Report from Headquarters
Maj. Gen. Basla Addresses Swigert Students
The Space Foundation works copperatively with Colorado Springs School District 11 ( D11) to provide space-themed curriculum at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, with a goal of improving student proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The “hands-on, minds-on” classroom approach includes activities designed to build student enthusiasm for technical subjects. The Space Foundation also brings in guest…
Jason DaLee is New Space Education Specialist
Jason DaLee has joined the Space Foundation team as a Space Education Specialist. He most recently worked at Columbine (Colorado) Middle School where he taught 8th grade science and was the 8th grade boys and girls basketball coach. DaLee received a Bachelor of Science-Secondary Science Education/Biology degree from the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla., and has completed 32…
Cisco, BAH, MITRE on FORTUNE List
Three Space Foundation corporate members have been name to FORTUNE® magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list: Corporate Partner Cisco was named #20 Contributing Member Booz Allen Hamilton was named #85 Corporate Patron MITRE was named #96 To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, FORTUNE® partners with the Great Place to Work…
Space Foundation Year in Review
This issue of Space Watch contains six articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all here or you can download a copy of the full report by clicking here. 2010 Was an Extraordinary Year For the Space Foundation, 2010 was a defining year. The nation’s foremost space advocacy organization expanded its global…
Year in Review: Global Influence
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. For the Space Foundation, 2010 was a defining year. The nation’s foremost space advocacy organization expanded our…
Year in Review: Education Programs Soar
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. The Space Foundation continues to expand and refine our nationally recognized standards-based education programs for teachers, students,…
Year in Review: the "Go to" Space Expert
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. Throughout 2010, the Space Foundation continued to serve as an expert on the industry for legislators, educators,…
Year in Review: New Generation Initiatives
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. The Space Foundation continues to expand our New Generation Initiatives, which provide professional development and education forums,…
Year in Review: National Space Symposium
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. The 26th National Space Symposium, held in April in Colorado Springs, broke all attendance records – and,…
Year in Review: Even More Accomplishments for 2011
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. Steady, continuous growth helped the Space Foundation reach a milestone in 2010, when the number of corporate…