Space Foundation Press Releases
Three Journalists to Share Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 22, 2011) — Three journalists who have shaped the way the nation views and understands space have been selected to receive the Space Foundation’s 2011 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award, to be presented at the 27th National Space Symposium, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 11. The…
March 11 is Now Deadline for Space Foundation Art Contest
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 18, 2011) — Students in PreK-12th grade are invited to enter the Space Foundation art contest, “Human Space Travel in the Year 2020.” Grand prize and first place winners will be announced by former NASA astronaut Capt. Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., USN (Retired), at the 27th National Space Symposium, to be…
ISU Symposium Features Space Foundation Presentation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 17, 2011) — Research analyst Mariel John is representing the Space Foundation at the International Space University (ISU) three-day symposium “The International Space Station: Maximizing the Return from Extended Operations.” The three-day event being held at the ISU central campus in Strasbourg, France, ends today. John’s presentation today is entitled “Political…
Space Foundation Names SpaceX and Télécoms Sans Frontières as Recipients of 2011 Space Achievement Awards
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 16, 2011) — The Space Foundation has chosen two companies to receive 2011 Space Achievement Awards, in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments in space. SpaceX is being lauded for becoming the first commercial company to re-enter a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, and Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) is being recognized for its…
The Association of Space Explorers Partners with ISU
Strasbourg, France (Feb. 16, 2011) – An historic partnership agreement has been signed by the European Section of the Association of Space Explorers representing Europe’s astronauts and the International Space University. The agreement was signed on Feb. 14, 2011, at the United Nations center in Vienna, Austria, by the president of ASE Europe, Cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin…
The International Space University Welcomes Worldwide Space Experts During Annual Symposium
Strasbourg, France (Feb. 14, 2011) – From 15 to 17 February, the International Space University (ISU) in collaboration with NASA will welcome more than 150 space experts from various space agencies, industries and academia at the occasion of its 15th Annual Symposium entitled “The International Space Station: Maximizing the Return from Extended Operations.” Each year,…
Space Foundation Cyber 1.1 Conference to Explore Strategic and Tactical Aspects of Cyberspace
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 14, 2011) — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 14, 2011) — Space and cyberspace will intersect at the Space Foundation national conference, Cyber 1.1, to be held Monday, April 11, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. This full-day conference takes place immediately before the official opening of the 27th National…
Aerojet and Raytheon Complete System Integration Test for Standard Missile-3
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 9, 2011) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that the companies completed a kinetic warhead System Integration Test (SIT) for the Standard Missile-3 Block IB (SM-3 Blk IB) missile, verifying the ability of the kinetic warhead to detect, track and engage a ballistic missile…
Aerojet, Orbital and NASA Hot Fire Aerojet's AJ26 Flight Engine for Taurus® II Space Launch Vehicle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2011) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, along with NASA and Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) (Orbital), conducted the acceptance hot-fire test of the second AJ26 flight engine that will power the first stage of Orbital’s Taurus® II medium-class launch vehicle. The test, conducted yesterday afternoon at NASA’s Stennis Space…
Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte will Speak at the 27th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 7, 2011) — Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, has joined the slate of featured speakers for the 27th National Space Symposium. Presented by the Space Foundation, the 27th National Space Symposium will be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo.,…