Education
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…
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…
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…
Space Foundation Report from Washington
by Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate The morning of Dec. 2 was an exciting one for some members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. In a 20-minute downlink from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren fielded questions from members of the Committee about life…
Space Agency Spotlight: UK Space Agency
Responsible for all strategic decisions within the UK civil space program and providing a clear, single voice for UK space ambitions, the UK Space Agency is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Business, Innovations & Skills. A member of the European Space Agency (ESA), the UK Space Agency is headquartered in Swindon, London. …
Apply for 2015 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award by Jan. 15
Educators from anywhere in the world who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2016 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation, the…
Advocating Space Technologies and Promoting STEM as Miss Earth Colorado
by Megan Owen, Space Foundation Manager – Speakers & Programs Back in 2009, a silly boy broke my heart, told me I would never be smart enough to work in the space industry, wasn’t pretty and was all around a bore. Ouch. I decided to enter in a pageant just to prove him wrong, but…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Major Design Milestone for AR1 Engine to Meet 2019 Deadline
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 17, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), announced it completed a key design milestone for its AR1 rocket engine this week. AR1 is an American-made engine that is being developed as a direct replacement for the Russian-made RD-180 engines that currently power launches of the…
ORBITEC Awarded NASA Research and Technologies Contract for Aerospace Propulsion Systems
MADISON, Wis. (December 10, 2015) – NASA has awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) wholly-owned subsidiary Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) a competitive indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) task order contract to support the development, demonstration and verification of advanced propulsion system technologies under the Research and Technologies for Aerospace Propulsion Systems 2 (RTAPS2) for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Successful First SM-3 Block IB TDACS ‘Aegis Ashore’ Intercept Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 10, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), today announced that its propulsion systems successfully contributed to the destruction of an intermediate range ballistic missile target during the first intercept test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB guided missile from the Aegis Ashore weapon system.…