Space Foundation News & Media
Space Foundation Recognizes Sputnik's Child as a Certified Space Imagination Product
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 28, 2011) — The Space Foundation has recognized Fred Ledley’s first novel, Sputnik’s Child, as a Certified Space Imagination Product (TM), and Ledley has pledged to donate profits from the sale of the book to support Space Foundation education programs. The novel, which was released this month, recalls the events that…
Aerojet Propulsion Boosts Next Generation Mars Science Laboratory Mission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Nov. 26, 2011) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, helped launch a new era of planetary exploration by providing propulsion for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission that lifted off today on a scientific endeavor to the red planet. Four Aerojet AJ60 Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) igniting at lift-off increased the launch…
Watch for Space Foundation on "Matchwits"
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 23, 2011) — Colorado public television viewers can see the Space Foundation in action on Rocky Mountain PBS in two locally produced educational programs for students – “Matchwits” and “Homework Hotline.” “Matchwits” Now in its 27th season, “Matchwits” is a weekly high school academic quiz program produced by Rocky Mountain PBS…
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Space Foundation education programs focus on giving teachers tools they can use to build skills, motivate students to learn and – ultimately – build a stronger workforce for our nation. And our education programs open up possibilities for students of all grade levels – from pre-kindergarten to college – so that they can reach their…
Ewa Folden Joins Space Foundation
Ewa Folden has joined the Space Foundation as executive assistant to CEO Elliot Pulham. Folden was born in Poland and lived in Germany before coming to the United States in 1989. She earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and communication from Regis University, Colorado Springs. She was most recently executive assistant at FedEx, and prior…
Space Foundation Promotes STEM at Boo at the Zoo
The Space Foundation seeks out opportunities to find new ways to interest young people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). When the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo., offered Boo at the Zoo during the last week of October, the Space Foundation was there, offering a fun astronomy project helping children create constellations…
Basla Talks about Cyber Security
In October, the Space Foundation held a senior executive luncheon focused on cyber security featuring Air Force Space Command Vice Commander Lt. Gen. Michael Basla, USAF. Attended by 26 Space Foundation corporate member executives, the event was hosted by Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham and Vice President – Washington Operations Brendan Curry. Basla…
Subcommittee Looks into ISS Crew Safety
The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on Oct. 12 entitled The International Space Station (ISS): Lessons from the Soyuz Rocket Failure and Return to Flight. In establishing the purpose of the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Steven Palazzo (R-MS) said the recent Progress launch failure caused “NASA to contemplate…
Republicans Recommend NASA Cuts
Republicans on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee recently sent a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction recommending “over $1.5 billion in savings in FY 2012,” including cutting $177 million from the NASA budget by taking the following actions: • Cancel the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)-2 missions • Reduce the Other…
Commercial Acquisition Clarified
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last month on the proposed Department of Defense (DoD) block buy acquisition strategy for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELVs), recommending that the DoD “assess engine costs and mission assurance activities, reassess the length of the proposed block buy and consider how to address broader launch acquisition and…