Space Foundation Press Releases
Space Foundation Discovery Center is Shaking Things Up For The New Year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 4, 2016) – The Earth is quaking while the ground is shaking and the Space Foundation Discovery Center is at the heart of the excitement. New programs, exhibits and events are all headed for the Discovery Center in 2016. The quaking begins on Jan. 9 with Star Days: “Earth – Plate…
Alaska Aerospace Announces New Office Serving the Huntsville Market
Anchorage, AK (Jan. 4, 2016) – Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC), recognizing strong demand and aerospace industry growth in northeast Alabama, announces the opening of their new office in Huntsville, Alabama. This is the first permanent presence outside of Alaska for the company. Craig E. Campbell, AAC President and CEO, states “Alaska Aerospace has supported a…
Super Savings Now Available on Standard Industry Registration for 32nd Space Symposium
The Space Foundation’s Space Symposium offers workshops, forums, panels and presentations covering all aspects of space. The top allure for attendees, exhibitors, sponsors and speakers is as a venue for networking and conducting meaningful business. The 32nd Space Symposium is slated for April 11-14, 2016, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. Some of…
European Space Propulsion Completes Testing of Five-Kilowatt Hall Thruster with Thales Alenia Space Belgium Power Processing Unit
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (Dec. 23, 2015) – European Space Propulsion (ESP), a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully completed testing of a five-kilowatt Hall Thruster with a Power Processing Unit (PPU) supplied by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) Belgium. The test programme was successfully conducted in the UK, and marks the first time…
Space Foundation Receives Five 3D Printers from 3D Systems
The Space Foundation applied for a grant through the Association of Science and Technology Centers and the Young Adult Library Services Association, resulting in five 3D printers for the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs from 3D Systems. This brings the total of 3D printers at the Discovery Center to nine, to be used…
The Space Report Online Provides a Decade of Global Space Data
The Space Foundation research team has gathered more than 10 years of data about global space activity, and that data is now available at The Space Report Online. The data includes charts, tables and graphs that can be customized and downloaded into spreadsheets, ready to use for presentations. The data is updated regularly with information…
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
Testing the Lifeboat by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst A rocket rose on a plume of flame from New Mexico’s desert on a January 1966 morning. The Little Joe II rocket (pictured) reached an altitude of 24 kilometers (15 miles), then seemed to fail, tumbling across the sky. Little Joe’s payload, an unmanned Apollo…
Space in the Community Program Supports STEM Education and Workforce Development
The Space Foundation is working to build the next generation of space and community leaders through teacher, student and community programs that use space themes to spark students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The Space Foundation’s Space in the Community program was created to support a community approach to inspiring students’ interest…
Speakers Announced for Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
The Space Foundation is convening a one-day classified conference in the metro Washington, D.C., area. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence will be held in Chantilly, Va., at Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Created in response to customer demand, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence will connect participants with government and…
Space Foundation Participates in Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum
The Space Foundation has a long and vigorous history of international engagement. As expanding space policies call for more global collaboration, and with more companies looking to expand their global markets, Space Foundation efforts in the international space community are increasingly critical. To that end, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham (pictured) actively served…