Northrop Grumman’s Lon Rains and Ball Aerospace’s Mary Engola to guide the Coalition’s 2012 endeavors   The Coalition for Space Exploration (Coalition) today announced veteran aerospace communicators Lon Rains of Northrop Grumman and Mary Engola of Ball Aerospace will lead the Coalition in 2012. Rains and Engola will serve as the new chair and deputy [...]

“On the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle’s first launch, the Coalition for Space Exploration congratulates NASA and the thousands of dedicated professionals who have been responsible for its remarkable achievements over the past three decades. From the extraordinary first mission of STS-1, launching Astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen into the history books, the [...]

Challenger Center becomes Coalition’s newest Partner level member Today the Challenger Center for Space Science Education (Challenger Center) joins the Coalition for Space Exploration (Coalition) as a Partner level member to educate and inspire a new generation of aerospace workers and space explorers. The announcement was made at the Next Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference in [...]

“Today, the Coalition for Space Exploration joins NASA in observing a Day of Remembrance as the world reflects on the extraordinary heroes who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration. Although we mourn the tragic loss of the crew members aboard Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, we honor [...]

The Coalition for Space Exploration (Coalition) extends its heartfelt wishes to U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords for a full and speedy recovery after being shot this morning at a public event in Arizona.  “Our thoughts and prayers are with Rep. Giffords and her family as they begin the road to recovery,” said Glenn Mahone, chairman of [...]