern shore of Virginia. The 29-second…
29th National Space Symposium will Address Budget Impact on Missions
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 19, 2013) – The Space Foundation’s four-day conference, the 29th National Space Symposium, will bring together top decision makers from around the globe to discuss the most pressing issues facing the space community today. One particularly timely topic will be addressed on April 10, Mission Assurance in a Budget Constrained Environment.…
Thuraya and Chunghwa Telecom Announce Historic Service Launch for Taiwan
DUBAI (Feb. 18, 2013) – Thuraya Telecommunications, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator and Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s leading telecom operator today announced the historic milestone of receiving licensing approval from the NCC, Taiwan’s national telecoms regulator, for the provisioning of Thuraya’s mobile satellite services in the country. The significance of this licensing agreement means that for the…
Gen. Hyten is Cyber 1.3 Luncheon Speaker
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 14, 2013) – Lt. Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF, vice commander, Air Force Space Command, will be the featured speaker at the Space Foundation’s Cyber 1.3 conference luncheon, to be held April 8 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The luncheon is co-sponsored by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.…
Aerojet Propulsion Systems Support Successful SM-3 Intercept Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 13, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its propulsion systems supported today’s successful intercept test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IA guided missile off the coast of Hawaii. During the intercept test, Aerojet’s MK 72 booster and MK 104 dual-thrust rocket motor provided first- and second-stage propulsion for…
Bruker Introduces the TITAN Detector Shield™; a Unique Accessory for Protecting the Detector Window of the S1 TITAN Handheld XRF Analyzer
KENNEWICK, Wash. (Feb. 13, 2013) – Bruker Elemental is pleased to announce the introduction of the TITAN Detector Shield™. This unique patent pending accessory protects the detector window from being punctured by sharp objects like scrap shavings and wires, while allowing rapid and accurate analysis of almost any material. This protective shield minimizes the chance…
Forum Addresses Space, Free Enterprise
Elliot Pulham, Space Foundation chief executive officer, was keynote speaker for Business Horizon Series: Free Enterprise and the Final Frontier, a program sponsored by the Space Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and held Feb. 11 at the Anheuser-Busch Briefing Center in Washington, D.C. About 120 people attended the program, which examined the companies, investors…
New Horizons Program Kicks Off in Fairbanks, Alaska
The Space Foundation’s New Horizons education program kicked off today in Fairbanks, Alaska, with visits to Two Rivers Elementary School and Weller Elementary School and a news feature on local televevision station KTVF Channel 11. The program, which is being presented by Space Foundation team members Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight and former NASA Astronaut Dr.…