Space Foundation News & Media
Provizion Optics is New Certification Partner
The Space Foundation welcomes Provizion Optics as its newest Space Certification program partner and Space Foundation Corporate Patron. Provizion Optics’ Certified Space Technology invention has taken off – literally. Among the equipment assigned to the Space Shuttle Discovery was a retinal camera attachment created by Paul Filar, OD, designed to go anywhere, including space. Astronauts…
Good News for AGI
The Space Foundation welcomes STK software by Analytical Graphics, Inc., (AGI), as its newest Certified Educational Product partner. Already a Certified Space Technology, STK has been added to the Certified Educational Product category in recognition of its use for student and teacher education programs at the AGI Space Missions Simulator at the Space Foundation Discovery…
DoD 2012 Budget Report
The Space Foundation tracked the Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for U.S. Department of Defense space programs through the legislative process. Read the report and other Space Foundation research and anaylsis reports from Washington, D.C. here. The document identifies U.S. Department of Defense space programs and its authorized and appropriated funding levels for FY 2012, as signed…
U.S. to Help Develop Space Code of Conduct
According to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the United States will join Europe and other nations in developing an International Code of Conduct for Space Operations. The State Department issued a one-page supplementary document in January explaining the need for an International Code of Conduct. The document states: Space is vital to protecting U.S.…
Letter on LightSquared
Ashton Carter, U.S. deputy secretary for the Department of Defense, and John Porcari, deputy secretary for the Department of Transportation, have written a letter to Lawrence Strickling, assistant secretary for the Department of Commerce on the LightSquared findings by the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Executive Committee (EXCOM). Letter excerpts state: ….the unanimous conclusion…
White House Guidance for a 21st Century DoD
President Barack Obama has announced new strategic guidance for a 21st century Department of Defense that will sustain U.S. global leadership and protect its core national interests. As the United States transitions away from two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and confronts defense cuts mandated in the Budget Control Act of 2011, the President outlined…
Space Foundation Co-Hosts Australian Embassy Event
The Space Foundation and Australian Ambassador Kim Beazley hosted a reception at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 1 for 200 space leaders from government and industry who joined together in honor of the long space endeavor partnership between the United States and Australia. Representing the Space Foundation board of directors were Chairman…
Canada to Invest in WGS
Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay has announced Canada will join Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in investing in the United States Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) secure communications constellation. “Satellites enable military to rapidly communicate with military personnel, with our allies around the globe. They also allow us to forecast weather, better protect…
Space Foundation Co-Hosts Australian Embassy Event
The Space Foundation and Australian Ambassador Kim Beazley hosted a reception at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 1 for 200 space leaders from government and industry who joined together in honor of the long space endeavor partnership between the United States and Australia. Representing the Space Foundation board of directors were Chairman…
The International Space University's 25th Space Studies Program soon to land on the Florida Space Coast
Strasbourg, France (Feb. 1, 2012) – The International Space University (ISU) selected the United States’ Florida Space Coast as a natural fit to convene its Space Studies Program as the US gateway to exploring, discovering and understanding our universe. There are only five months to go before the launch of the 25th annual Space Studies…