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Ball Aerospace Selected for NOAA Geostationary Extended Observations Sounder Instrument Study
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 28, 2021 — Ball Aerospace was selected by NASA for a 20-month contract for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Phase A sounder (GXS) study within NOAA’s GeoXO program. Ball will study hyperspectral infrared (IR) sounder instrument design options. Hyperspectral IR sounder observations from GEO will provide a…
Transcript: Space4U podcast, Libby Jackson
Hello, this is Andrew de Naray with Space Foundation, and you’re listening to the Space4U podcast. Space4U is designed to tell the stories of the people who make space exploration today, more accessible to all. Today, we’ll be talking with Libby Jackson who has just released the book “Space Explorers, 25 Extraordinary Stories of Space…
Space Foundation Awarded $1.5M Grant From Department of Defense Through National Defense Education Program
Funds directed to grow STEM education, outreach and workforce initiatives Space Foundation is the only nonprofit selected among 15 recipients Grant funds to scale Center for Innovation and Education over a three-year period COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 28, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. Reports 2021 Third Quarter Results
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD) (the “Company”) today reported results for the three months ended September 30, 2021. Financial Overview Three months ended September 30, Nine Months ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 (In millions, except percentage and per share amounts) Net sales $ 545.3 $ 527.7 $…
Lockheed Martin To Fund Space Foundation STEM Programs at Huntsville, Alabama Schools, Nov. 3-5
Events feature former NASA astronaut Captain Winston E. Scott, USN (Ret.) Hands-on STEM activities for students, focused on the Artemis I mission Public community night at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center: Thursday, Nov. 4 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 27, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global…
Space Foundation Releases ‘The Space Report 2021 Q3’ Revealing $9.8B in Space Sector Equity Financing Activity
Maximum investment transaction value has grown more than 300% since 2018 China and U.S. spacecraft values are outpacing other spacefaring nations Commercial payload manufacturing has increased 134% since 2017 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 26, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today released “The Space…
Blue Origin & Sierra Space Developing Commercial Space Station
New Orbital Destination Opens Up Space For Business And Travel, Creating New Ecosystem LOUISVILLE, Colo., October 25, 2021 – Blue Origin and Sierra Space today announced plans for Orbital Reef, a commercially developed, owned, and operated space station to be built in low Earth orbit. The station will open the next chapter of human space exploration and…
Biweekly Washington, D.C., Update for the Week Ending October 22, 2021
This week in Washington, the Senate Appropriations Committee exceeded NASA’s budget request for FY22 but only added $100 million to be spent on the Human Landing System, the Lucy mission successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Congress hosted two hearings on the future of deep space travel and international partnerships, and William Shatner went where very…
Ball Aerospace Opens New Facility in Colorado, Continues Expansion of Another
BROOMFIELD, Colo., October 19, 2021 — Ball Aerospace recently completed and officially opened its state-of-the-art Payload Development Facility (PDF) in Broomfield, Colo. and is in the process of expanding its Aerospace Manufacturing Center (AMC) in neighboring Westminster, Colo., scheduled for completion this fall. “Ball Aerospace has experienced tremendous business growth in recent years, which has allowed…
Space4U Podcast: Homer Hickam – Author of “Don’t Blow Yourself Up”
In this episode: We meet Homer Hickam, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling memoir Rocket Boys and its ever-popular movie adaptation, October Sky. Rocket Boys is the story of a young man and his friends in Coalwood, West Virginia, who, inspired by the space age, started building and launching rockets, which was just…