Space Foundation News & Media
Thuraya appoints John Huddle as Head of Media Services
Amsterdam (Sept. 6, 2012) – Leading global mobile satellite services operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company announces the appointment of John Huddle as its new head of Market Development for Media Services. Mr. Huddle will oversee the development and execution of the company’s global market strategies, pricing and operations of its MediaComms suite. John Huddle said, “I…
Aerojet Initiates Research Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2012) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announce the creation of a new fellowship for basic research in the aeronautical and aerospace sciences. The fellowship initial research will focus on the development of autonomous systems, which entails…
Space Foundation, Secure World Foundation Host Security and Sustainability Briefing
The Space Foundation partnered with the Secure World Foundation on Aug. 21 to host a lunch briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss international initiatives aimed at outer space security and sustainability. The briefing was conducted by a panel featuring: Sam Black, director of policy, Satellite Industry Association (SIA) Peter Marquez, vice president of strategy and planning, Orbital,…
Report from Washington
On July 31, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) agreed to pass a six month Continuing Resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown before the November elections. The CR will extend government funding after it runs out on Oct. 1. The Congress is expected to vote on the CR…
Space Foundation CEO Appears on Leading Australian Radio Show, The World Today
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham participated in a panel discussion about the future of space on The World Today, Australia’s leading afternoon radio current affairs radio program on Thursday, Aug. 30. Broadcast across Australia by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), The World Today can also be heard internationally on the Internet or via podcast. The ABC is…
Slovenian Space-SI Team Visits Space Foundation
The Space Foundation recently hosted a visit by officials from the Slovenian Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (Space-SI) at Space Foundation world headquarters in Colorado Springs. Senior Vice President for Strategic and International Affairs Steve Eisenhart and Education Vice President Iain Probert presented an overview of Space Foundation programs to the group…
Call for Papers: International Space University Symposium Seeks Abstracts
The International Space University (ISU) has issued a call for papers for its 17th Annual International Symposium, to be held March 5 -7, 2013, on the ISU campus in Strasbourg, France. The 2013 theme is “Space Technology and Tele-reach: Benefiting Humanity on Earth and Beyond.” The Symposium will address tele-reach, a term referring to technologies…
Space Watch: September 2012 (Volume: 11, Issue: 9)
The View From Here The View From Here: Life Begins at 30 Second View Inspiring a Generation Space Foundation Mourns Neil Armstrong’s Death Top News World Space Week Features Full Line-Up of Space Foundation Activities Space Foundation Will Hold Multiple Events at AMOS Conference Pulham to be Featured Guest on “Space Talk” Check Space Foundation…
The View From Here: Life Begins at 30
In our youth-obsessed American culture, turning 30 can be a traumatic change-of-life event. I was curiously unaffected by turning 30, although I will admit that I was oddly unsettled by attaining the unremarkable age of 32. Since then, I’ve come to realize that 30 represents a tremendous coming-of-age milestone, when your best years still lie ahead…
Inspiring a Generation
This month’s Second View is by Space Foundation Vice President – Education Iain Probert. Anyone may submit a column for Second View by sending it to [email protected]. Unless you were en route to Mars, you would have been hard-pressed not to realize that “the greatest games on Earth” were taking place this summer in London. The…