Space Foundation News & Media
SNC Partners with Idaho National Laboratory to Provide Enhanced Grid Cybersecurity
SPARKS, Nevada (March 2, 2022) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global national security and aerospace company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, today announced a partnership with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), one of the nation’s leading energy and national security research centers. The partnership integrates SNC’s Binary Armor® SCADA network cybersecurity tool with INL’s Constrained Cyber Communication Device…
SNC Delivers First RFCM-Integrated AC-130J to USSOCOM, Prepares to Support Developmental & Operational Testing
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (March 1, 2022) – Global aerospace and national security company Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has completed the first AC-130J aircraft for U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) under the AC/MC 130J Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM) program. The RFCM suite, integrated by SNC, operates the ALQ-251 system developed by Northrop Grumman. It provides threat detection, precision geolocation…
Biweekly Washington, D.C. Update for the Week Ending February 25, 2022
The space community looks to the International Space Station and the future of international collaboration as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate. China denies the rocket stage set to impact the Moon was from the 2014 Chang’e 5-T1 mission. Virtual Space Foundation Events Interview with Joy White Space Systems Command (SSC) Executive Director Joy…
Space Foundation Announces Audience with an Astronaut, Free Virtual Educational Series
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 24, 2022 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced the virtual educational series Audience with an Astronaut will begin Monday, Feb. 28. The six-part series, co-sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach…
Ball Aerospace Supports Critical Design Review of NASA’s SPHEREx Mission
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Feb. 23, 2022 — Ball Aerospace supported completion of critical design review (CDR) for NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission. Ball will now move forward with building the telescope and spacecraft. In addition to designing and building the spacecraft and telescope, Ball Aerospace…
Beowulf Computing Cluster, Bubble Detector Technology, CubeSat Design Standard Announced as 2022 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
Space Foundation to Honor Inductees at 37th Space Symposium COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 22, 2022 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced that three innovative technologies developed for space will be inducted as the 2022 class into the organization’s Space Technology Hall of Fame®.…
UK satellite firm signs launch deal with SpaceX
Satellite Vu will share a ride into space on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to green the planet. London, 21 February – UK space firm, Satellite Vu, have signed a launch deal with Elon Musk’s renowned aerospace company, SpaceX, to launch the world’s highest resolution thermal imaging satellite in early 2023. Satellite Vu will be part of…
Space4U Podcast: Danny Jaques — Creator & Chief “Salsanaut,” Danny’s Rocket Ranch™ Space Salsa®
In this episode: We meet Danny Jaques creator of Danny’s Rocket Ranch Space Salsa. Born and raised on a ranch (the company’s namesake) near Ignacio, Colorado, Jaques realized that rather than becoming a rancher, he wanted to pursue a career in space. He initially dreamt of being an astronaut, but after graduating from Fort Lewis…
Transcript: Space4U podcast, Danny Jaques
I am Carah Barbarick with Space Foundation, and you’re listening to the Space4U podcast. Space4U is designed to tell the stories of the people who make space exploration today more accessible to all. Today we are joined by Danny Jacques of Danny’s Rocket Ranch. Danny was born and raised on a ranch near Ignacio, Colorado,…
Statement on the Passing of P.J. O’Rourke
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 16, 2022 — Dr. Kathryn Thornton, Chair of Space Foundation’s Board of Directors, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, issued the following statement on the passing of P.J. O’Rourke, a former member of the Board and Life Director: “All of us at Space Foundation…