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CORPORATE MEMBERS
PARTNERS
The Aerospace Corporation
Analytical Graphics,
Inc.
Arianespace,
Inc.
ATK Thiokol
BAE Systems
Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
The Boeing
Company
Booz Allen Hamilton
Computer
Sciences
Corporation
Eastman
Kodak Company
Florida Space Authority
GE
Johnson Construction
Company
General
Dynamics
Harris
Corporation
Holland
& Hart LLP
Imaginova
Integral
Systems, Inc.
Lockheed
Martin Corporation
Network
Appliance, Inc.
Northrop
Grumman
Orbital Sciences
Corporation
Raytheon
Company
Spectrum
Astro, Inc.
Swales
Aerospace
United
Space Alliance
PATRONS
Aerojet
Alcon Corporation
Analex
AT&T
Government Markets
AXA Space
CMC Electronics
Cincinnati
CSP Associates, Inc.
DFI International
EcoQuest
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Honeywell
Space Systems
Infinite
Links
Inmarsat
ITT Industries
ManTech
International Corporation
MicroSat
Systems
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Outlast Technologies
Pratt
& Whitney Space Propulsion
SpaceVest
Stellar
Solutions
Tempur-Pedic
Titan Corporation
Valador,
Inc.
X-1R
SPACE FOUNDATION BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
John Higginbotham,
SpaceVest,
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable
Robert S. Walker, Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates,
VICE CHAIRMAN
Dr. Jaleh Daie,
Aurora Equity LLC, TREASURER
Gen Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF (Ret),
Booz Allen Hamilton
SECRETARY
Dr. William F. Ballhaus, Jr.,
The Aerospace
Corporation
Dr. Guion S. Bluford, Jr.,
Aerospace Technology Group
Wes Bush, Northrop
Grumman Space Technology
Lou Dobbs,
CNN,
Lou Dobbs Moneyline
Gen. Howell Estes III, USAF (Retired),
Howell Estes & Associates, Inc.
William MacDonald 'Mac' Evans, Former President,
Canadian
Space Agency
Paul Graziani,
Analytical Graphics,
Inc.
Marc L. Holtzman,
University of Denver
Lon C. Levin,
XM Satellite
Radio;
Mobile Satellite Ventures
Richard P. MacLeod,
Space
Foundation
Joanne Maguire, Lockheed
Martin Space Systems Company
Michael I. Mott,
The Boeing
Company – NASA Systems
Gen. John 'Pete' L. Piotrowski USAF (Retired),
Science Applications
International Corp.
VADM Richard H. Truly, USN (Retired),
National Renewable
Energy Lab
Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Hayden Planetarium
Rose Center for Earth & Science
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
William B. Tutt,
Tutco, LLC
DIRECTORS EMERITUS
Robert Anderson,
Rockwell
The Honorable Kenneth Kramer,
U.S. Court
of Veterans Appeals
The Honorable Jaime Oaxaca, U.S. Mexico Foundation for Science
Dr. Simon Ramo,
Northrop
Grumman
HONORARY BOARD
MEMBERS
Norman R. Augustine
CAPT James A. Lovell, Jr., USN (Retired)
Gen Bernard A. Schriever, USAF (Retired)
LIFE DIRECTORS
The Honorable E.C. "Pete" Aldridge
James M. Beggs
CAPT Eugene A. Cernan, USN (Retired)
The Honorable Don Fuqua
The Honorable Jake Garn
James B. Hayes
Donovan B. Hicks
Bill Hudson
Sam F. Iacobellis
W. Bruce Kopper
The Honorable Bill Nelson
Richard D. O'Connor
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First Colorado
Space Rendezvous set
for Dec. 8
Elizabeth Y. Wagner
Vice President, Strategic Partnership Development
The Space Foundation and the Colorado
Space Business Roundtable have teamed with the State of Colorado, Colorado Space Coalition
and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, to present
the Colorado Space Rendezvous on Dec. 8. This first-time
event will foster and develop a strong sense of engagement
and community among Colorado's civil, commercial and national
security and higher education space constituency.
