Space Foundation News & Media
SpaceX and Space Systems/Loral Sign Contract for Falcon 9 Geosynchronous Transfer Mission
HAWTHORNE, Calif. (March 15, 2010) – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), have signed an agreement for the launch of an SS/L manufactured satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as early as 2012. For this mission, Falcon 9 will launch from the SpaceX launch site at Cape Canaveral and insert the satellite into a…
GeoEye Selects Lockheed Martin to Build Next-Generation Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite System
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (March 11, 2010) – Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a core business area of the Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], announced today that it has been selected by GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) to build the company’s next-generation, high-resolution Earth imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2. Financial terms are not being disclosed at this…
26th National Space Symposium Events Will Focus on “New Generation” Space Professionals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 10, 2010) — Building upon an initiative started at the 25th National Space Symposium, the Space Foundation is offering a robust program this year targeted specifically to younger space professionals who are attending the 26th National Space Symposium. The premier gathering of the global space community will be held April 12-15…
Weiler Talks About NASA Science Mission Directorate
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 9, 2010) — 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…
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley to Speak at 26th National Space Symposium Corporate Partnership Dinner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 8, 2010) — Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley will be the featured speaker at the Corporate Partnership Dinner the second evening of the 26th National Space Symposium, which is being held April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Corporate Partnership Dinner recognizes the companies and…
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center Earns Space Certification from the Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 5, 2010) — The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, an extraordinary educational, cultural, and historical facility located in Hutchinson, Kansas, has been certified by the Space Foundation as a Space Educational Product. The Cosmosphere is home to five attractions, all designed to raise awareness and knowledge about space and space exploration:…
NASA Budget will be Topic at 26th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 4, 2010) — President Barack Obama’s NASA budget proposal, which has ignited a firestorm throughout Congress and the space community, will be a major topic of discussion at the upcoming 26th National Space Symposium – both in the networking sessions and on the podium. The premier gathering of the global space…
Space Foundation Designates HazNet Emergency Management System as a Certified Space Service
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 3, 2010) — The HazNet – All Hazards Network, a web-based emergency management system provided by NVision Solutions Inc., has been designated a Certified Space Service by the Space Foundation. HazNet combines the visual power of satellite-based Graphic Information Systems (GIS) mapping and analysis with the Department of Homeland Security-mandated reporting…
Space Foundation Honors LCROSS Mission Team with Swigert Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 2, 2010) — The mission that definitively proved the presence of water on the Moon has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Space Foundation’s John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration. The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission team will be honored April 12 during…
To Boldly Go Where Ever
Former Space Foundation Chairman of the Board the Honorable Jaime Oaxaca frequently encouraged us to test our plans and intentions against our mission statement and strategic plan, saying: “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” Sadly, this seems to be precisely the modus operandi of the Obama White House…