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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
Integral
Systems, Inc.
Lockheed
Martin Corporation
Network
Appliance, Inc.
Northrop
Grumman
Orbital Sciences
Corporation
Raytheon
Company
Imaginova
Spectrum
Astro, Inc.
Swales
Aerospace
United
Space Alliance
• PATRONS •
Aerojet
Analex
AT&T
Government Markets
AXA Space
CMC Electronics
Cincinnati
CSP Associates, Inc.
DFI International
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Honeywell
Space Systems
Infinite
Links
Inmarsat
ITT Industries
ManTech
International Corporation
MicroSat
Systems
Pratt
& Whitney Space Propulsion
SpaceVest
Stellar
Solutions
Titan Corporation
Valador,
Inc.
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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Report from Washington
Brian E. Chase
Vice President, Washington Operations
Just as we did in Boston during the Democratic National
Convention (as reported in last month's Space Watch), the
Space Foundation raised national awareness of the space program
during the Republican National Convention in New York this
week.
The Space Foundation, Analytical
Graphics, Inc. (AGI), and
Orbital Sciences organized Space Jam 2004, an event to honor U.S.
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (TX) and other Members of
Congress for their staunch support of space exploration.
U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon (FL) and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe
both spoke and added their thanks to DeLay as well as the
Space Foundation for leadership in the space industry. In
a soaring New York City loft just three blocks from Madison
Square Garden (the site of the Republican National Convention),
Space Jam was attended by more than 300 people, including
several Members of Congress, senior White House and Congressional
staff, elected officials and delegates from numerous states,
and top space industry executives. Former NASA Astronaut
David Low was on hand to sign autographs and discuss his
experiences as a spacewalker.
Sponsors and supporters included Aerojet, AIAA, ATK, Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp., The
Boeing Co., GPS Aerospace,
Harris Corporation, Lockheed
Martin, the National
Space Society,
Northrop Grumman, SpaceX, and United
Space Alliance. Additionally,
Hamilton Sundstrand provided two space suits for display
as well as their giant inflatable space suit to thrill the
crowd.
Industry Programs Grow in Attendance
Elizabeth Wagner
Vice President, Strategic Partnership Development
& Corporate Sales
Top military leaders, government officials, and executives
from throughout the space industry will soon meet in Omaha
to discuss the programs, policies and issues affecting our
strategic forces at the Strategic Space conference. Strategic
Space 2004 is scheduled 5-7 October at the Qwest Center Omaha
Convention Center and Arena. A crowd of more than 1,000 is
expected to attend the three-day event, featuring a gala
opening ceremony, a sold-out
exhibit center, an expanded
interactive program addressing the full spectrum of the missions
of United States Strategic Command, and a
strong slate of speakers and panelists. The conference is designed to further
the relationship between senior leadership of the Command,
component and supported commands, the aerospace contractor
community, federal officials and other leaders. A complete
agenda and speaker list, exhibitors, sponsors, and on-line
registration are available at www.stratspace.org.
Last year, the Strategic Space conference SOLD-OUT 30 days
prior to the event! Register
by Sept. 10 to receive a discounted
rate and secure your place at this important gathering.
The 21st
National Space Symposium will be held April 4-7,
2005, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. In response to
demand, we have expanded the Ball
Aerospace Exhibit Center,
but the additional square footage is selling out quickly.
This annual event is the premier U.S. policy and program
forum, an opportunity for business and networking on all
sectors of space - commercial, civil and national security.
More than 5,000 space professionals from around the world
are expected to attend. The event draws the most senior executive
leadership from NASA and other space agencies, NOAA, the
commercial space and satellite broadcasting industry, research
universities and academia, space tourism concerns, the Department
of Defense, military space commands and the global space
industry.
Space at the Crossroads 2005 will be held May 18, 2005,
at the U.S. Navy Memorial & Naval Heritage Center, Washington,
D.C. The policy-focused conference for legislative and administration
staffers, department managers from various federal agencies,
and local D.C. staff from the aerospace contractor community
has a heavy emphasis on national security and civil space,
and features senior government, military and industry speakers.
Due to the great success of the International Space Pavilion
at the
Farnborough Air Show, NASA and many Space Foundation corporate
companies have expressed their desire to participate at a
Paris Air Show Space Pavilion. Plans are underway. Details
to come.
To participate in any of these events, e-mail Chuck Zimkas
or Elizabeth Wagner: chuck@spacefoundation.org or elizabeth@spacefoundation.org.
Young Commission Review Cites
Improvement in Air Force Space Management
Steve Eisenhart
Senior Vice President,
Policy & Public Affairs
The Air Force's management of its space programs has improved
during the past year but some systems will continue to
need special attention, according to review by the Task
Force on Acquisition of National Security Space Programs
released last week.
The review updates a 2003 report that determined that
a decade of underfunding and unrealistic cost estimates
had helped lead to "significant, systemic problems" with
the nation's space programs, many of which faced technical
problems, fell behind schedule and went over budget.
