Report from Headquarters
Save the Date for Spooky and Serious Fun!
Halloween is weeks away, but it’s not too soon to start planning a costume for the Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball. This volunteer fundraising event will be held at the Space Foundation World Headquarters, 4425 Arrowswest Dr., Colorado Springs, Saturday, Oct. 27, from 6:30 – 11:30 p.m. Proceeds from ticket sales ($20 per person…
Space Foundation Expands Community Relations
With the opening of its Visitors Center this fall the Space Foundation will have a more visible presence in the community. Its expanded emphasis on community outreach includes adding community relations responsibilities to the job description of one of its key managers. Kaye Kerr will now have the title manager – community relations & protocol.…
Northrop Grumman Science Center to Open this Fall
The grand opening is approaching for the Northrop Grumman Science Center, the first major component of the Space Foundation’s Visitors Center, which is under development at 4425 Arrowswest Drive in Colorado Springs, Colo. During July, walls, doors, carpet, lighting, seating and, most important, the centerpiece Science On a Sphere® were installed. The Space Foundation team…
Volunteer Now to be a Docent for the Space Foundation Visitors Center
Space Foundation Volunteer Coordinator Jennifer Picard submitted this appeal for volunteers for the new Visitors Center, to open this fall. The Space Foundation is seeking volunteers to serve as docents, greeters or operational supporters for our Visitors Center, which officially opens this fall – and we’d love for you to join us. You can work…
Space Foundation Wins International, Colorado Marketing Awards
A number of Space Foundation materials and programs have been honored at both the international and state level. Colorado AMA Peak Awards At the Colorado American Marketing Association’s 24th Annual Gala in June, the Space Foundation received several awards for its marketing entries. The event highlighted hundreds of entries from agencies and organizations from across…
NASA'S Jet Propulsion Laboratory Loans Huygens Probe Model to Space Foundation Visitors Center
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is providing a full-scale model of the European Space Agency’s Huygens Probe, part of the international Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, on long-term loan to be put on display at the Space Foundation’s world headquarters at 4425 Arrowswest Drive in Colorado Springs, Colo. The actual probe was carried to the Saturn…
Gene Sanchez Joins Space Foundation
Gene Sanchez has joined the Space Foundation as information technology manager. Most recently, he was the technology coordinator for Sheridan (Colo.) Schools. Before that he was the technology director for Manitou Springs and Elizabeth School Districts (Colo.). He has a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo. Sanchez…
SpaceX Makes History as Dragon Docks with ISS
Space Foundation Corporate Member SpaceX celebrated historic success with the May 22 launch of its Falcon 9 rocket and May 25 docking of the Dragon spacecraft at the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS Expedition 31 crew successfully captured the SpaceX Dragon capsule with the station’s robotic arm at 9:56 a.m. EDT on May 25.…
The Space Report 2012 Is Now Available for Purchase Online
In May, the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office staff briefed White House staff, NASA’s legislative affairs office and congressional staff on the Space Foundation publication The Space Report 2012: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity. This annual publication is the definitive overview of the global space industry and serves as a valuable resource for government…
Events Will Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Air Force Space Command
The Space Foundation is planning two special events to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the United States’ Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) – one in Colorado Springs, Colo., which is the headquarters city of both AFSPC and the Space Foundation, and one in Washington, D.C. The first commemorative event, The Space Foundation Presents a 30th…