Space Foundation News & Media
Aging NASA – and Industry – Workforce Creates Concern
The recently released Space Foundation report on the state of NASA and its potential future, PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space, addresses a number of aspects of the agency’s performance and culture. It focuses on high-level issues at the agency and addresses performance and culture. While not specifically covered in the report, a frequently noted concern…
GMV Named to World’s "Top 50" Space Manufacturing and Service Companies
For a third year, Space Foundation Patron GMV has been named to the Space News “Top 50 List” of the world’s largest space manufacturing and service companies. In the space sector, GMV is currently the world’s number one independent supplier of satellite control centers for commercial telecommunication satellites. In recent years, over 45 percent of…
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…
Editorial Calls for U.S./China Space Collaboration
“It is clear the United States’ international partners see the benefits of working with the Chinese on the space station; it is time for the United States to provide the leadership to make it a reality.” That is the concluding statement in an editorial on NBCNews.com authored by George W.S. Abbey, the Baker Botts senior fellow…
PIONEERING Report Announcement Held in Washington, D.C.
The Space Foundation released its PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space report at a briefing event in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4. 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 opening remarks by Space Foundation Vice President -…
Space Foundation Recommends NASA Adopt Pioneering Purpose
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 4, 2012) – In a report released today, the Space Foundation made a number of recommendations for strengthening the focus, oversight and funding of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and strengthening the U.S. civil space program. Among the major changes recommended in PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space, which was…
GMV USA to Provide Engineering Analysis Archiving and Trending System to Next-Generation GOES-R Series Weather Satellites
ROCKVILLE, MD (Dec. 4, 2012) – GMV USA (www.usa.gmv.com), has been contracted by Harris Corporation to provide its flight proven software product for the ground system of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series, also known as GOES-R. GOES-R is the next generation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) geostationary weather satellites, scheduled to launch…