Space Foundation News & Media
New Product from Space Certification Partner
Through its Space Certification and Space Technology Hall of Fame® programs, the Space Foundation recognizes space-based technologies and innovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Outlast Technologies, a Space Foundation Certified Partner and the leader in temperature- regulating technology, announces Wigwam has extended its range of Outlast temperature-regulating socks to include a…
UK Develops Space Garbage Disposal
Space junk is a proliferating problem: tens of thousands of objects ranging from specks of debris to large objects hurtling around the Earth threaten satellites and spacecraft. So far, no one has come up with a solution to clean up the mess. The topic is important enough to be covered by a panel – Critical…
Announcing Six New Corporate Members
Membership with the Space Foundation places companies in the presence of industry giants and other successful, growing companies in the space industry. Space Foundation corporate members benefit from advance notice of Foundation event sponsorship and business opportunities, preferential exhibit hall positioning, reduced exhibit booth rates, complimentary event registrations, and much more. The Space Foundation announces six new…
Report from Washington, D.C.
NASA’s proposed FY 2011 budget came under close scrutiny by both House and Senate lawmakers in March. During several hearings, lawmakers and aerospace industry veterans cited astronaut safety, commercial viability, workforce impacts, and a lack of program details as their most pressing concerns. On March 3, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) introduced S. 3068, a…
Weiler Talks About NASA Science Mission Directorate
On March 4, Dr. Ed Weiler, NASA associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), spoke with reporters at a Space Foundation Correspondents Group breakfast in Washington, D.C. Weiler began by saying that for the SMD, the president’s budget proposal provides both “good news and great news.” He said the “good news” is for heliophysics,…
Wigwam Socks Use Outlast Technology
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 1, 2010) — Through its Space Certification and Space Technology Hall of Fame® programs, the Space Foundation recognizes space-based technologies and innovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Outlast Technologies, a Space Foundation Certified Partner and the leader in temperature- regulating technology, announces Wigwam has extended its range of Outlast temperature-regulating socks…
Space Certification has a New Website
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 1, 2010) — The Space Foundation’s Space Certification program has a new website. Go to www.spaceconnection.org to find out about the program, to see descriptions of Cerified Products, and to apply for Space Certification if your company offers a product that was originally developed for space, was improved by space utilization, or is…
Boeing Sponsors Classroom Robotics Program
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 31, 2010) — Twelve educators, through a grant from Boeing, are introducing Robotics to their classrooms as a way to help students use and understand technology as well as develop teamwork, cooperation, and problem-solving skills. The program is structured to provide classroom opportunities, develop lesson plans that can be used by a…
Historic Hubble Space Telescope Repair Mission Team Honored by Space Foundation with 2010 Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 29, 2010) — The most spectacular repair call in the history of mankind will be honored by the Space Foundation with the 2010 Space Achievement Award at the 26th National Space Symposium next month at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The historic Hubble Space Telescope Repair Mission, conducted by…
Aerojet’s Advanced Third Stage Technology Demonstration Motor Successfully Tested by Air Force
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 25, 2010) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and the U.S. Air Force conducted a successful static test of Aerojet’s Advanced Third Stage (A3S) technology demonstration motor in support of the U.S. Family of Motors for military and commercial applications. The A3S motor is being developed on the Propulsion Application Program…