Space Foundation News & Media
Thuraya Recognized as the Satellite Communications Player of the Year at the ASBU BroadcastPro Middle East Award Ceremony
DUBAI (Nov. 14, 2012) – Industry leading Mobile Satellite Services operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company, today announced it was recognized as Satellite Communications Player of the Year by the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) at the BroadcastPro Middle East 2012 Awards event held in Dubai on November 12. Thuraya was given the award for supporting Journalism…
Freer Logic BodyWave Device Provides Control
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 14, 2012) – 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 and makes BodyWave truly unique. No intrusive or silly…
ISU and Florida Tech Make Their Partnership Official by Signing a Memorandum of Understanding at ISU
The initial acquaintance between ISU, the International Space University and Florida Tech, the Florida Institute of Technology took place in the summer of 2012. At that point in time, the ISU Space Studies Program (SSP) took place in Florida, making use of the outstanding modern Florida Tech facilities located on their lovely campus in Melbourne.…
Thuraya Appoints Joseph R. Francis as Regional Director, North America to Support of Government Solutions
DUBAI (Nov. 13, 2012) – Industry leading Mobile Satellite Services operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company today announced the appointment of Joseph R. (JR) Francis as its Regional Director, North America. Mr. Francis will be based in the U.S. and will oversee business development and solidify Thuraya’s support of the Government market. His areas of focus will…
Chiao Talks with CNN about Potential Beyond-Moon Station
Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao spoke with CNN this morning about the prospects of building an outpost in the Earth-Moon libration point (E-M-l-2) 38,000 miles beyond the Moon – or, his preferred option, of building a station on the Moon where he says, “you could do…
Space Foundation Reports on Congressional Election Results that Impact Space
The Space Foundation has prepared a report that lists the results from the 2012 U.S. congressional elections for members of Congress who sit on committees with jurisdiction over space policy and/or have space-related constituencies. The lists are organized by committee, and sorted by seniority. This document identifies the outcomes of the 2012 U.S. congressional elections.…
Thuraya Shareholders Elect Mr. Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar as the Company's New Chairman and Dr. Daniel Ritz as a New Member of its Board of Directors
DUBAI (Nov. 6, 2012) – Thuraya Telecommunications Company today announced the election of a new Chairman and the appointment of a new Member on its Board of Directors at the meeting on November 1st. Mr. Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Group, joins as Thuraya’s new Chairman of the Board (pictured, top right).…
Air Force Space Command Leader to Speak at 29th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 5, 2012) – Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, will be a featured speaker at the Space Foundation’s 29th National Space Symposium, which is slated for April 8-11, 2013, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. He joins a stellar roster of international speakers, including: Wanda…
To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA Exhibit Opens at Pioneers Museum
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 5, 2012) – Just before the first man landed on the moon, Charlie Brown and Snoopy soared through space with NASA’s Apollo 10 mission in May 1969. The exhibition To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA examines the history of Apollo 10 and the Peanuts characters’ role in that flight and…
Asakawa Visits Space Foundation
Late last month, the Space Foundation hosted a visit and discussion at our world headquarters in Colorado Springs with Keiji Asakawa, general manager of the Space Tourism Department of Club Tourism International, Inc. Asakawa is an Accredited Space Agent for Virgin Galactic, representing the company for space tourists in Japan. Asakawa was in Colorado Springs…