Space Awareness
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
“Say ‘Cheese!’” by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst Moving quickly across the Moon’s surface, an object, looking somewhat like a toy spinning top lying on its side, transmitted streams of information back to Earth. The transmissions contained detailed photographs of the Moon’s surface, and fulfilled one of the main objectives of the Lunar Orbiter…
Report from Falcon 9 Launch
by Colleen Parith, Marketing & Communications Specialist 12:45 a.m., Monday, July 19, Cape Canaveral, Florida The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo ship lift off the ground, headed toward the International Space Station (ISS). The rocket climbs into the night sky, creating a hypnotic glow, only to slowly disappear among the stars. For a…
Final Call for Nominations – Space Technology Hall of Fame®
In 2017, the Space Foundation will celebrate the 30th year of its Space Technology Hall of Fame®, a program that increases public awareness of the benefits of space exploration. The Space Technology Hall of Fame encourages innovation by recognizing individuals, organizations and companies that effectively adapt and market technologies originally developed for space to improve the…
RoboGlove: Space Technology Making Work Easier on Earth
General Motors (GM) recently announced its plans to use robotic glove technology developed for use in space. Through a partnership with NASA and a licensing agreement with Bioservo Technologies AB, a Swedish medical technology company, the RoboGlove will be available for industrial use to assist workers using hand tools. Sensors in the glove strengthen the…
You Don’t Need to be an Astronaut to Get to Space
by Colleen Parith, Marketing & Communications Specialist It’s true, you don’t need to be an astronaut to go to space. Well, physically perhaps, but really, space is increasingly getting easier and more cost effective to reach. Nearly every resupply mission that leaves Earth for the International Space Station (ISS) also carries science from a wide-range of…
Space Foundation Rolls Out The Space Report 2016 in Washington, D.C.
by Brendan Curry, Vice President – Washington Operations It was an active month on Capitol Hill with a number of space policy hearings. Things got started on July 7 when the House Science, Space and Technology’s Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing entitled, “Examining the Nation’s Current and Next Generation Weather Satellite Programs.” The…
Faga Forum on Space Intelligence Returns for 2017
Earlier this year, the Space Foundation launched a new classified one-day space conference in the greater Washington, D.C., area. Created in response to customer demand, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence was named for Space Foundation Director Emeritus Martin C. Faga, former Director, National Reconnaissance Office. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence 2017 will be…
Does Free Expression Inspire Innovation?
Nader Sabry, CEO and founder of TIMEZ5 Global Inc., was interviewed by The National recently for his views on how to inspire children to become innovators. Referring to his own experience as a father and space technology entrepreneur, Sabry said he feels it’s important for children to have free expression, even to misbehave, to discover…
Find Global Space Facts in The Space Report 2016
The Space Foundation’s flagship publication The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity is often cited as a source in news reports about the global space industry. The Space Report is published annually by the Space Foundation, and contains worldwide space facts and figures, and is illustrated with photographs, charts and graphs. The…
The Value of Networking: One Connection Can Make All the Difference
by Bernadette Maisel, Space Foundation Director – Customer Relations and New Generation Program Lead As a young professional, networking seems to be the common theme at many events I attend. Often, I attend these events just because there is a time set in the agenda for networking. I like to think of networking as an…