More than 200 space business professionals are expected
to attend the Colorado Space Rendezvous, which takes place
at the Colorado History Museum in Denver. Following remarks
given by Colorado Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, state academic, business
and government leaders will participate on panels focusing
on the state's critical space issues. Lunch and a closing
reception are included as part of the conference fee (Industry
Rate
$99.00; Government/Educator/Non-Profit Rate $79.00).
Visit www.spacesymposium.org/rendezvous to
register or get more information.
Report from Washington
Brian E. Chase
Vice President, Washington Operations
For the second year, the Space Foundation, American Astronautical
Society, and George Mason University partnered to offer a
short course entitled "The
U.S. Government Space Sector."
The three-day course, held in mid-October at GMU's School
of Public Policy, provided civil, military, and commercial
professionals entering the space field a broad overview in
U.S. government space policy and activities. Speakers participated
from a variety of organizations, including the Space Foundation
Washington Office, Capitol Hill, White House Office of Management
and Budget, U.S. State Department, U.S. Commerce Department,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, European
Space Agency, Space News, United Space Alliance, Raytheon,
Satellite Industry Association and others.
Although we are approaching the end of the year, Congress
will be returning in mid-November to hold a lame-duck session
to wrap up critical legislation not completed during the
regular session. Most notably, the majority of the U.S. government
is operating under a continuing resolution at fiscal year
2004 funding levels (even though fiscal year 2005 started
Oct. 1) because most of the appropriations bills were not
passed and signed into law. (More information about the appropriations
bills can be found at
the Library of Congress Web site.)
The lame-duck session will be the final opportunity to pass
fiscal year 2005 spending bills prior to the new Congress
convening in January, including Department of Veterans Affairs
and Department of Housing and Urban Development spending
that includes NASA. The Coalition
for Space Exploration,
along with the Space
Foundation, will continue to advocate
full funding for NASA during the final congressional
session.
Policy and Public Affairs
Steve Eisenhart
Senior Vice President, Policy & Public Affairs
Political leaders led by Colorado Lt. Gov. Jane Norton will
be featured at the Colorado Space Rendezvous, scheduled for
Dec. 8 at the Colorado History Museum in Denver. The program's
concluding panel, "A Capitol View - Perspectives from
Washington and the State House," will address policy
issues affecting the space community. Representatives of
all Colorado delegations are invited to participate in the
Rendezvous.
Congratulations to Brian Chase, head of the Space Foundation's
Washington Office! Brian was recently honored as a 2004
Distinguished Alumni at the University
of Texas at Arlington.
The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor given
by the University and Alumni Association to a graduate,
and the gala dinner recognized fourteen honorees from a
variety of industries and professions throughout the nation.
Finally, welcome to the newest addition to the Policy and
Public Affairs Team. Andy Roake recently joined the Space
Foundation as Director of Media Relations. Andy most recently
served as Chief of Media Relations at U.S. Air Force Space
Command and brings more than 12 years of experience to
communicating the Foundation's policy, education and space
awareness missions.
Space Training for Omaha
Area Teachers
Patricia Arnold, Ph.D.
Vice President, Education & Workforce Development
Teachers have a critical role in helping develop the next
generation of space scientists and explorers by inspiring
students and preparing them to enter the workforce. The
Space Foundation works with teachers and students across
the country to insure the pipeline is well fed.
As an extension of the Strategic
Space 2004 Conference,
the Space Foundation reached out
to nearly 300 Omaha, Neb.,
area educators by offering two professional development
events. The first event was a forum presented by
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson as the featured speaker. Dr. Tyson, a world-renowned
astrophysicist and director of New York City's Hayden Planetarium,
spoke on America's future in space.
The second educator event, "Space in the Classroom," supported
teachers, and, ultimately, students, in science and mathematics.
