Report from Headquarters
Cyber 1.1 Covers New Ground
The Space Foundation’s second cyberspace conference, Cyber 1.1, was held immediately before the 27th National Space Symposium last month in Colorado Springs. Featured speakers and panels discussed a broad range of topics, including: budgets and vulnerability. Here’s a brief synopsis of some of the remarks: Basla Discusses Warfighter Support Air Force Space Command Vice Commander Lt.…
Corporate Partnership Dinner Focuses on Education
Education advocate and retired Intel Chief Executive Officer/Chairman Craig R. Barrett, Ph.D., spoke about the crisis in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and potential solutions at the 27th National Space Symposium Corporate Partnership Dinner on April 12, 2011. The event, which recognized the companies and organizations that support, sponsor and partner with the…
Space Foundation Art Contest Winners Dazzle
The Space Foundation received more than 150 pieces of imaginative artwork created by school children from 13 states as entries in the student art contest co-sponsored by ARES Corporation, Fisher Space Pen Co. and the Space Foundation. New to the 27th National Space Symposium, the contest invited students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade to submit original artwork…
Space Foundation Seeking Artifacts
As the Space Foundation prepares to move to our new headquarters later this year, we are also actively seeking donations of space artifacts and memorabilia for our visitors center. Located near the entrance to the Garden of the Gods, a popular destination for visitors to Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation’s visitor center will also become an…
Space Foundation is on Best Organizations List
The Space Foundation, the foremost advocate for all sectors of the space industry, has been designated by The NonProfit Times and Best Companies Group as among the Best Non-Profit Organizations to Work for 2011. The Space Foundation was the only Colorado organization to make the list and ranked number 19 out of the 50 organizations…
AGI Missions Simulator Trains Students and Teachers
The Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) Space Missions Simulator at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo., has gotten a workout during the past weeks. As well as serving as a platform for teaching Colorado Front Range students science and math principles by learning how to use the powerful modeling software, Satellite Tool Kit (STK), the lab is also used…
Teachers: Sign Up For One-Week Summer Courses
Scholarships are available now for teachers to learn how to use space themes and concepts in the classroom and to earn professional development credit or even master’s degree credits. The Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum courses focus on national standards and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) principles. These full-day, week-long classes are held…
The SI Organization, Inc. is Now a Corporate Partner
The Space Foundation welcomes a new Corporate Partner and co-sponsor of the 27the National Space Symposium. The SI Organization, Inc. is co-sponsor of the Symposium’s opening reception, April 11 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., and featuring award presentations and a performance by acclaimed young musician Ethan Bortnick. The SI Organization, Inc. is a…
Autographed Space Shuttle Art Auction Opens
Own a strikingly beautiful matted and framed original Space Shuttle art print autographed by Space Shuttle Commanders and support Space Foundation education programs. The Space Foundation is auctioning six original works of art based on NASA Space Shuttle photography – one for each of the Space Shuttle vehicles. The auction benefits Space Foundation education programs…
Apply for Scholarships by April 15
April 15 is the deadline to apply for two scholarships offered by the Space Foundation for educator professional development courses. One scholarship is specifically for educators in Pinellas County, Fla., and one is for those who are of Hawaiian descent or who teach children who are of Hawaiian descent. See the Space Foundation education website to…