Space Foundation News & Media
Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride Are 2013 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award Honorees
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 10, 2012) – Two of the nation’s most beloved space heroes, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Sally K. Ride, Ph.D., will be honored next year with the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, which will be presented at a special luncheon sponsored by The Boeing Company on April 10…
PIONEERING Report Media Coverage for Dec. 6
The Space Foundation released its PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space report at a briefing event in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4. The briefing was attended by 60 industry and government representative and reporters, including representative of multiple nations. Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham gave an overview of the NASA report and fielded…
FireWatch America is a Space Foundation Certification Program Partner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 6, 2012) – The Space Foundation announces that 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…
Aerojet Employees Support U.S. Troops Overseas with Care Packages and Holiday Greeting Cards
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 6, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced at its leadership training event on Wednesday, Dec. 5, that more than 120 Aerojet executives and managers from around the country assembled dozens of care packages for U.S. troops as part of a team building exercise. A total of 30 large care…
PIONEERING Media Coverage for Dec. 4-5
Yesterday’s release of PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space netted quite a bit of media coverage. Read clips here: USA TODAY KSBJ-ABC, Houston Space Politics Space.com Examiner.com French Tribune Space Policy Online ITech Press Science Recorder Equities.com Spaceref.com NASA Watch Watch this Media section for more. Download the report here.
Aerojet Recognizes Local Engineer for Technical Innovation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that Technical Principal Dr. Gary Luke (pictured, below left) was presented with the R.B. Young Technical Innovation Award at an award ceremony held Monday night, Dec. 3, in Luke’s honor. Luke received the award for his development of a Transient Energy…
Star Watching Tips from the Space Foundation
Space Foundation space education specialist Elias Molen was recently interviewed by the Denver Post for an article about star gazing. In it, he recommended smartphone applications for finding constellations, including: Star Walk, Google Sky Map, Starry Night and Planets. “Families just bring up the night sky on their smart phones,” Molen was quoted in the…
Space Foundation Partners with NORAD Tracks Santa
Space Foundation Certified Imagination Products cover the spectrum from beer maps to Santa tracking and at this time of year the focus is on NORAD Tracks Santa. This annual holiday tradition is a Certified Imagination Product in the Space Foundation’s Space Certification program, and typically Space Foundation team members help staff the phones on Christmas…
Paragon Space Development Corporation® is Newest Space Foundation Certification Program Partner
Paragon Space Development Corporation® is now a Space Foundation Space Certification Program Partner and has been authorized to carry the Certified Space Technology™ seal. It is being recognized for its Modular Air Revitalization System (MARS). Designed to be used by astronauts in the hazardous environment of space, the system’s technology has found a lifesaving use in…
Logic BodyWave Device Provides Control
Controlling apps on your iPhone or Android via mind alone is now possible. Freer Logic’s BodyWave® device provides control of apps on iPhone, Android or PC via the ebb and flow of brain activity. A small wristband controls the apps, making BodyWave truly unique. BodyWave uses Bluetooth technology to wirelessly transmit data to the phone…