Space Foundation News & Media
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…
Millions will Watch as Curiosity Rover Attempts to "Stick" its Landing on Mars
The entire planet will be watching as NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft places the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars at approximately 11:31 p.m. MDT Sunday night, Aug. 5 (1:31 a.m. EDT, Monday morning. Aug. 6). The landing beside a mountain inside a crater will use a new “sky crane” maneuver that lowers the…
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…
Boeing to Further Develop Commercial Crew Space Transportation System under NASA CCiCap Award Supported by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
CANOGA PARK, Calif. (Aug. 3, 2012) – NASA has selected Boeing to receive $460 million in additional funding to further develop the Boeing Commercial Crew Transportation System in the third round of the Commercial Crew Program, Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap). In its partnership with Boeing on CCiCap, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne will continue to…