"We were quite pleased with the progress we observed," said
A. Thomas Young, chairman of the task force (Young was
a featured speaker at the 20th National Space Symposium
this past April). Since the original report was issued,
the government's primary focus has returned to making
sure the programs are successful instead of keeping costs
low, and improvements have been made in obtaining independent
cost estimates, according to a summary of the review.
The review found that while action had been taken on most
of its recommendations, more needed to be done. Most programs
still lack enough money set aside in reserve to cover unexpected
costs, according to the review. The inadequate reserves
prevent "timely resolution of problems that emerge
on every development program," resulting in higher
costs and missed deadlines, the review said.
Speakers Added to Strategic Space Program
Maj Gen C. Robert "Bob" Kehler, USAF, director,
National Security Space Office; Maj Gen Robert S. Dickman,
USAF (Retired), deputy for Military
Space, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force;
RADM Thomas E. Zelibor, USN, director of Global Operations,
United States Strategic Command; and Mr. Andrew Sukawaty,
chief executive officer, Inmarsat; are among recent additions
to the program for the Strategic Space 2004 conference,
which will be held 5-7 October in Omaha, Neb. For the complete
program agenda, visit www.stratspace.org.
What is Important?
Patricia Arnold, Ph.D.
Vice
President, Education & Workforce
Development
Having been in education for over 35 years, I have seen the pendulum
swing back and forth several times. New initiatives, teaching
methods, and mandates come and go. I am all for accountability
and data driven
instruction, but the concept that "testing is the end-all"
really is disturbing.
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with educators
whose schools have been on corrective action. As a result
of this, they are required to use a canned scripted program,
with no room for creative problem solving or critical thinking.
Other schools have chosen to ONLY teach literacy. They
no longer instruct in science, social sciences, or the
fine arts.
I bring this to your attention for two reasons. One, if
you have children in school, find out if educators are
teaching to the test or teaching to real competencies.
Two, I want to share with you the experience that I had
with many wonderful teachers this summer.
Most readers are aware that the Space Foundation offers
graduate
level courses and Masters
Degrees with a Space Science Emphasis to K-12 teachers
during our Summer Institute. The teachers that attend these
classes are truly the best
and the brightest. They come on their own time, sometimes
with their own resources, so they can be better teachers.
I cannot tell you how many times I heard the comment, "I
am not allowed to teach science in third grade," or "I
cannot teach space in second grade, but if I weave it
into literacy I can." These teachers intuitively realize
the benefit of taking an exciting topic such as space and
creating real life meaning with an interdisciplinary approach.
It should be no surprise that these students demonstrate
conceptual understanding AND do well on the standardized
tests. This makes me wish that more teachers and more school
districts understood the correlation between meaningful
content and student achievement.
A multitude of amazing teachers are working hard everyday.
The above comment is meant in no way to discredit them.
Sometimes educators get swept up in the climate of the
politics of schooling and have certain requirements placed
on them. These requirements usually are for the right reasons,
but do not always create the desired outcome.
In an effort to significantly support educators, the Space
Foundation is developing additional curriculum specifically
designed to incorporate science and space science with
literacy and other content areas. The Space Foundation
has historically used integration and experiential learning
as a cornerstone for educator instruction. However, recognizing
the educator's need to specifically fully integrate subjects,
new programs are being developed.
We will launch some of this new curriculum during the
Space in the Classroom in Omaha on Oct. 9, 2004, in conjunction
with Strategic Space. Space Foundation Professional Development
is available and offered to any teachers, schools, and
districts across the country.
The Boeing Company is already demonstrating leadership
in supporting educators. I would like to extend a big thank
you to them for providing a $32,000 grant to the Space
Foundation to support scholarships for Colorado teachers
to participate in graduate level professional training
in math, science, technology, and space programs. Boeing's
support for our teachers will greatly benefit them and
their students who will ultimately fulfill the Vision
for Space Exploration taking us back to the Moon and on to
Mars and other destinations. Thanks, Boeing!
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Back to school . . . and on to Mars!
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The first person on Mars is already alive on planet Earth. As summer ends,
our children head back to school. We in the space industry can take pride in
the fact that back-to-school does not necessarily mean education-as-usual.
Since the trailblazing Space Foundation-Annenberg School studies of the late
1980s, we've understood the connection between space activities and student
interest in academics. As students return for the 2004/2005 academic year,
America has a new vision for space exploration that will take us back to flight,
through completion of the space station, back to the Moon and on to Mars. Recent
Gallup Poll data gathered by the Space Foundation for the Coalition
for Space Exploration demonstrates immense U.S. citizen support for this vision. By the
mere act of charting this course, the United States has rekindled a fire for
learning that will burn brightly in our nation's classrooms.
At the Space Foundation, we've already seen the effects first hand. We recently
completed our 18th year of summer institute graduate training programs for
teachers. More than 100 teachers from across the country gave up part of their
summer to experience the excitement of space in the classroom. Without question,
it was the most motivated group of teachers we have seen yet, and the enthusiasm
for exploration beyond Earth orbit played a big part in the palpable excitement
we saw.