This event increased teacher skills and knowledge in science
and math, helping teachers integrate such topics into
their curriculum. Classes and breakout sessions included:
Microgravity and Working in Space, Introduction to the
Universe and Kinesthetic Astronomy, Integrating Math and
Science by Exploring Rocketry, and The Biology of Space
Travel and Exploration. Teachers received a wealth of information
and a multitude of free educational materials including
standards-based lesson plans and activities, hands-on inquiry,
student activities, NASA guides and posters.
The Peter Kiewit Foundation and NASA sponsored these
Space Foundation hosted events.
As a key follow-up, Omaha area teachers are invited to
apply for the Space Foundation National Teacher Liaison
Program. Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons are nationally
recognized as advocates in promoting space and science
education. They are an active link between their school
or district, NASA and the Space Foundation. These prestigious
positions include a variety of privileges, activities,
and specialized training and instruction at Space Foundation
and NASA workshops. Through this training, Space Foundation
Teacher Liaisons receive a variety of discounted products,
events and cutting-edge space science materials.
The Space Foundation's commitment to U.S. Strategic Command
and the Omaha/Bellevue community is continually expanding.
Plans are already underway for next year's education events.
Report from the Cape
Jim Banke
Vice President, Florida Operations
Director, Coalition for Space Exploration
Thirty-five years ago this November, the second pair of
humans walked on the Moon at the Ocean of Storms. Sandwiched
between the triumph of Apollo 11 and the drama of Apollo
13, few ever take notice of Apollo 12.
Remember? That was the one where lightning struck the
rocket during launch, the lunar module touched down within
walking distance of an old Surveyor probe, and the TV camera
intended to broadcast the moonwalk burned out when it was
accidentally pointed at the sun.
Pete Conrad, Al Bean and Dick Gordon were the household
names and all-Navy crew that successfully flew the "Yankee
Clipper" command module and "Intrepid" lunar
module from the Earth to the Moon — and back again.
This timely anniversary reflection — brought to you by
the Coalition
for Space Exploration — is meant not to recall
the good old days now past, but to inspire renewed commitment
to our nation's future in space.
There are more stories waiting to be told. The Vision
for Space Exploration will make that possible. Learn more
about the Vision by visiting our Coalition Web site at
www.spacecoalition.com.
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American Ingenuity in Space
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With all the well-deserved hullabaloo over the exploits of Scaled Composites'
SpaceShipOne, the Mojave Spaceport might seem a logical place to start a column
about American ingenuity in space. But let's go instead to the NASA Ames Research
Center, just south of San Francisco.
Scott Hubbard and his team at Ames have just pulled back the covers a bit
on their Columbia supercomputer project. A modest
press release reveals that
a NASA/industry team has built a powerful new supercomputer dubbed Columbia
in honor of the STS-107 crew. In typical NASA understatement, the press release
barely scratches the surface of what this new machine is, how it came into
being, what it can do, and what it means for NASA and the U.S. technology base.
The short story is this: convinced by its work in support of the Columbia
Accident Investigation Board that NASA needed more supercomputing horsepower,
the agency went to Congress last spring and quietly persuaded The Hill to reprogram
some funds to create a new capability. Then, with NASA leadership and strong
industrial partners doing the building and implementing, Ames embarked on a
five-month crash course to build the world's most powerful supercomputer. The
result is Columbia, a revolutionary new supercomputer built in a NASA "skunkworks" environment
by NASA, Silicon Graphics, Inc. and Intel. The machine runs more than 10,000
new Intel "itanium" chips simultaneously.
While NASA must remain cautious about touting Columbia's capabilities until
demonstration projects and the peer-review process unfold, I was fortunate
enough to see the machine recently and get a first-hand briefing from its
creators. My impression is that Columbia is going to rewrite the record books
on supercomputing. Not only will it return the United States to world leadership
in supercomputing – a distinction held by Japan in recent years – but it will
also give NASA and its industry team a radically productive new tool for the
design and development of the new systems that will be required to implement
the Vision
for Space Exploration.
Columbia has demonstrated a number of important things: First, that Congress
and NASA can work together quickly to implement a transformational new capability.
