Space Foundation News & Media
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…
Minibus Bill Includes NASA, NOAA Funding
The Senate has begun a debate on a “minibus” appropriations bill, H.R. 2112, that combines the bills for Agriculture, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Commerce-Justice-Science. The Commerce-Justice-Science bill includes funds for both NASA and NOAA. Although subject to numerous amendments, the package has not affected funding levels for NASA or NOAA space programs. The…
Traveling this Week?
Holiday travelers on American Airlines can learn more about the benefits of space technologies for those of us on Earth – and in the air. Space Foundation Director – Space Awareness Kevin Cook is featured in an interview on the airline’s Executive Report onboard broadcast. In the interview, Cook talks about two Space Foundation programs: Space…
Aerojet Selected to Complete Throttling Divert and Attitude Control System Development for the SM-3 Block IIA Missile
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Nov. 21, 2011) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has been competitively selected by Raytheon Missile Systems to complete the development of the Throttling Divert and Attitude Control System (TDACS) for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA program, an advanced version of the SM-3 now in development. The…
Obama Signs NASA Budget
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 18, 2011) — Despite a very contentious year between Congress and the White House, President Barack Obama has signed a spending bill that sets the 2012 budget for NASA, bringing to an end several years of operation under restrictive Continuing Resolutions that underfunded the agency. According to Space Foundation Vice President –…