National Space Club Florida Committee Kolcum Award Call for Nominations
NSCFL is officially soliciting nominations for this year's Harry Kolcum award. Click here for criteria for the
award, but in short, we are selecting two people for the award. The first
is the person, either a government or contractor PAO/Communications rep/marketing
person/community relations specialist, government relations specialist, etc., who
resides in Florida, who did the most to promote space during fiscal year 2010. The
second is a member of the news media whose coverage during the year has done the
most to promote the space industry. If a person has a big event in the final days
of September, feel free to include it.
Please provide a short bio on the person and a 2-3 paragraph nominee summary. E-mails
are acceptable and please send to
Craig Covault
by C by COB Sept. 24. The Kolcum award committee will select and announce the winner
in October and will present the award at the November NSC luncheon.
Requests for Nominations for Florida National Defense Space Award
The Florida Committee of the National Space Club presents an annual award called
the Florida National Defense Space Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize
significant accomplishments and contributions made by Department of Defense (DoD)
personnel while on duty in the State of Florida for space-related areas that significantly
contribute to the defense of our nation. Nominees for this award can be DoD active
duty, DoD civilians or DoD contractors.
We invite you to provide a nomination and request your assistance in circulating
this request within your command and to contractors supporting space-related missions.
A description of the award and a nomination format is attached.
The award will be presented at a luncheon in Cocoa Beach, Florida on January 11,
2011. The deadline for nominees for this award is October 15, 2010. Please mail
nominations to the address above or email to
Ladonna.J.Neterer@boeing.com. Thank you in advance for your support.
Annual Space Ball: An Evening of Dinner and Dancing
Saturday, October 16, 2010
6:30 pm – Social Hour
7:30 pm – Dinner
8:30 pm - Dancing
Radisson Resort at the Port Cape Canaveral Convention Center
Cocktail Attire/Black Tie Optional
Seating Is Limited - Reservations will be accepted on a First Come - First Served
Basis
For reservations, go online at www.nscfl.org or email
Ladonna.J.Neterer@boeing.com
Member Individual Tickets: $60
Non-member Individual Tickets - $75
Corporate Tables: $800
R.S.V.P. by Oct. 1, 2010.
Click here for Event Flyer
Annual Space Ball Silent Auction
NSCFL is in the planning stages for our Annual Space Ball dinner to be held on Saturday,
October 16, 2010 at the Radisson Resort in the Port. Again this year, we would like
to try to have a silent auction to benefit both the National Space Club and the
Space Walk of Fame.
On behalf of the Silent Auction Committee Chairman, Charlie Mars, we are asking
for your help in obtaining items for this silent auction, preferably space related,
but will accept other items such as dinner gift certificates, hotel stays, autographed
books, etc. The value of each item should be at least $50.
Please contact Charlie at 321-264-0434 if you have an item to donate. He will try
to follow up with you in the next few weeks if he doesn’t hear from you.
Thank you again for your continued support to the Florida Committee and with your
help, we can make this a successful event.
Craig Technologies Wins NASA Work at Langley
Woman-Owned engineering and technical services firm Craig Technologies has earned work share at their fifth
NASA project site- Langley Research Center (LaRC)- as part of the LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES)
contract award.
As subcontractor to SGT, Inc. Craig Technologies will provide technical support
for high-end systems used by Mission and Mission-support staff at LaRC, necessary
for such operations as high performance computing, geometry modeling, grid generation,
data visualization, image processing, computational analysis, and airspace and traffic
operations simulation.
Currently performing under contract at
NASA Headquarters, Kennedy Space Center, Johnson Space Center, and NASA Ames Research Center, Craig Technologies
is pleased to contribute to Langley’s reputation for exceptional research
of “solving the tough problems in air, space and earth science”.
According to NASA.gov, “researchers
at Langley are focusing on some of the biggest technical challenges of our time:
global climate change, access to space and revolutionizing airplanes and the air
transportation system.”
“This is a big win for us,” commented
CEO Carol Craig. “It’s an honor to partner
with Langley in supporting the innovative development our Nation’s future
state depends on.” Headquartered in Cape Canaveral, FL, Craig Technologies’
nationwide team of experts in the fields of engineering, instructional design, and
analysis meet the diverse needs of clients such as the
US Navy,
US Air
Force,
US Central Command,
and
Department of Homeland Security.
NASA Awards Rapid Response Space Works Contract
Serving as a contracting agent for the Department of Defense’s Operationally
Responsive Space (ORS) Office, NASA has selected Millennium Engineering and
Integration Co., of Arlington, Va., to receive a contract for Rapid Response
Space Works (RRSW).
This is an indefinite-delivery,
indefinite-quantity, cost-plus fixed-fee single award contract that begins
Wednesday. The contract consists of a five-year period of performance.
Under the terms of the contract, the company will
provide support for the ORS Office within the Department of Defense. In
partnership with the DOD, NASA will play a role in planning, acquisition and
operations of ORS efforts.
Specifically, the company will design, develop,
build, operate and sustain the RRSW to enable rapid access to space for DOD. The
RRSW activities include mission coordination, design, development, procurement,
assembly, integration, test, on-orbit support, launch support and ground system
support.
NASA released a Request for Proposals to industry
on Feb. 1, 2010, to solicit two individual requirements, including this RRSW
contract and a Modular Space Vehicles (MSV) contract, which will be awarded at a
later date. The RRSW and MSV contracts share a maximum value of $500 million.
The work will be performed at Kirtland Air Force
Base, Albuquerque, N.M. The contract with Millennium Engineering and Integration
Co. includes a subcontract with Raytheon Co., of Tucson, Ariz.For more information about NASA and agency
programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov
Roy Tharpe: National Space Club Florida Committee Debus Award Winner
On behalf of our National Space Club Florida Committee Chairman, Mike Maier, please
join us in congratulating our National Space Club Florida Committee's 2010 Dr. Kurt
H. Debus Award recipient, Space Gateway Support's Roy Tharpe.
Please click here to read about Roy Tharpe.
2010 Space Week
This year’s program will be held over a nine day period from November 30 through
December 10, 2010.
Please click here
for more information.
Space Week "Thank You" Letters
The National Space Club Florida Committee is posting the "Thank You" letters
from Brevard County students who attended 2009 Brevard County Space Week.
Please click here to learn about Space Week and read these letters.
Falcons & Dragons: A SpaceX Strategic Update
Click here to see a presentation about
SpaceX and the future of Falcon and Dragon.
Space Spinoffs
Have you ever wondered how space exploration impacts your daily life?
Click this link to see NASA's interactive 'Trace space back to you!'