Second, that NASA and industry can still work together in the kind of model
that is the key to success in space exploration. Third, that when the U.S.
decides it wants to assert technology dominance in an area, it can still do
so with overwhelming speed and power.
And Columbia is but the tip of the iceberg.
The exploits of Burt Rutan, Paul Allen and the team at Scaled Composites have
been widely chronicled, and it is believed that the SpaceShipOne development
will spark transformational change in space transportation while launching
a new era in space tourism. SpaceX, SpaceDev and Bigelow Aerospace are also
bringing new approaches and systems into the mix.
Nor should the capabilities of our established contracting community be sold
short. What Boeing Satellite Systems has done in creating satellite systems
that can deliver 500 channels of HDTV programming is, from a technical point
of view, simply breathtaking.
And none of this stuff is classified.
It is a shame that when programs like Space-Based Radar and TSAT are evaluated
in Congress, the measuring stick seems to be past failed programs rather than
current world-class capabilities. It is true that space is still a risky business.
It is true that because of this risk, not all programs succeed.
But American ingenuity in space is alive and well. Our capabilities are better
than ever before. Let's not hobble them. Let's fuel them and unleash them,
the better to advance civil, commercial and national security space programs
for the benefit of all human kind.
Elliot
G. Pulham
President &
Chief Executive Officer
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Space Awareness Success
Kevin C. Cook
Director, Space Awareness Programs
Space Certification Program
Space Foundation certifies LADARVision® as
space technology improving life on Earth
Alcon's LADARVision® laser vision corrective surgery
system is now officially recognized by the Space Foundation
as a Certified Space Technology. Commonly known as LASIK,
this procedure has helped millions of people eliminate
the need for glasses and contact lenses.
Accurate tracking of eye movements is critical during
this surgery. Laser corrective systems use tracking devices
to follow eye movements. LADARVision® uses technology
originally developed to assist spacecraft in docking procedures
to track eye movements at 4000 times per second — 15 times
faster than any other system.
LADARVision® was approved by the FDA in 1998 and is
the only laser eye surgery system that uses this innovative
laser radar tracking technology.
LADARVision® was also
inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame in recognition
of its innovative commercial
application of space technology.
Learn more about the Space Certification Program and
our growing list of partners including industry leaders
Tempur-Pedic,
X-1R Performance Lubricants, Outlast Phase Change
Materials, and Challenger Learning Centers at www.spaceconnection.org.
The Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, established
the Space
Certification Program and the Space
Technology Hall of Fame to recognize innovators who
transform technology originally developed for space use
into commercial products, to increase public awareness
of the benefits of space transfer technology, and to encourage
further innovation.
Space
Technology Hall of Fame -- Est. 1988
The Space Technology Hall of Fame was prominently featured
in the most recent issue of NASA's Technology Innovation
magazine. The
article can be found at the Technology Innovation Magazine
Web site.
The Space Foundation continues to receive excellent nominations
of technologies to be considered for induction into the
2005 Space Technology Hall of Fame. The official due date
for
nominations
has
passed; however, we will continue to consider nominations
of "down to Earth" technology on a case-by-case
basis.
Make plans now to attend the gala Space Technology Hall
of Fame Awards Dinner at the 21st
National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Apr. 4-7, 2005.
Learn who's who in the Space Technology Hall of Fame
and submit nominations at
www.spacetechhalloffame.org.
Strategic Space 2004 speaker presentations now available
The presentation slides of speakers at the Strategic Space 2004 symposium,
held in Omaha, Neb., on Oct. 5-7, are now available at
the Strategic
Space Web site.
Aviation Week offers special subscription rate
Aviation Week and Space Technology is offering a special
subscription rate of $39 for one year (versus $98) or $59
for two years for new subscribers.
Current subscribers can renew their subscription at a
rate of $64 for one year or $159 for 3 years.
This offer is good through Dec. 31. To take advantage
of the offer, contact Mike Hardy at McGraw-Hill Companies
at mghardy001@aol.com.
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