"Thank you for this exciting and worthwhile program," writes Mark
Brickhouse, a substitute teacher for Clear Creek County Schools. "This
class was intense and informative. I came away with a much better understanding
of astronomy in general, and lots of great ideas about how to teach in a fun
and interesting way in my own classroom. I will try to implement each of the
things I have learned with enthusiasm and gratitude for having such a rare
chance to learn from some of the greatest minds Space Science has to offer."
Thanks to the support of our corporate member companies, teachers who have
completed our Summer Institute programs are taking this kind of enthusiasm
back to school with them this autumn. We are especially grateful to NASA and
The Boeing Company for recent education grants that will continue to serve
teachers and students throughout the coming year.
"People ask me if I'm burned out because of all the work I did this summer.
I answer them that I'm excited to have school start because of all the cool
things we can do in the classroom because of your courses. School starts next
Wednesday and I can't wait." -- Mary Stander, Teacher, Beaureau Valley
South Junior High School.
Of course with school back in session, our work has only just begun. On Sept.
17, in partnership with Gen Lance W. Lord, USAF, and Air Force Space Command,
we will conduct a special Space In the Classroom program at Peterson Air Force
Base for hundreds of Colorado students and their teachers. And in October,
we team with U.S. Strategic Command to conduct special programs for Nebraska
teachers in tandem with our Strategic Space 2004 conference. On-line and in-service
programs for teachers continue throughout the school year.
Among the most highly motivated teachers we've seen are those who have become
Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons, and those who've enrolled in our Masters
Degree programs. The former help carry the message (and materials) back to
their schools, and the latter pursue a committed course of graduate study leading
to a "Space Specialist" Masters Degree.
"Pat and I have both been wanting to find a Masters Degree program that
would be meaningful to us and our students. We have looked at several programs
over the years and didn't see anything we liked until we found your program.
It was the Space Foundation courses that made us decide to complete this master's
program. Your courses keep us interested as teachers and will do the same for
our students." - Mary Stander
Our commitment to educational excellence is just one of the things that makes
the Space Foundation a different kind of organization. Whether you've directly
supported our education programs with a grant or contribution, or whether you've
indirectly supported our education programs through your corporate membership
or participation in Foundation symposia or programs - your partnership with
us is making a difference.
And, with your continued support, the best is yet to come!
Elliot
G. Pulham
President &
Chief Executive Officer
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Space Awareness Success
Kevin C. Cook
Director, Space Awareness Programs
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 Certification Program
The Space Foundation recently recognized EcoQuest International's
Fresh Air purification product as a Certified Space
Technology.
"Fresh Air" uses technology originally developed
in cooperation with NASA to clean the air in spacecraft.
The
Fresh Air product uses a similar application of Titanium
Dioxide (Ti02), a photo catalytic substance discovered
to reduce hydrocarbons in enclosed spaces, in a UV
activated photo catalytic system to effectively purify
the air indoors. According to a December '98 "Wall Street Journal" article, "Carpeting,
poorly ventilated fireplaces, mold, bacterial toxins, dust
mites . . . an almost endless collection of highly allergenic
products have invaded our homes and we have sealed them
in with deadly precision."
EcoQuest's Fresh Air is a Certified Space Technology
because it effectively applies space-based technology
to address
the real and growing concern of indoor air pollution
and improve the quality of life for people on
Earth.
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.
Space
Technology Hall of Fame --
Est. 1988
The Space Foundation continues to seek
nominations of "down
to Earth" technology to be considered
for induction into the 2005 Space Technology
Hall of Fame.
Learn who's who in the Space Technology
Hall of Fame and submit your nominations
at www.spacetechhalloffame.org.
Star Trek's Miracle Worker Says Farewell To Public
Jim Banke
Director of Communications
Do you count yourself a member
of the aerospace community today because you grew up inspired
by the adventures of the original television series "Star
Trek," and especially the miracle-working marvels
of the Starship Enterprise's most famous chief engineer,
Montgomery Scott?
Well, even if you don't have a toy phaser hidden in a
desk drawer, you should know that Jimmy Doohan, 84, the
man who portrayed Scotty and is responsible for encouraging
countless number of engineers, is now suffering from Alzheimer's
and Parkinson's diseases, as well as diabetes.
Because of his failing health, Doohan made his final public
appearance at a Star Trek convention the weekend of Aug.
28, culminating with the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame.
Doohan is a remarkable man, and more should be said about
him than there is room for in this column. I was fortunate
to have my own encounters with him as a student at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. I know first
hand that all the good things being said about him are
true.
To help pay tribute to the significant influence Doohan
and his engineer alter ego has had on the space program,
no less than Neil Armstrong represented NASA and the space
community in saying thanks to Scotty for inspiring the
engineers that will help take us back to the Moon and on
to Mars.
According to a report in the Seattle Times, Armstrong
said he was proud that both he and Scotty were engineers.
"I've been remarkably fortunate," Armstrong
said of his exploits in space, which relied on chemical
rocket engines. "All were primitive in that they didn't
have warp drive, which made the Enterprise travel 100,000
times faster than anything I flew."
'Aye -- and Godspeed Jimmy Doohan.
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