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AIA launches Second to None Campaign
Campaign will educate the public on impact of indiscriminate budget cuts
CSU, other Colorado schools, among nation's best colleges
Colorado State University ranks in the top tier of the nation's best universities and is one of the top 20 that makes writing a priority as a critical element of student success, according to the 2012 U.S. News and World Report "America's Best Colleges" edition released Sept. 13, 2011.
NASA'S GRAIL launches to the Moon
NASA's two GRAIL spacecraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], launched Sept. 10, 2011, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. at 9:08 a.m. EDT aboard a Delta II Heavy rocket provided by United Launch Alliance.
Ball Aerospace awarded NASA cryogenic propellant contract
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp is one of four companies that will study the storage and transfer of cryogenic propellants in space under a contract to NASA. Each company was awarded up to $600K to accomplish this half-year effort.
Community Luncheon - NASA's Destination Station
Register online: www.denverchamber.org/Events/2707
CU ‘Supercell’ tracking aircraft exhibits in Washington D.C.
The Tempest unmanned aircraft -- a University of Colorado Boulder-developed system that was the first to intercept a "supercell" thunderstorm -- will be exhibited at a Capitol Hill event on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in room 902 of the Hart Senate Office Building, located on Constitution Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets NE in Washington, D.C.
CU instruments aboard NASA spacecraft observe solar flares
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which is carrying a suite of instruments including a $32 million University of Colorado Boulder package, has provided scientists with new information that energy from some solar flares is stronger and lasts longer than previously thought.
eSpace joins Space Angels network to support space startups
Space Angels Network, LLC, a national network of seed- and earlystage investors focused on aerospace-related ventures, and eSpace: The Center For Space Entrepreneurship in Boulder, Colorado, announced Sept. 6, 2011, the beginning of a collaborative partnership to help foster the success of entrepreneurial space ventures. Under the new agreement, Space Angels Network will work with companies participating in eSpace's programs to help them prepare for pitching their new ventures to investors. The companies will then have the opportunity to meet with Space Angels Network members to facilitate investments.
DigitalGlobe completes remote ground terminal expansion
Activation of fourth new facility this year increases total imaging capacity and refresh capability by 51%, accelerates delivery by up to 34%