by Amy Gillentine Published: February 8,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, construction, Fort Carson, training facility
Fort Carson is opening its new Training Support Center facility this week, according to post officials. The facility will house more than 500 training devices to help soliders conduct and become certified in a wide variety of military skills – including how to provide first aid in a combat situation and how to identify and avoid [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: February 7,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and EDC, Denver Metro EDC, drones, Front Range Airport, UAV, unmanned aerial vehicles
The Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and EDC has joined with the Denver Metro EDC and Front Range Airport to promote the state as a test site for unmanned aerial vehicles. Front Range Airport, which is south of Denver International Airport, is the suggested location for the testing site. Brian Binn, president of military affairs for the [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: February 6,2012
The Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation launched a new web site today to better highlight how the nonprofit organization advances space-related endeavors. The new site includes easy-to-find information about Space Foundation’s programs and initiatives, and also includes more than 2,400 pages of events, news briefs, press releases and white papers. The site now inclues downloadable program overviews and [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: January 26,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, Ken Knapp, Procurement Technical Assistance Center, PTAC
Ken Knapp has been named the first executive director of the Colorado Procurement Technical Assistance Center. Knapp formerly was the deputy director of the PTAC, and will continue those responsibilities. However, he will also be in charge of fundraising for the organization. The PTAC must get part of its funding from private sources, while part of [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: January 23,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, Space Foundation
Leroy Chiao, a former astronaut, will join the Space Foundation as a special adviser in human space flight. Chiao’s new job is also new to the Space Foundation, and he is expected to play a big role in the 2012 National Space Symposium, held in April at the Broadmoor. Chiao flew on three space shuttle flights, a [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: January 23,2012
Tags: Aerospace Industries Association, competition, report, satellite sales, United States
The United States will lose more market share and fall short of national security requirements, unless the federal government acts to reform the nation’s export control system and promotes the international competitiveness of U.S. industry. That’s the word from a new survey of satellite manufacturers in the United States, undertaken by the Aerospace Industries Association. “A strong [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: January 17,2012
Tags: Space Foundation, Tyson
One of the biggest rock stars in the world of science, Neil deGrasse Tyson, will kickoff the 28th National Space Symposium with a keynote address. Those outside the science world might best know Tyson as host of the PBS program NOVA ScienceNOW, but he is also the Frederick P. Rose Director of New York’s Hayden Planetarium [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: January 12,2012
Tags: contracts, Intelligent Software Solutions, U.S. Air Force
Intelligent Software Solutions has been awarded three task orders totaling nearly $120 million by the U.S. Air Force Research Labs. ISS will support a number of government customers with data integration, analysis and reporting software aimed at improving situational awareness. The projects will provide software tools and services that allow people to aggregate, process, analyze and visualize [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: January 9,2012
Tags: panel, space exploration, Space Foundation, Space Symposium
The Space Foundation’s 28th National space Symposium will bring together some of the greatest scientific minds in the United States – for one event only. Moderated by Bill Nye the Science Guy, a popular media figure as well as a legitimate scientist, the last panel discussion of the April 16-19 event will delve into scientific issues, [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: January 6,2012
Tags: commercial space flight, space
The space industry is planning to make giant strides in commercial space travel, space exploration and satellite technology during 2012. [...]
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