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SpotBeam California - 2006

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(Most recent SpotBeam first.)

December 19, 2006

  • First Flight a Success for United Launch Alliance
  • United Launch Alliance Announced at Transforming Space 2006 Conference
  • "Transforming Space" Conference Presentations Available
  • FAA Issues Final Rule for "Human Space Flight Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants"
  • CSA Recognizes Awardees of Presidential Teaching Awards
  • Quintron Provides Upgrades to Vandenberg AFB Range Status Alert System
  • NASA Expanding Manned, Robotic Space Exploration
  • Gordon Chosen to Lead House Science Committee
  • New California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Unveiled at Transforming Space 2006 Conference
  • "Have Spacesuit - Will Travel"...California Company, Orbital Outfitters, to Provide Space Suits for Private Space Travel
  • California Institute of Technology to Host an International Aerospace Conference
  • El Camino College Offers Aerospace Export Trraining and Enabler Program (ETEP)
  • Endeavour Programs Seeking Sponsorship for Youth
  • Impact of Election on California Congressional Delegation
  • Three California Representatives to be Added to the Appropriations Committee
  • Upcoming Events

November 21, 2006

  • "Transforming Space" Conference Agenda Posted
  • Annual CSA Membership Meeting
  • And the Winner Is... CSA Announces 2006 SpotBeam Award Recipients
  • CSA New Hires Set Up Shop in Pasadena
  • Employment Training Panel Awards Almost $9.5 Million to Train 7,265 California Workers
  • ISCe To Hold Its First-Ever "ISCe Satellite Investment Symposium (ISIS) NYC '06" Conference
  • Boeing Launches Delta IV From Vandenberg AFB
  • Women In Aerospace Debut Career Center
  • SpaceHab To Build $20M Facility at VAFB
  • Endeavour Programs Seeking Sponsorship for Youth
  • Reid Announces Democratic Leadership for the 110th Congress
  • Quintron DICES III Communications System--A Necessity for the Success of the Sea Launch
  • Impact of Election on California Congressional Delegation
  • Boehlert, Calvert Praise Hubble Decision
  • NASA Approves Mission and Names Crew for Return to Hubble
  • Sea Launch Successfully Delivers the XM-4 Satellite To Orbit
  • Online Archive of "SpotBeam California"
  • Upcoming Events

October 30, 2006

  • "Transforming Space" Conference Agenda Posted
  • CSA Announces 2006 SpotBeam Award Winners
  • Sea Launch "Go" for 3:49 p.m. PST Today
  • Space Grant Program Needs Funding
  • Annual CSA Membership Meeting
  • Accelerating Supply Chain Integration: Supplier Training Impacts in Real Time
  • CSA Is Accepting Proposals for a WIRED Web Site
  • Boehlert and Calvert Congratulate Nobel Winners
  • Academy Program Grants Available
  • Win a Flight on SpaceShipTwo
  • CSA Applauds New National Space Policy
  • Mission: Solar System Grant Opportunity
  • CSA's Legislative Survey for 2007 Agenda
  • International Space University Takes the Summer Session Program to China in 2007
  • Member Advisory Panels (MAPs)
  • USAF Airmen Memorial Dedication October 14
  • USAF Aircraft and Satellite Stats
  • Cal Poly Society of Women Engineers
  • Vandenberg Small Biz Expo, March 21-22
  • CeBIT Welcomes California Aerospace Companies to Hannover Germany on March 15-21, 2007
  • NASA Selects New Education Assistant Administrator
  • New Aeronautics Competitions for 2006-2007
  • USAF Themes and Messages
  • Air & Space Conference 2006 Speakers & Transcripts
  • New Staff Members at CSA
  • Online Archive of "SpotBeam California"
  • Upcoming Events

