Join us for the 2018 von Braun Symposium! Our theme this year is “Galvanizing U.S. Leadership In Space.” We will be discussing commercial space initiatives, exploration technologies, gateway planning, ISS commercialization, lunar surface opera…
The symposium is a dialog between the speakers and audience. Together we capture the growth, diversification and momentum of the commercial space industry at the time of the conference. Short powerful talks capture direction of the sectors focused…
NASA announced Aug. 3 the assignment of eight agency astronauts, a mix of veterans and rookies, as well as one company astronaut to fly on the first set of commercial crew missions by Boeing and SpaceX.
An awe-inspiring education-fundraising gala event held under the Apollo Saturn V Rocket at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to kick-off a 12-month celebration of 50 years since the Apollo 11 moon landing. On July 21st, join astronauts from acr…
Former NASA Astronaut Greg “Box” Johnson is joining Space Nation, the startup offering space training experiences for people around the world, as its new Chief Space Officer.
The 56th Annual AAS Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium will feature leaders in science, engineering, technology and policy to discuss common and unique challenges and opportunities that lie ahead with the space program.
Our theme this yea…
The 3rd annual MIT New Space Age Conference (http://newspaceage.org) will take place at the Samberg Conference Center on March 11th, 2018. The conference brings together CEOs, entrepreneurs, students, astronauts, and other leaders of the growing …
Maj. Michael Adams, USAF, was an X-15 rocket plane pilot and astronaut, who lost his life on 15 November 1967 during a re-entry accident in X-15 no. 3. To mark the 50th anniversary of the loss of Maj. Adams, several events are planned to honor his…
Vice President Mike Pence used a ceremony announcing NASA’s latest class of astronauts June 7 to restate the administration’s plans to reestablish the National Space Council, but set no timetable for formally doing so.
Doctors and astronauts told a House panel June 15 that they support proposals that would authorize NASA to provide improved health care for former astronauts.
Former NASA astronaut Ron Garan has joined high-altitude balloon company World View as its chief pilot, the company announced Feb. 23, making him the latest astronaut to seek a post-agency career in the commercial spaceflight field.
NASA announced July 9 it has selected four veteran astronauts to train for test flights on commercial crew vehicles under development by Boeing and SpaceX.
It is an effort that has paid off handsomely across several other challenging national and global pursuits for those economies that have chosen to exercise it, applying the lessons learned in human space activity to other complex endeavors here on Earth.
For an astronaut working inside the space station, the overestimate was about 15 percent.
Space travelers from around the globe recently got a firsthand sense of China’s blossoming plans to explore Earth orbit and beyond.At the 27th Planetary Congress of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), held in September in Beijing, China’s space industry leaders extended an open invitation for other nations to take part in China’s emerging space station program.
