Space Foundation News & Media
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…
Space Foundation Helps Peterson Kids Learn How STEM Rocks!
Children at the STEM Rocks! event at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs on Aug. 18 learned first hand – literally – from the Space Foundation how astronauts train to improve dexterity for conducting experiments and repairs in space. The Space Foundation demonstrated “glove boxes” that allowed children to try three different activities –…
PreK-12 Students Invited to Enter International Space Foundation Student Art Contest
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 13, 2012) — The Space Foundation invites students from around the world in PreK-12th grade (or the equivalent outside the U.S.) to enter its annual student art contest. The 2013 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest theme If I Were Going… challenges students to imagine how they would personally experience space…
Space Foundation Publishes Overview of DoD FY2013 Budget
The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed its version of the FY 2013 Defense Appropriations bill. In response, the Space Foundation published an analysis of the space programs and the comparison/contrast with the House version of the bill. The document provides an overview of unclassified space-based and related programs requested in the Department of Defense (DoD)…
Apply Now: The 2013 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award Recognizes Educators Who Use Technology to Inspire Students
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 7, 2012) – Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2013 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space…
Congratulations Curiosity: Enjoy Your New Home!
The Space Foundation congratulates NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on the successful landing of the Curiosity Mars rover on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft that…
Thuraya MediaComms Soars to New Streaming Heights of 512 Kbps
Dubai (Aug. 6, 2012) – In an exciting development for the broadcast industry, Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the leading international mobile satellite operator has once again confirmed heightened streaming speeds of 512 Kbps standard IP. This enhanced performance proves that IP bonding is very effective over media broadcast solutions and simple to execute. The new streaming…
Aerojet Propulsion Helps Land Mars Science Laboratory
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its monopropellant hydrazine thrusters helped guide NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) to a successful landing on the red planet at 10:32 p.m. PT on Aug. 5, 2012. The much-anticipated landing delivered the rover Curiosity to the Martian surface. Aerojet engines…
Two Space Foundation Design Projects Win 2012 Silver Summit Creative Awards
Two Space Foundation projects, created in conjunction with Colorado Springs-based Crystal Peak Design, have been honored with 2012 Silver Summit Creative Awards. The winning designs are Introduction to Space Activities, a print and online brochure used to educate policymakers about the fundamentals of space and space policy, and a series of original designs commemorating each…
Space Foundation Comments on NASA Announcement
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Aug. 3, 2012) – The Space Foundation issued a comment on NASA’s announcement that it has agreements with three private spaceflight companies for new commercial spaceships to launch American astronauts into space. “The Space Foundation is pleased that the U.S. is moving to the next phase in regaining human spaceflight capability,” said…