October 3, 2006

  • "Transforming Space" Conference Agenda Posted
  • 2007-2010 California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Sponsorships Now Being Accepted
  • Job Openings at CSA
  • Annual CSA Membership Meeting
  • FTC Gives Clearance to United Launch Alliance (ULA)
  • CSA Commends State Efforts to Continue C17 Production in California
  • Accelerating Supply Chain Integration: Supplier Training Impacts in Real Time
  • SpaceBound! in in the Mail
  • California Space Authority to Collaborate in the Promotion of Aerospace Exports
  • California Space Center Receives Positive Reception and $10k at 3rd Community Support Meeting
  • Winning Through Innovation, October 27, 2006
  • Jim Benson to Form Benson Space Company (BSC)
  • Boeing Wins Thermal Protection Contract for Orion
  • New Gallup Poll Reveals Americans Continue to Strongly Support Space Exploration
  • Young Scientists Recognition Conference/Banquet
  • Calvert Congratulates Lockheed Martin Corporation on Being Selected by NASA to Build Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
  • Templeton Endeavour Engineering Academy Launched for 2006-2007 School Year
  • 2006-2008 K-12 Science Educator Launch Conference
  • Point Mugu's 60th Anniversary, October 5, 2006
  • AAS National Conference November 14-15, 2006
  • SPAWAR/NDIA Conference, November 14-16, 2006
  • Responsive Space Conference 2007, April 23-26, 2006
  • CSIP FY08 Submittal Time
  • Online Archive of "SpotBeam California"
  • Upcoming Events

September 1, 2006

  • CSA Member Lockheed Martin Wins NASA CEV Contract
  • "Transforming Space" Conference Agenda Posted
  • 2007-2010 California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Sponsorships Now Being Accepted
  • Job Openings at CSA
  • New Staffmembers for CSA and CSEWI
  • Annual CSA Membership Meeting
  • Help Develop Role of State's Office of Military and Aerospace Support (OMAS)
  • JSF/CEV Incentive Effort to Regroup
  • Colonel Weinstein Presentation to Santa Barbara Navy League About Vandenberg Air Force Base
  • Templeton Endeavour Engineering Academy Launched for 2006-2007 School Year
  • CSIP FY08 Submittal Time
  • Sea Launch Delivers Koreasat 5 Satellite to Orbit
  • Meeting of the Minds, Sept 5-7
  • CSA to Testify re. Workforce, Sept 13
  • AFCEA: 5th MILSATCOM Symposium, Oct 4-5
  • New State Position: Advisor for Military Affairs
  • National Model Rocket Competition Offers $60,000
  • Mars Society Canada Seeking International Scientists/Engineers
  • Upcoming Events

August 18, 2006

  • "Transforming Space" Conference Agenda Posted
  • New Staffmembers at CSA and CSEWI
  • 2007-2010 California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Sponsorships Now Being Accepted
  • CSA Sponsors Zero-G Experience for California Educators
  • West Coat Competitiveness Summit
  • AirLaunch LLC to Partner with NASA On Small Satellite Development
  • "Our Space History," August 18-20
  • Point Mugu's 60th Anniversary
  • NASA Set for Shuttle Launch on August 27
  • Meeting of the Minds 2006
  • Raising Your Innovation IQ - October 18
  • Sea Launch Prepares to Launch Koreasat 5 Satellite
  • Test Team Breaks Its Own Record with C-17 Drop
  • Northrop Grumman's "Weightless Flights of Discovery"
  • California Space Authority Sends Lompoc Teacher on a Trip to Weightlessness
  • NASA to Exhibit to the Vision for Space Exploration in the Antelope Valley
  • NASA Co-Sponsors Space 2006 Conference in Silicon Valley
  • NASA/JPL 10th Annual Science Forum for Small Business
  • AFCEA West 2007
  • Boeing and Its Employees Donate $10,500 to CA Space Center
  • California Space Center Community Support Meeting
  • Annual CSA Membership Meeting
  • Schwarzenegger Announces Military Affairs Advisory Council
  • Peckham Named Sea launch President and GM
  • Sea Launch Delivers Galaxy 16 Satellite to Orbit
  • Sea Launch: Peter Stier Named Vice President, Marketing and Sales
  • Space Systems/Loral Awarded Contract to Build Terrestar-2 Satellite
  • New Rocket Engine Combustion cycle Technology Testing Reaches 100% Power Level
  • Voyager 1 Hits 100 AU Marker
  • Employment Training Panel Awards $16M To Train More Than 14,000 California Workers
  • Position Available at CSA
  • Upcoming Events

