Space Foundation News & Media
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…
Late Session Congressional Activity Has Space Impact
The final days of the 112th Congress saw a number of activities related to space. Intelligence Authorization Act Does Not Appear to Affect Satellite Programs The FY 2013 Intelligence Authorization Act, which was passed by Congress on New Year’s Eve and now awaits the signature of the President, has no provisions in the publically available…
GenCorp Receives Modification to FTC’s Second Request in Connection with the Proposed Acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2013) – GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: GY), headquartered in Sacramento, California, announced today that it has received a modification to the request for additional information (“Second Request”) from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in connection with the Company’s proposed acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne from United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX). The modification…
Aerojet Awarded SM-3 Solid Divert and Attitude Control System Contract
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded the company a multi-million dollar contract to develop advanced Solid Divert and Attitude Control System (SDACS) technologies for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIB interceptor. This development contract will advance SDACS technology to…
NEA Electronics Inc. Completes Its Acquisition of Rocketstar Robotics, Inc.
MOORPARK, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2013) – On December 21, 2012, NEA® Electronics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBA&D) closed on its acquisition of Rocketstar Robotics, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not released. Rocketstar Robotics, Inc. provides motors, gearboxes, and actuator mechanisms for spacecraft applications such as driving solar arrays or positioning…
Just a Few More Days for 29th National Space Symposium Super Early Bird Rate
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 4, 2013) – The Space Foundation is offering a Super Early Bird rate with $500 in savings for industry attendees who register by Jan. 11 for the 29th National Space Symposium. Recognized as the premier gathering of the global space community, the Space Symposium is slated for April 8-11 at The…
NDAA Signed into Law; Paving the Way for Improved U.S. Space Competitiveness
UPDATE: 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 by the President on Jan. 3, paving the way for the United States to become more competitive in the global space arena. “For years, we have watched the…
Space Foundation Receives Grant from Boettcher Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 3, 2013) – The Space Foundation has received a $15,000 capital funds grant from Denver-based Boettcher Foundation to be used to continue development of its Visitors Center. The grant will enable the Space Foundation to begin construction on the next phase of the Visitors Center, which opened to the public in…
Space Foundation Donates Certified Space Technology Emergency Bivvies to AdAmAn, EPCSAR for New Year's Eve Climb
COLORADO SPRINGS (Colo.) Dec. 28, 2012 — 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 has given both the AdAmAn Club and El Paso Search and Rescue a dozen Survive Outdoors Longer (SOL) Emergency Bivvy…
Space Foundation Applauds Passage of Modernization of Space-Related Export Laws
UPDATE: The Space Foundation applauds passage of the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes language that significantly modernizes space-related provisions within the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) law, paving the way for the United States to become more competitive in the global space arena. “For years, we have watched the U.S. lose…