Tag: usafa
-
Local Astronaut Nichole Ayers says Artemis II mission is important step toward moon return
As NASA sent four astronauts on a journey around the moon last week, one Woodland Park High School graduate knows well how complex, but also fun, blasting into space is. A WPHS and Air Force Academy graduate, Astronaut and Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers has flown everything from T-38 training aircraft to F-22 fighter jets…
-
Monument company tapped to build latest Air Force Academy satellite
A local company is going to help build an Air Force Academy satellite operated by cadets. The Department of Defense on Thursday approved a $17.7 million contract with Monument-based Geneva Technologies to build and test FalconSAT-11. The company will push the satellite’s bus, the chassis, through the design, assembly, integration and test phases. Work should…
-
Monument company tapped to build latest Air Force Academy satellite
A local company is going to help build an Air Force Academy satellite operated by cadets. The Department of Defense on Thursday approved a $17.7 million contract with Monument-based Geneva Technologies to build and test FalconSAT-11. The company will push the satellite’s bus, the chassis, through the design, assembly, integration and test phases. Work should…
-
Sports economy in Colorado Springs primed to grow with possible new 130-acre complex
The Colorado Springs sports sector experienced some ups and downs throughout 2025, but by and large, it was healthy, according to a panel of four local experts discussing the first annual sports economy report. The local landscape, however, is missing a key piece of infrastructure that would make the region a landmark destination for sports…
-
World War II aircraft to fly over Air Force-Army football game at halftime
Not even a government shutdown can ground the Army Air Corps ahead of the Air Force versus Army football game on Saturday. No, that’s not a typo. Even though the planned flyover by the Air Force and Army, involving modern aircraft and the Air Force Academy’s Wings of Blue parachute team, was canceled because of…
-
Colorado College welcomes speaker turned away at Air Force Academy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Author Paisley Rekdal will appear at Colorado College on Wednesday after the Air Force Academy canceled her scheduled talk because she criticized President Donald Trump. Rekdal, a University of Utah professor, was on the verge…
-
Trump celebrates after West Point alumni group cancels Tom Hanks honor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks, with the president calling the famous actor “destructive” and “WOKE.” Hanks was scheduled to receive the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award…
-
USAFA’s Wings of Blue soar at the Labor Day Lift Off amid grounded balloons
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Poor weather conditions forced organizers to cancel the first launch of the three-day Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday in Memorial Park. Gloomy weather also nixed a static display and remote controlled balloons. Still, balloon pilots and the Air Force Academy’s Wings of Blue spent time…
-
Air Force Academy cancels lecture after discovering speaker disparaged Trump
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify David Jannetta plans to discuss his contributions with the Air Force Academy’s Association of Graduates. Funding for the lectures has not ended. Air Force Academy officials have canceled an upcoming annual lecture after discovering the speaker’s…
-
New gate rules take effect as Air Force Academy, area bases tighten security
The Air Force Academy has increased security measures regarding visitor access rules. Non-military ID holders will now only be allowed to enter through the academy’s South Gate, located off of Interstate 25’s Exit 150. Visitors must be sponsored by an ID-holder, the academy’s athletic department, admissions department or other sponsoring organization to be granted access,…