July 18, 2006

  • Positions Available at CSA
  • 2007-2010 California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Sponsorships Now Being Accepted
  • "Transforming Space" Conference Agenda Posted
  • CSA Applauds NASA for Successful Launch; California Readies Itself for NASA's Next Chapter
  • Calvert Congratulates NASA and Crew of Discovery
  • Boeing Delta IV Launched Successfully from Vandenberg
  • State and Local VIP Officials Visit Propulsion Conference
  • CSA Sponsors a Zero-G Experience for California Educators
  • CSEWI Board Openings
  • CA and UK Space Enterprise Organizations Enter Into International Agreement
  • At NASA Ames July 27-30: Virtual Reality Field Trip to the Moon, Mars, and Beyond
  • Second International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology, July 17-20
  • NewSpace 2006, July 19-23
  • Please Share Stock Photos with CSA
  • WIRED Grant Project Activities
  • Drexel Smith (CSA Boardmember): "U.S. Must Maintain its World Leadership in Space"
  • The Space Frontier Foundation Announces a Competition to Launch NewSpace Business Plans into Ventura Capital Orbit
  • "Fast Track" Teaching Exam Set for August 5th
  • Upcoming Events

June 16, 2006

  • Positions Available at CSA
  • 2007-2010 California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Sponsorships Now Being Accepted
  • "Transforming Space" Conference Agenda Posted
  • ETP Funding Restored; CSA Involved
  • AIAA Space 2006, September 19-21
  • AirLaunch LLC Drop Test Sets New C-17 Record
  • Joint Strike Fighter Tax Credit Sought to Include CEV
  • CSA Sponsors Sneak Screening of Disney's IMAX Production of "Roving Mars"
  • CSA and Farnborough Aerospace Consortium Sign Memorandum of Understanding
  • Cisco Increasingly Looks to Military Space Projects
  • NASA Announces Distribution of Constellation Work
  • Cisco Project Aims to Bolster Military Satellites
  • NASA Ames Appoints New Deputy Center Director
  • California Innovation Corridor WIRED Grant
  • Sea Launch to Lift Galaxy 16 this Saturday
  • SEA Requests Increased Funding for NASA at 2006 June Capitol Hill Space Blitz
  • Vortex-Cooled Chamber Wall Engine; A CSIP Success Story
  • 2006 ORBIT Awards Photo Gallery
  • "Fast Track" Teaching Exam Set for August 5th
  • AIAA 2nd Space Exploration Conference
  • Air Force Earns Prestigious Environmental Awards
  • Los Alamitos Students' Project May Go to Space
  • Workforce Innovations 2006, July 11-13
  • California Congressional Members Support Full Funding for NASA
  • Governor Proposes Budget that Invests in Education
  • Delta III Display Visible to Millions Each Year
  • Quintron's CEO Interviewed by Alexander Haig on World Business Review TV
  • SpaceClass: A Resource for Secondary Science Teachers
  • Relevant Federal Legislation
  • CSA Attends Chabot's 115th Anniversary
  • Carl Williams has Joined Hannover Fairs USA
  • Upcoming Events

