Space Foundation News & Media
Ozmens’ SNC Delivers Prototype Lunar Crew Module to Dynetics
Crew Module for Artemis Could Put First Woman, Next Man on Moon SPARKS, Nev. (February 4, 2021) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, delivered a prototype crew module for Dynetics’ Human Landing System (DHLS), to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC). Dynetics is a…
SNC Hosts Virtual Lunch Between Former Astronauts & Two Make-A-Wish Teens
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, is honored to team up with Make-A-Wish Denver to grant two teens their wish on Tuesday, February 2nd. Janet Kavandi, Steve Lindsey and Lee “Bru” Archambault, former astronauts who now head the Dream Chaser® spaceplane program at SNC, will have…
Volunteer Spotlight: Lola Feilke
These Volunteer Spotlight articles profile some of the interesting and dedicated people who make Space Foundation programs possible. We could not do the work that we do without the generous and tireless support of our volunteers. This week, we are featuring Space Foundation Discovery Center volunteer Lola Feilke. Lola is currently a sophomore at Air…
Biweekly Washington, D.C., Update for the Week Ending January 29, 2021
This week, the space community honored the memory of the astronauts who perished in the Apollo 1, Space Shuttle Challenger, and Space Shuttle Columbia tragedies, as well as others who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration. The House announced key members for the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee,…
Space4U Podcast: Jason Reimuller – International Institute for Astronautical Sciences & Project PoSSUM
In this episode: We meet Dr. Jason Reimuller, Executive Director of both the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) and Project PoSSUM, a nonprofit astronautics research and education program within the IIAS studying our upper atmosphere and its role in our changing global climate. Jason is also Co-Investigator of NASA’s PMC-Turbo experiment and works as…
NTS Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Announcement of Strategic Investments
Anaheim, California, (January 28, 2021). National Technical Systems, Inc. (“NTS”), the leader in qualification testing, inspection, and certification solutions, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Established in 1961 by engineers Dr. Jack Lin and Aaron Cohen, NTS has grown from a single lab in Southern California to the reigning winner of the NASA Space Flight Awareness…
Space Foundation’s ‘State of Space 2021’ Program Set for February 9
CEO Tom Zelibor to review 2020 accomplishments, and opportunities to come for the global space ecosystem. Program will highlight key leader perspectives from civil, industry, national security, financial, and international space sectors COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 28, 2021 — Space Foundation, a 501(c)(3) global space advocate for nearly 40 years, today announced it will…
Upcoming RS-25 Engine Test Series Will Demonstrate Lower Cost Rocket Engine Components for NASA’s Artemis Program
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss., Jan. 27, 2021 – Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA are gearing up for a new phase of RS-25 hot-fire testing that will validate new components for the engine, which powers the core stage of the agency’s Space Launch System super heavy-lift exploration rocket. The Retrofit-2 test series, consisting of seven tests at NASA’s Stennis Space…
Space Symposium 365: February Schedule of Virtual Events Released
Panels with distinguished space leaders include “Construction on the Moon,” “State of Space 2021,” and “Women in Space” One-on-one interviews with Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw, Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command, and Dr. Derek Tournear, Director, Space Development Agency Registration open to space community members worldwide, as well as students, educators, and young professionals COLORADO…
Space4U Podcast: Emily Carney – Space Hipster, Writer, and Podcaster
In this episode: We meet Emily Carney, a leading social media influencer, writer, and public speaker highly knowledgeable on a number of human spaceflight topics. She was formerly a nuclear propulsion mechanic for the U.S. Navy, and also a schoolteacher for a time. She was working as a freelance writer when she founded her blog…