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Space Foundation Announces 2007 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
The Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, established the Space Technology Hall of Fame to increase public awareness of the benefits that result from space exploration programs and to encourage further innovation. Since 1988, the Space Technology Hall of Fame has honored 54 technologies as well as the innovating organizations and individuals who transformed space technology into commercial products that improve life here on Earth.
The 2007 inductees into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame are the Microbial Check Valve (MCV) and Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron (EZVI). The organizations and individuals who developed and adapted these important and innovative technologies will be recognized on April 12 at the 23rd National Space Symposium.
The Microbial Check Valve (MCV), an iodine-based disinfection system, is the core for water purification systems now deployed in rural areas and developing countries around the world. The MCV system was originally developed for NASA to provide advanced water purification for the space shuttle and eventually the International Space Station (ISS). The Water Security Corporation now provides MCV systems to developing countries where the lack of safe drinking water is a serious health concern.
MCV technology eliminates bacteria and viruses in contaminated water using a patented ion exchange resin feature - Iodosorb - that removes virtually all residual iodine from the treated water. This technology makes iodine-based disinfection a practical solution for a wide range of markets. Recipients of the MCV system include communities in Pakistan, Iraq, and the Dominican Republic. The Water Security Corporation, Sparks, Nev.; Umpqua Research, Myrtle Creek, Ore.; and NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, will be inducted as the innovating organizations behind the MCV technology.
Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron (EZVI) technology was originally developed to clean up pollution at the Kennedy Space Center caused by chlorinated solvents used in the Apollo era. This technology is now used at both government and private industry cleanup sites. EZVI is a cost effective technology used to clean ground water contaminated by dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs). DNAPLs are chemical compounds that contaminate soil and groundwater to the point of irreparability, because they are only slightly soluble in and much denser than water. EZVI uses iron particles in an environmentally friendly oil and water base that neutralizes the toxic chemicals.
One of the few methods that can treat the DNAPL source, EZVI was also recognized as NASA’s Government Invention of the Year and Commercial Invention of the Year in 2005. NASA Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Weston Solutions, West Chester, Pa.; GeoSyntec, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; and the University of Central Florida, Orlando will be inducted as the innovating organizations responsible for EZVI technology.
The individuals within the inductee organizations, whose contributions made these important, innovative, and life-improving technologies a reality, will also be recognized. This year, 14 individuals will be inducted and three will receive commendations for their work. Funding sources behind the inductee technologies will also receive commendations for their roles.
A complete list of all Space Technology Hall of Fame inducted technologies and innovating organizations and individuals can be found online at www.SpaceTechHallofFame.org.
Nagin Cox, Mars Rover Lead Technical Group Supervisor, Brings The Red Planet to Colorado Springs Classrooms
Ms. Nagin Cox, the lead technical group supervisor on the Mars Exploration Rovers program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will bring the mysteries of the red planet home to students in the Colorado Springs area. In presentations to six local schools on March 1st and 2nd, Cox will focus on the early days of the Mars Rover missions, their successful landings, and the mysteries they are revealing about our planetary neighbor, Mars. As Cox says, "How cool is that?"
Cox will address "Hitting the Road on Mars: The Mars Exploration Rover's Mission and Beyond" at area schools and in a public lecture, which is part of Colorado College's Innovative Minds Lecture Series, sponsored by the Colorado Thirty Group, the Space Foundation and Colorado College.
Cox is a graduate of Cornell University with degrees in operations research and industrial engineering and psychology. She also earned a masters degree in space operations systems engineering. As an Air Force officer, she served as an orbital analyst at NORAD/Space Command at Cheyenne Mountain. After leaving the Air Force, she joined NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory where she was the deputy team chief of the engineering spacecraft flight team for NASA/JPL’s Galileo mission to Jupiter until February 2000.
Cox then served as the deputy team chief of the Spacecraft/Rover Engineering Flight Team on the JPL Mars Exploration Rover Missions from inception in 2000 until July 2004. After two years in extra-solar exploration as the deputy project system engineer on the Kepler telescope mission to search for Earth-like planets around other stars, she recently returned to supporting the Mars Rover program.
Space Foundation Announces Promotion in Florida Field Office
The Space Foundation recently named Ms. Rosalind "Roz" Clark, senior liaison, Florida. In this position, Clark will represent the Foundation with all Florida customers including NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the 45th Space Wing, Local and regional aerospace industry and government officials. Clark has been a member of the Space Foundation team since joining the Florida office in 2005.
Opportunities for Students and Companies Available at Space Career Fair
The Fifth Annual Space Career Fair, conducted in conjunction with the 23rd National Space Symposium, is open to undergraduate and graduate students as well as transitioning military. This event provides a unique opportunity for attendees to meet, interact, and possibly interview with the space industry's top companies. Scheduled for April 12, 2007, the Space Career Fair will take place at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Online registration is available at www.SpaceCareerFair.org. Downloadable registration forms are also available.
