Tag: Space Symposium
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Lockheed Martin, other Colorado companies, on the hunt for habitable worlds in our galaxy
The question “are we alone” remains unanswered, but humanity may get a hint of it in the coming years as technologies are tested and launched aboard several next-generation space telescopes in the coming years and decades. Lockheed Martin, along with several other companies with strong Colorado ties, have been tapped by NASA to develop technologies…
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Colorado awards $26M in tax incentives to keep aerospace company in state
A technology company in the aerospace and defense industry is looking to expand and could bring 1,250 jobs to Colorado if it chooses to continue growing in the state. The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved $26 million in job growth incentive tax credits on Thursday for an unnamed company called “Project Hera.” (The commission often…
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NASA, NOAA leaders stress need to study sun, improve space weather forecasts
While the nation celebrates the safe return of the astronauts who flew by the moon, there’s another celestial body scientists yearn to know more about for future missions: the sun. “As we travel farther and farther in space, as we get to the moon, as we go to Mars, our ability to understand how the…
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NASA to build permanent base on moon, test space-based nuclear power in bid to meet Trump’s space policy
In the 1960s, the United States won the space race decisively by planting the American flag firmly on the moon. Over the next five years, 12 NASA astronauts walked on the moon before the Apollo program, one of the most expensive and scientifically intensive programs undertaken by the U.S., was ultimately canceled. NASA’s priorities shifted…
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Space race with China driving investment to counter hypersonic missile threat
As Space Symposium kicked off, retired Gen. John Hyten, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reminded a packed ballroom Sunday marked the 65th anniversary of the first manned space flight around the world. On April 12, 1961, a cosmonaut from the Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin, circled the world, beating the U.S. “That…
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Space Symposium returns for 41st edition with focus on Artemis program, successful moon mission
This week, leaders from around the globe are gathering in Colorado Springs for the annual Space Symposium with a renewed focus on moon missions following the return of the Artemis II astronauts. The splashdown came as NASA and private industry focus on deep space exploration, thanks in no small part to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.…
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Space industry leaders sound call for action to fill critical workforce gaps
Limited educational and structured career pathways have led to a growing gap in the U.S. space workforce, a critical shortfall the nation must urgently address if it is to reclaim its longstanding edge in scientific leadership and global technological competition, industry leaders warned last week. Experts from the military, NASA and private business sounded the…
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Disney star Bridgit Mendler pitches her space startup in Colorado
The former actor turned startup founder spoke on her company Northwood Space and ground infrastructure for satellites
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U.S. wants to refuel military satellites in space. This Denver company will help them do it
Astroscale is set to launch a refueling satellite next year for a historic mission in geospatial orbit, the highest level above Earth.
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A lunar lander, a space station and more: 7 stellar exhibits at this year’s Space Symposium
The annual Space Symposium, now in its 40th year, returns this week to Colorado Springs, featuring hundreds of exhibitors and several new additions to its usual lineup of events, roundtables, panel discussions, luncheons and extended “track” programs. A record 304 exhibitors will showcase space-related hardware, programs and technologies across 153,000 square feet of exhibition space at…