Space Foundation News & Media
A Resource for Educators: Watching the Skies with The Space Report
If you are an avid skywatcher, you may have started the year by putting together a list of astronomical viewing opportunities in 2013. In particular, you might be watching the Comet ISON (pictured, left), which may shine as brightly as the full Moon (assuming it survives a close encounter with the Sun). Many products have…
Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot, Commander 24th Air Force, is Cyber 1.3 Featured Speaker
Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot, USAF, commander, 24th Air Force, and commander, Air Force Network Operations, will discuss the strategic implications that relate to the cyber domain at the Space Foundation national conference Cyber 1.3, to be held Monday, April 8, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Cyber 1.3 is a full-day conference that…
What is Cyber 1.3?
Space and cyberspace intersect at the Space Foundation national conference, Cyber 1.3, to be held on Monday, April 8, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The full-day conference takes place immediately before the official opening of the 29th National Space Symposium. Cyber 1.3 is for anyone with an interest in, or responsibilities related to,…
Space Foundation Donates Emergency Bivvies to AdAmAn, EPCSAR for New Year's Eve Climb
As a New Year’s gift – and to offer protection as the AdAmAn Club once again ascends Pikes Peak for New Year’s Eve fireworks – the Space Foundation gave both the AdAmAn Club and El Paso Search and Rescue a dozen Survive Outdoors Longer (SOL) Emergency Bivvy protection shelters. The ultralight, ultra-warm SOL Emergency Bivvies,…
Wireless Remote Switch is Certified Space Technology
The Space Foundation’s newest Space Certification Partner, PulseSwitch Systems, LC, of Norfolk, Va., is recognized for its licensed product, a batteryless, wireless remote switch marketed under the name Lightning Switch®. The switch uses NASA-developed Thunder® technology to self-power a radio frequency transmitter, sending an ID-encoded signal to a Lightning® receiver. It provides portable, remote control…
Biggest Year Ever for NORAD Tracks Santa
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has reported that its NORAD Tracks Santa program exceeded previous years in the number of calls, emails and social media followers on Dec 24. This annual holiday tradition is a Certified Imagination Product in the Space Foundation’s Space Certification program.On Christmas Eve, more than 1,250 volunteers answered over 114,000 and they…
FireWatch is Now Certified Space Technology
FireWatch America is now a Space Certification Program Partner and has been authorized to carry the Certified Space TechnologyTM seal. Earlier this year, FireWatch was inducted into prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame®, representing the first truly non-U.S. technology to be inducted. About FireWatchFireWatch America is the exclusive partner for the FireWatch system in the United States and…
Read/See Media Coverage of Space Foundation PIONEERING Report
The Space Foundation’s release of PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space last month was covered by a broad range of media. The see a sampling of articles and news clips, click here. Held at the Senate Russell Building, the briefing was attended by 60 industry and government representative and reporters, including representative of multiple nations. The event featured…
NDAA Paves Way for U.S. Space Competitiveness
The FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes language that significantly modernizes space-related provisions within the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) law, was signed into law on Jan. 3, paving the way for the United States to become more competitive in the global space arena. The Space Foundation has advocated for such…
Pulham to Discuss PIONEERING Report on The Space Show
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will be featured on the radio program The Space Show®, hosted by Dr. David Livingston, where he will discuss the Space Foundation’s recently released report, PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space. The broadcast can be heard live Friday, Jan. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to noon MST, at www.thespaceshow.com/live.htm. To ask…