Sponsorship opportunities for the Space Career Fair are also available for interested companies. More than 500 highly qualified applicants are anticipated to attend. The Space Career Fair attracts undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of fields, including Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Business Administration as well as transitioning military personnel.
Sponsorship benefits include recognition as named sponsor of Space Career Fair; logo and description in Space Career Fair program agenda; hotlink on Space Career Fair Web page; 10 x 10 recruitment booth space, and reserved table at the Networking Lunch. Participating companies will also have the opportunity to give “Meet the Company” presentations about their company, corporate culture, job opportunities and/or future employment trends.
For additional information on sponsorship contact the Space Foundation Education Team at 1-800-691-4000, e-mail education@spacefoundation.org, or download the Space Career Fair Flyer and Sponsorship Contract.
Certified Space Technology program welcomes Axiom Worldwide as sublicense partner with XR-1 Lifetime Certified Space Technology
The Space Foundation's Certified Space Technology program recently welcomed Axiom Worldwide as a sublicense partner with XR-1 lubricants, a Lifetime Certified Space Technology. Axiom Worldwide is a medical technology company that creates therapeutic devices to improve the quality of life.
The Axiom DRX9000 True Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression System is a medical device that accomplishes spinal column decompression and healing without pharmaceuticals or surgery. Inspired by data collected on early NASA Skylab missions, this FDA-cleared device accomplishes spinal elongation similar to that experienced in a micro-gravity environment. Today, Axiom uses X-1R lubricants on subsystems critical to the DRX9000. This exclusive alliance combines X-1R’s years of extreme-performance lubrication research and Axiom’s spinal decompression expertise to improve the lives of thousands who suffer from lower back pain.
For more information about these and other space technologies that improve life here on Earth – visit the Space Certification Program online at www.SpaceConnection.org.
Space Foundation welcomes two new Corporate Patrons
The Space Foundation recently welcomed IBM and Exostrategies, Inc. as corporate patrons. IBM, headquartered in Armonk, N.Y., strives to lead in the invention, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, storage systems and microelectronics. They translate these advanced technologies into value for their customers through professional solutions, services and consulting businesses worldwide. For more information, visit www.ibm.com.
Exostrategies is headquartered in Woodland Park, Colo. Their primary mission is to provide value to both commercial and federal customers interested in the transfer of technology through spin-out and spin-in opportunities. Exostrategies works with investors and innovators to identify technologies with commercial licensing potential as well as those that may have high value to federal agencies.
Space Foundation corporate members receive significantly lower exhibit rates; complimentary registration(s) to the National Space Symposium; special offers and discounts on sponsorships; invitations to special meetings with key government or industry leaders; advance notification of significant marketing and business development opportunities and much more. Learn more about Space Foundation corporate support and view a list of all corporate members at www.SpaceFoundation.org/about/membership/corporateMembers.shtml.
Save $200 on National Space Symposium Registration
Advance registration deadline is March 16, 2007
The deadline for Advance registration for the 23rd National Space Symposium is Friday, March 16, 2007. Those who register by March 16 will save $200 off Standard registration. The 23rd National Space Symposium takes place April 9 - 12, 2007, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Register online at our secure Internet site www.NationalSpaceSymposium.org/registration/index.cfm or by calling 1-800-691-4000.
More than 7,000 registrants, guests, speakers, exhibitors, and media are expected to attend the 23rd National Space Symposium. Participants include senior executive leadership from NASA, NOAA, and other civil space and government agencies; the commercial space and satellite broadcasting industry; the Department of Defense; military space commands; space entrepreneurs; universities and academia; and senior representatives from the global space industry. Individuals and organizations come to Colorado Springs to attend this four day conference that brings together all sectors of space - civil, commercial, and national security to discuss the most pressing issues facing the space industry today.
The Space Foundation would like to express its appreciation to the co-sponsors of the National Space Symposium. We could not conduct an event of this magnitude without the support of these fine companies: Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), Ares Corporation, ATK, Axiom Worldwide, BAE Systems, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., BearingPoint, The Boeing Company, Cisco Systems, CSP Associates, Colorado Space Coalition, General Dynamics, Honeywell, IAC 2008 Ltd., Infinite Links, ITT, Lockheed Martin, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Company, SPACEHAB, Space Florida, Stellar Solutions, Swales Aerospace, United Launch Alliance, and United Space Alliance. Media partners for the 23rd National Space Symposium are Aviation Week, The New York Times and Space News. Frontier Airlines is the official airline of the conference.
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