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Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace Completes Key Test in Support of MDA Medium Range Ballistic Missile Target Program
Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace Completes Key Test in Support of MDA Medium Range Ballistic Missile Target Program Iron Bird mission successfully tests target missile simulator air launch extraction and descent system Testing validated newly designed lightweight parachute cluster Data collected will help optimize design parameters and anchor analysis models YUMA PROVING GROUND, YUMA,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Breaks Ground on Large Solid Rocket Motor Development Facility as Expansion in Arkansas Continues
New facility to develop large solid rocket motors Will be the newest and most modern rocket development facility in the nation Latest chapter of ongoing partnership with state and local community CAMDEN, Ark. (April 25, 2019) – Senior Aerojet Rocketdyne officials joined Arkansas State and local leaders to break ground today on the latest facility…
S-Network Space Index is First Certified Space Data Product
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 13, 2019) — The Space Foundation announces the addition of the S-Network Space Index to its Space Certification program. The index is the inaugural entry in the newest Space Certification category, Space Data Products. Eligible products and services are those that either use data collected from space systems or provide data about space…
U.S. Government Investment in Space Increases by 10% in 2018
New format will provide more timely snapshots of where the space community is going, its impacts and opportunities Designed to improve our understanding of the reach, impact and health of the space community First quarter revealed increased U.S. investment in space, increase in commercial workforce and record spacecraft deployments COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 11, 2019)…
For the Sixth Time, Space Foundation Named Among Best Nonprofit Organizations To Work For
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 3, 2019) — For the sixth time since 2011, the Space Foundation has been designated by The NonProfit Times and Best Companies Group as among the Best Nonprofit Organizations To Work For in the United States, ranking XXth best overall.
The Space Foundation has made the Best Nonprofits To Work For list every time it has been screened, including in 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Data Transmission Technology and Interim Resistive Exercise Device are 2019 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 25, 2019) – The Space Foundation’s 35th Space Symposium will celebrate the induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® of two innovations developed for space that now improve life on Earth.
Space Foundation Awards Scholarships to Minority-Owned Businesses
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 20, 2019) — In an effort to increase diversity and expand networking opportunities with industry leaders, the Space Foundation has awarded scholarships for minority business owners to attend the 35th Space Symposium, to be held April 8-11, 2019, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Space Foundation 2018 Annual Report
Since 1983, the Space Foundation has been dedicated to inspiring, educating, advocating, and connecting on behalf of the space community. As a charitable organization, we are committed to engaging the public, private, nonprofit, academic, and other sectors pursuing world-changing endeavors that benefit the public interest. In this, we bring together a diverse, international space community…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Powers WGS-10 Military Communications Satellite from Launch Pad to Orbit
Aerojet Rocketdyne Powers WGS-10 Military Communications Satellite from Launch Pad to Orbit RS-68A and RL10B-2 provide propulsion for United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket HiPAT™ rocket engine helps deliver spacecraft to its final orbital position Delta IV pressure vessels manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne subsidiary ARDÉ CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., March 15,…
Space4U Podcast: Geoff Chester, Navy Observatory PAO
In this episode: We meet Geoff Chester, the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., a position he has held since 1997. Prior to joining the Observatory Geoff worked for the Smithsonian Institution’s Albert Einstein Planetarium in positions that ranged from Special Effects Technician to Staff Astronomer. Chester shares…