Space Foundation News
Stay Connected Year Round!
Our customers tell us year after year about the beneficial and meaningful connections made at the Space Symposium, and we want to help you make those lasting connections starting today! There are several ways to connect with the Space Foundation, and with other like-minded space professionals. The 32nd Space Symposium app will let you see who…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Helps Deliver Resupply Mission to International Space Station
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (March 23, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), helped propel the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft yesterday on its fifth operational cargo delivery flight under the NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract, transporting supplies and materials to the International Space Station (ISS). The flight, known as OA-6,…
Intelsat Promotes Skot Butler to President of Intelsat General Corporation
Luxembourg and McLean, VA, (17 March 2016) Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I), operator of the world’s first Globalized Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone today announced the promotion of Skot Butler to President of Intelsat General Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary that provides satellite communications solutions to military, commercial and government customers. Mr. Butler, who will begin…
Tinker with the Space Foundation for Spring Break this March
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 14, 2016) The Space Foundation is always looking for new ways to inspire the next generation of space leaders, and what better way to do that than with hands-on, interactive learning! As Spring Break approaches, several events and activities will be available for area families to engage with the STEAM subjects…
Today is the Last Day to Save on Standard Industry Registration
The last discount that will be offered on standard industry registration for the 32nd Space Symposium ends today, March 11. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear dynamic presentations by speakers including: The Honorable Robert O. Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense The Honorable Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force ADM Cecil D. Haney, USN,…
Top 10 Reasons to Get Tickets Now for April 10 Space Foundation Yuri's Night!
1. Kick off Space Symposium week with a great party for a great cause – STEM education! 2. Meet astronauts! 3. Celebrate U.S. space history with some of the people who made it! 4. See exciting new interactive Discovery Center exhibits! 5. Vodka tasting! 6. Get souvenir Yuri’s Night glassware! 7. Take green screen photos…
Margaret Rhule Baguio is 2016 Recipient of the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 10, 2016) – The opening ceremony of the Space Foundation’s 32nd Space Symposium will begin with the presentation of its highest education award. Margaret Rhule Baguio, Senior Education Outreach Coordinator for NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium, has been selected by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
Jeff Bezos will be a Featured Speaker at Space Foundation's 32nd Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 8, 2016) – The Space Foundation announces that Jeff Bezos, Founder of Blue Origin, will be a featured speaker at the 32nd Space Symposium. Bezos’ talk will take place Tuesday afternoon, April 12, following a presentation by Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space Command, and preceding The Honorable…
Intelsat General and L-3 Communication Systems-West Successfully Demonstrate Automatic Beam Switching for Unmanned Aerial System on Intelsat EpicNG
McLean, VA, (March 7, 2016) — Intelsat General Corporation (IGC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, and L-3 Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) announced today the successful demonstration of new automatic beam switching technology that enables Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS)…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Tests Complex 3-D Printed Injector in World’s Most Reliable Upper Stage Rocket Engine
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (March 7, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), marked another major milestone in its ongoing effort to incorporate additive manufacturing technology into its products by completing a series of successful hot-fire tests of its RL10 upper-stage rocket engine. The RL10 development engine, dubbed XR708, included a…