Tag: Space
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Early wake-up key to seeing bright red ‘Blood Moon’ above Colorado
Come March 3, a total lunar eclipse is set to make the moon appear bright red in the night sky – that said, it’ll really be more of an ‘early morning’ sky for Coloradans, with the estimated mid-point of totality expected to be about 4:33 a.m. In Colorado, totality is expected to stretch from about…
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CU Boulder launches Space Policy Center to help tackle industry challenges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The University of Colorado Boulder established a new center to address the policy challenges of the rapidly expanding space industry. The Colorado Space Policy Center, announced at the end of June, will serve as a hub for research and public policy conversations for local, national…
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Astronaut Ice Cream gives kids a taste of space, backpackers a light snack
Kids around the country, mostly at museums and theme parks, get a taste of what it would be like to live in space with Astronaut Ice Cream. Anyone expecting the cold and soft textures of a traditional ice cream sandwich is in for a shock when they bite down on the freeze-dried bar. With 98%…
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Russia, China threats push U.S. to brink of arms race in space | Vince Bzdek
Are we ready for offensive weapons in space? “We need space fires to enable us to establish space superiority,” the head of Colorado Springs-based U.S. Space Command, Gen. Stephen Whiting, announced at the Army Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., on Aug. 6. Though Whiting didn’t explain exactly what “space fires” means, a…
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39th annual Space Symposium draws global crowd
At the historic Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. the 39th annual Space Symposium is officially underway through Thursday. Scientists, astronauts and specialists from around the globe came to present their technology and expertise to the event.
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A ‘cosmic coincidence’: Space Symposium guests marvel at solar eclipse
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Leaders of the burgeoning space industry at the 2024 Space Symposium took a moment Monday to pair their formal attire with protective eyewear and witness the partial solar eclipse during the annual international gathering. “This is, without a doubt, the nerdiest group of people to…
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Lockheed Martin’s new Pony Express 2 satellites feature AI, will demonstrate new technology
With the upcoming launch of two satellites, Lockheed Martin expects to demonstrate how space can add to the military’s global power to gather intelligence and act on it. The military’s vision for its future Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control is to “sense, make sense, and act” across land, sea, air, cyber and space — a…
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ispace opens new headquarters in Centennial
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ispace Technologies USA, a subsidiary of ispace Inc., officially opened the doors to its Denver-based headquarters near Centennial Airport — giving way to Earth-to-moon transportation and space exploration technologies. “We planted ourselves here partly because we knew this was a hub of excellent engineering,” Ryan…
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How Space Force and private sector plan for space-borne resilience
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every operation in the military somehow relies on space, U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. MacKenzie Birchenough said. That dependence drove a panel discussion this week at the Space Symposium on how the military and private sector are working to improve resilience and response time should…
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East High Shooting: How to protect, navigate mental health after trauma
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Another school shooting, this time in Denver’s East High on Wednesday, brings forward the issue of maintaining mental health. This shooting was one incident, but there have been different threats to the schools in Denver Public Schools for a long time, according to Kathi Fanning,…