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AFRL Technology Demonstration Program Gives Boost to Future Hydrocarbon and AR1 Engines
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 6, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully completed its final test series on its sub-scale oxygen rich preburner as part of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstrator (HBTD) program. Aerojet Rocketdyne tested the preburner at full power and full…
Submit Artwork Now for International Student Art Contest
The Space Foundation is seeking talented, creative student artists from around the world, ages 3 to 18 years, to enter its seventh annual International Student Art Contest. Children may draw, paint or create a digital mixed media image for the 2017 contest theme “Space Through My Eyes…” The deadline to submit entries is noon universal…
Orion Jettison Motor Fires to Ensure Crew Safety for the Journey to Mars
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 31, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully tested its third development jettison motor for NASA’s Orion spacecraft at its facility in Rancho Cordova, California. Orion is being built to take humans farther into space than ever before, and the jettison motor is a critical…
Team Building at the Discovery Center
In August, the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs welcomed participants from U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command G6 in Colorado Springs for a day of space-themed team building. The theme for the day was Mars. The group of 75 was divided into teams and worked together to complete a series of…
Little Builders Exhibit Opens Sept. 24
Little Builders is the next traveling exhibit for young children that will be coming to the Space Foundation Discovery Center on Sept. 24. The exhibit is made possible through the generosity of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Little Builders helps young children, ages 2 through 7, learn and explore the concepts of construction,…
Building a Workforce for the Future
The Space Foundation is helping to build an organic workforce for the future through teacher, student and community programs that use space themes to improve students’ interest and skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Its award-winning education team is made up of experienced, professional educators who are passionate about supporting the Space Foundation…
Lockheed Martin Brings Generation Beyond Mars Bus Experience to Space Foundation Discovery Center
Lockheed Martin is bringing its Generation Beyond Mars Experience Bus to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs for one day on Aug. 31. The Discovery Center is home to the Lockheed Martin Space Education Center, and the destination for school STEM field trips from across Colorado. The bus uses mobile virtual reality to…
Space Foundation Offers Free Family Star Party Astronomy Nights This Fall
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin Beginning Sept. 28, the Space Foundation will offer a new, free, monthly program of special interest to families. At the end of each month, families and astronomy enthusiasts of all ages are invited to a free…
Volunteering Inspires New Venture
Space Foundation volunteer Ron Sparkman has founded UpportunityU.com, which has been named our newest Certified Space Imagination partner. UpportunityU.com seeks to spread science literacy and space advocacy via website and social media pages. Its mission is to share passion for space, science, and STEM/STEAM education to help inspire and educate the public at large. UpportunityU.com is…
Expanding the Horizons of New Generation Initiatives
by Bernadette Maisel, Space Foundation Director – Customer Relations and New Generation Program Lead In 2008, the Space Foundation created the New Generation Initiatives as a forum to foster meaningful, long-term peer relationships between space professionals aged 35 and younger, and to provide access to top space leaders for opportunities in career mentorship. Since its…