Space4U Podcast
Space4U Podcast: Jason Reimuller – International Institute for Astronautical Sciences & Project PoSSUM
In this episode: We meet Dr. Jason Reimuller, Executive Director of both the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) and Project PoSSUM, a nonprofit astronautics research and education program within the IIAS studying our upper atmosphere and its role in our changing global climate. Jason is also Co-Investigator of NASA’s PMC-Turbo experiment and works as…
NTS Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Announcement of Strategic Investments
Anaheim, California, (January 28, 2021). National Technical Systems, Inc. (“NTS”), the leader in qualification testing, inspection, and certification solutions, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Established in 1961 by engineers Dr. Jack Lin and Aaron Cohen, NTS has grown from a single lab in Southern California to the reigning winner of the NASA Space Flight Awareness…
Space Foundation’s ‘State of Space 2021’ Program Set for February 9
CEO Tom Zelibor to review 2020 accomplishments, and opportunities to come for the global space ecosystem. Program will highlight key leader perspectives from civil, industry, national security, financial, and international space sectors COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 28, 2021 — Space Foundation, a 501(c)(3) global space advocate for nearly 40 years, today announced it will…
Upcoming RS-25 Engine Test Series Will Demonstrate Lower Cost Rocket Engine Components for NASA’s Artemis Program
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss., Jan. 27, 2021 – Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA are gearing up for a new phase of RS-25 hot-fire testing that will validate new components for the engine, which powers the core stage of the agency’s Space Launch System super heavy-lift exploration rocket. The Retrofit-2 test series, consisting of seven tests at NASA’s Stennis Space…
Space Symposium 365: February Schedule of Virtual Events Released
Panels with distinguished space leaders include “Construction on the Moon,” “State of Space 2021,” and “Women in Space” One-on-one interviews with Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw, Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command, and Dr. Derek Tournear, Director, Space Development Agency Registration open to space community members worldwide, as well as students, educators, and young professionals COLORADO…
Space4U Podcast: Emily Carney – Space Hipster, Writer, and Podcaster
In this episode: We meet Emily Carney, a leading social media influencer, writer, and public speaker highly knowledgeable on a number of human spaceflight topics. She was formerly a nuclear propulsion mechanic for the U.S. Navy, and also a schoolteacher for a time. She was working as a freelance writer when she founded her blog…
‘The Space Report’ Shows 2020 Launch Activity Hit a 20-Year High
Total 2020 spacecraft deployment tripled the amount deployed in 2019 Commercial satellite deployments increased 477% from 2019 to 2020 Orbital launches approached the high pace of the Space Shuttle era, with the highest five-year total since 1986–1990 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 21, 2021 — In its newly released quarterly issue of The Space Report,…
Volunteer Spotlight: Gordon Beacon
These Volunteer Spotlight articles profile some of the interesting and dedicated people who make Space Foundation programs possible. We could not do the work that we do without the generous and tireless support of our volunteers. This week, we are featuring Space Foundation Discovery Center volunteer Gordon Beacon. Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,…
Biweekly Washington, D.C., Update for the Week Ending January 15, 2021
Welcome to the New Year, Space Foundation friends! We are looking forward to working with our partners and friends (new and established) this year, and we’re also excited to bring even more new and informative programming to the space community. Sign-up for Space Symposium 365 Register here to follow key events and discussion from industry…
Space4U Podcast: Lori Garver & Courtney Stadd — Former Presidential Transition Staff Members
In this episode: Space4U welcomes two veterans of Presidential transitions to discuss the process and how it relates to the U.S. space program. For a balanced perspective, we’re joined by former transition staff members from both Democratic and Republican administrations. Lori Garver served as NASA’s Deputy Administrator during the Obama Administration from 2009–2013, as well…