May 12, 2006

  • California Space Enterprise Strategic Planning Meetings Set for May/June 2006
  • ISCe International Reception and Roundtable
  • 2007-2010 California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Sponsorships Now Being Accepted
  • Exclusive Presentation of Walt Disney's Roving Mars
  • CSA Space Day Held in Sacramento, May 2
  • CSEWI Seeking Executive Director
  • Nominations Open for Third Annual Presitigious California Space Enterprise SpotBeam Awards
  • CSA Board Member Drexel Smith to Speak at Antelope Valley Board of TradeBusiness Briefing Luncheon
  • Congresswoman Matsui Named to House Science Committee
  • California Space & Technology News Set to Premiere Via Internet and Podcast May 15
  • California Space Center Awarded $150,000 Grant
  • XCOR to Aid in Moon Mission
  • "Fast Track" Teaching Exam Set for June and August
  • JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Field Representative Congresswoman Jane Harman- District Office
  • SECDEF Announces Nomination for Commander of Air Force Space Command - Lt. Gen. Kevin P. Chilton
  • Supplier Workshop with Airbus - June 1
  • Shuttle Atlantis May Return to Palmdale
  • Thought Leader Forum Huge Success
  • Upcoming Events

April 24, 2006

  • CSA Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available
  • California Space Day Sacramento, May 2
  • WIRED Press Releases Posted Since March 17
  • Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum: The Business of Making Semi-autonomous Systems and the Increasing Entrepreneurial Opportunities
  • NASA Names Pete Worden to be New Ames Research Center Director
  • Crew Exploration Vehicle Tax Credit Introduced
  • ISCe International Reception and Roundtable
  • Ashburn Space Development Bills Advance
  • California Legislature Acts to Invest in Spaceport
  • California Space Week Washington DC 2006
  • NASA Request for Information (RFI): Developing a Strategy for Future Exploration of the Moon and Beyond
  • Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council 2006 Satellite Conference and Exhibition
  • Calvert Commends NASA on 25th Anniversary of 1st Space Shuttle Launch
  • The Space Fair, April 28-30
  • BBQ at VAFB Supporting the California Space Center
  • New Web Site for AFCEA Vandenberg AFB
  • Regolith Excavation Challenge Team Registration Opens
  • 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit
  • AIAA Space 2006 Conference & Exposition
  • Highlights from NASA Dryden Flight Research Center April 2006
  • Success!
  • AUSA Symposium - "Joint C4 / Space Operations"
  • CSA Forms Two Political Action Committees
  • New CSA Member Profiles
  • NASA Honors Apollo Moon Walker Buzz Aldrin
  • Rockets Away! Blog
  • Three New Staff Members at CSA
  • Upcoming Events
    • 4th Responsive Space Conference (RS4) April 24-27
    • Space Venturing Forum, May 4
    • Space Tourism Society "Orbit" Awards Gala, May 4
    • 25th Annual ISDC 2006, May 4-7 - Special Discount to CSA Members
    • San Diego Aerospace Museum Space Day, May 6
    • ISCe 2006, June 13-15
    • 2006 AMSAT-North America Space Symposium, Oct 5-11
    • National Conference on Aviation and Space Education, October 19-21, 2006. Arlington, Virginia
    • CSA's 2nd Annual Transforming Space Conference, Nov 29 - Dec 1

March 17, 2006

  • California Space Week Washington DC, March 28-30
  • California Space Day Sacramento, May 2
  • Rapid Prototyping: Steps to Launch, April 11
  • California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Receives Special Recognition
  • Support Needed for SB 1698 and the Space Grant Program
  • JPL Partnering Opportunities, April 18
  • Ashburn's SB 1671 Provides Loan at Mojave
  • Member Advisory Panels (MAPs)
  • Save the Date! Nov 29 - Dec 1: CSA's 2nd Annual Transforming Space Conference
  • ISCe 2006, June 13-15
  • ISCe International Reception And Roundtable
  • "Science on Saturday" Lecture Series
  • Space Billionaires: Educating the Next Generation of Space Entrepreneurs
  • SMC Industry Days, April 11-13
  • Three California Companies Team for Suborbital
  • Online Space Calendar Available
  • Space Entrepreneur Forum, April 4
  • LockMart Supports Aerospace at Cal Poly SLO
  • Space Venturing Forum, May 4
  • Governor Appointment
  • New CSA Member Profile: White Oaks Hotel
  • 2006 AMSAT-North America Space Symposium
  • San Diego Aerospace Museum Space Day, May 6
  • Upcoming Events

