Report from Headquarters
Stevens Participates in Space Policy Debate
University of Colorado (CU) Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) heard experts, including Space Foundation Vice President – Marketing and Communications Janet Stevens, discuss the globalization, commercialization and politicization of space at the third annual CU Space Policy Debate last month in Boulder, Colo. The debate panel included, in addition to Stevens:…
ISU Symposium Will Focus on ISS
Each year, the International Space University (ISU) holds a three-day symposium addressing a topical theme from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. The theme for next year is The International Space Station: Maximizing the Return from Extended Operations. The interdisciplinary international forum will bring together users and providers of space-related systems to discuss opportunities and possibilities…
Pulham Speaks at GWU Symposium
Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham attended the George Washington University Space Policy Institute and Trachtenberg School symposium, From Vision to Execution: Implementing U.S. Space Policy, on Oct. 29. He spoke on the panel, “Implementation Issues and U.S. Industry,” along with fellow panelists: Marion C. Blakey, president and chief executive officer of the Aerospace Industries Association;…
Space Foundation Plays Role in Agencies Summit
The Space Foundation was right in the middle of a historic gathering of international space agencies Nov. 17 in Washington, D.C. The International Academy of Astronautics Heads of Space Agencies Summit was an unprecedented gathering of more than 300 world leaders, academicians and space experts, including the heads of 30 space agencies from around the world – from…
Midterm Elections Change Space Assignments
As a result of the midterm elections in November, there will be at least 93 new Representatives and 16 new Senators in the 112th Congress. Republicans picked up at least 60 seats in the House of Representatives, enough to give them the majority in the 112th Congress. In the Senate, Republicans picked up six seats to…
Kehler Sets Priorities at Hearing
The Senate Armed Service Committee held a hearing on Nov.18 on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler to lead U.S. Strategic Command, based at Offutt AFB, Neb. During the hearing, Kehler outlined his top four priorities as commander, if confirmed: Provide a safe, secure and effective strategic nuclear force to provide strategic deterrence for…
Space Foundation Issues Report on U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Hearing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 1, 2010) — On Wednesday the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee held its first NASA oversight hearing since President Barack Obama signed the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 into law. Senators told NASA and the Obama Administration they would take the necessary steps to ensure the agency follows through with implementing…
Child Prodigy Ethan Bortnick to Open 27th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 30, 2010) — The National Space Symposium is noted for its spectacular Opening Ceremony and dramatic musical performances. The 2011 Opening Ceremony, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, will live up to that reputation with nine-year-old piano prodigy Ethan Bortnick, who is also a composer, songwriter, actor, musician and one of the youngest…
Aerojet’s High-Power Hall System Providing Orbit-Raising Propulsion for Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Nov. 22, 2010) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its high-power Hall Thruster Propulsion System (HTPS) has successfully initiated operation on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Space Vehicle #1 (SV#1) that was launched on an Atlas V rocket on Aug.14. The system is now providing thrust to raise…
ISU Students Selected for a Second Balloon Flight to Track Airplanes from the Stratosphere
Strasbourg, France (Nov. 22, 2010) – An experiment to track airplanes from the stratosphere designed, built and tested by a team of three students at the International Space University (ISU) has been selected for a second balloon flight from the Esrange Space Center in the Swedish Arctic, following a successful launch earlier this year. The…