Space Foundation News & Media
NASA Selects Aerojet for Space Launch System Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration / Risk Reduction Negotiations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 16, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp company (NYSE: GY), announced today that it was one of a number of firms selected to develop engineering demonstrations and risk reduction concepts for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). Aerojet’s “Full-Scale Combustion Stability Demonstration” solution was geared at improving the affordability, reliability and performance of an…
Space Foundation CEO to Participate in Colorado Space Coalition Media Session on Sequestration
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 12, 2012) — Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will participate in a Colorado Space Coalition media Q&A on July 13 at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Building at 1445 Market Street, Denver, Colo. The session follows remarks by Aerospace Industries Association Vice President of Space Systems Frank Slazer,…
GMV Leads Satellite Navigation Project In Collaboration With The South African National Space Agency
ROCKVILLE, Md. (July 12, 2012) – GMV (www.gmv.com), a private, multi-national firm based in Madrid, Spain with U.S. headquarters in Rockville, Md., is leading a major satellite navigation project in collaboration with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA). The project, SBAS Awareness and Training for South Africa (SATSA), will increase the technological navigation capacity…
Lucy Enos Scholarship Recipient Attends Space Across the Curriculum Course
A new Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development course started this week at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo. Lunar/Mars Exploration and Base Construction explores the requirements for establishing and maintaining a human presence on the Moon or Mars. Topics include discussion of growing food on Mars and creating oxygen.…
Thuraya Appoints Vice President of Marketing
Dubai (July 10, 2012) – Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading international mobile satellite operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. T. Sanford Jewett as their new Vice President, Marketing (pictured). Mr. Jewett brings his expertise in international markets to Thuraya and will play a major role in leading the expansion of Thuraya’s global…
Tickets Now on Sale for The Space Foundation Presents a 30th Anniversary Salute to Air Force Space Command
NOTE: The Washington, D.C., event is now sold out Premium tables for the Colorado Springs event are sold out, but regular tables and individual tickets are still available COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (July 9, 2012) – Air Force supporters — military and civilian alike — can now purchase tickets for The Space Foundation Presents a 30th…
Aerojet Names Arthur “Gene” Goldman as its Southeast Space Operations Lead
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 9, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that on Aug. 6, 2012, Gene Goldman will join Aerojet to lead the company’s Southeast Space Operations. Goldman has been the acting center director at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Ala. since March 2012, when Robert Lightfoot began…
Aerojet Planning European Space Propulsion Subsidiary
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 9, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has entered the final planning of the formation of a European subsidiary to serve the needs of the European space industry. The new company, European Space Propulsion, will use indigenous manufacturing and engineering talent to produce proven in-space thrusters…
China's Space Program Reaches Milestone in Space Station Plan
A Chinese Shenzhou 9 capsule aligned with the Tiangong 1 module spacecraft on June 24, marking an important accomplishment toward’s China’s goal of building a space station by 2020. Three astronauts – including china’s first female astronaut – manually docked their craft using hand levers with the orbiting module. The crew, which includes Commander Jing…
Chiao Says "We Risk Falling Behind"
Space Foundation Specia Advisor Dr. Leroy Chiao, a former NASA astronaut who has flown both Space Shuttle and Soyuz missions and a member of the 2009 Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee, is often asked by the media to speak about human spaceflight and international space programs. After China’s historic docking mission, he was interviewed…