February 17, 2006

  • CSA to Lead Multi-Regional Workforce Development Partnership
  • CSA Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available
  • CA Space Week in DC, March 28-30
  • SMC Industry Days, April 11-13
  • Small Business Conference for Enterprising Entrepreneurs, April 19
  • 2004 Plan Implementation Winding Down 2007 Plan Development Beginning
  • CSA Space Day in Sacramento, May 2
  • Save the Date - April 11
  • Current Issue of SpaceBound! Just Mailed
  • Griffin Responds to CA Delegation CEV Letter
  • Regolith Excavation Challenge Location Named
  • Space Exploration Alliance Concludes Successful Budget-Week Citizen Action Blitz
  • Rocket Racing League Issues RFPs for Race Venues and Teams
  • Cerritos College to Offer Advanced 3D Technology
  • President's Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2007, California Implications
  • Students Prep Decelerator Payload
  • ComDef West 2006, March 27-28
  • Small Business Conference for Enterprising Entrepreneurs, April 19
  • Technology Review and Update Naval Post Graduate School, April 18-21
  • National Conference on Aviation and Space Education
  • Upcoming Events

January 27, 2006

  • Space Tourism Society "Orbit" Awards Gala May 4
  • California Space Week Washington DC, March 28-30, 2006
  • California Space Day Sacramento, May 2, 2006
  • CSA to Present at National Strategic Planning Conference
  • 2004 Plan Implementation Winding Down; 2007 Plan Development Beginning
  • Exploration of Ice Worlds: Europa
  • 18th Annual NASA/SBA/JPL High Tech Conference
  • NASA Regolith Excavation Challenge Date Set
  • New Report on Regaining America's Sci/Tech Prowess
  • Quadrennial Defense Review Due Early February
  • NASA Ames Director Resigns, Takes Post at SETI
  • Small Business Group Formed
  • Traveling Space Museum, Inc. Space Day in LA!
  • SMC Industry Days, April 11-3
  • NASA Releases Crew Exploration Vehicle Phase 2 RFP
  • Space Enterprise Community's Educational Outreach Resistance Programs
  • BABC Transatlantic Business Conference
  • Recent NASA Announcements
  • 4th Responsive Space Conference (RS4) April 24-27
  • 25th Annual ISDC 2006 International Space Development Conference

January 9, 2006

  • 4-DVD Sets Available of Conference Speakers/Panelists
  • Seastrand Wins SOFTEC Impact Award
  • Multi-year NASA Authorization Bill Signed
  • FAA Rules
  • Governor Schwarzenegger's State of the State Address
  • Governor Schwarzenegger Proposes Strategic Growth Plan for California's Future
  • Seastrand Invited to USAF Chief of Staff Group
  • CA Space Week
  • Agricultural GIS Education Symposium Jan 19-21
  • Workers Comp Survey
  • 2005 State Legislative Recap
  • Space Exploration Alliance Blitz
  • CSA Announces Election of New Board Members
  • Traveling Space Museum, Inc. Space Day in LA!
  • Conference Charts/Slides Available Online
  • Conference Photos Available Online
  • The Value Proposition for Space Security, Discovery, Prosperity
  • New SPAWAR Commander Announced
  • 4th Responsive Space Conference (RS4) April 24-27
  • CSA to Co-Host ISCe 2006
  • CSA Member Profile: bd Systems
  • 25th Annual ISDC 2006 International Space Development Conference
  • Aerospace States Association Elects: Alaska Lt. Gov. Loren Leman, Chairman
  • California Space Center: Join the Launch Team
  • Sea Launch Awarded SPACEWAY 3 Contract
  • Gen. Lord to Retire
  • NASA Dryden Highlights, December

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