Spotlight
Space Foundation Presents Awards at National Space Symposium Opening Ceremony
The fabulous 28th National Space Symposium Opening Ceremony, held Monday evening, April 16, featured the Colorado Springs Philharmonic playing two selections from Gustav Holst’s The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter, Bringer of Jollility and Mars, Bringer of War. The event, which was co-sponsored by Lockheed Martin, officially kicked off the Symposium. It began with remarks from…
Moorman Honored for Lifetime Commitment to Space
The Space Foundation’s most prestigious award, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, was presented to Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF, Ret., former vice chief of staff of the USAF, former head of Air Force Space Command and former chief of staff of the National Reconnaissance Office, at a special luncheon co-sponsored by…
NASA Kepler Mission Awarded John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration
The NASA Kepler Mission has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Space Foundation’s John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration. The award will be presented April 16 during the opening ceremony of the 28th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The NASA Kepler Mission is being…
Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight Selected for SpaceX Panel
Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao is one of five space experts selected by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to serve on a team to help the company create, in its words, “the world’s safest human spaceflight system.” SpaceX is one of the leading private companies working to…
Space Foundation Co-Sponsors Philharmonic Concert
The Space Foundation co-sponsored and hosted a booth at the Colorado Springs Philharmonic’s March 10 Vanguard Performance of Holst’s The Planets, Stravinsky’s Fireworks and Gandolfi’s The Garden of Cosmic Speculation. Also co-sponosred by the Colorado Springs Gazette and The Boeing Company, the concert was conducted by Associate Conductor Thomas Wilson and included a special cinematic presentation from the Colorado College Film Studies Program.…
Brochure, Shuttle Art Win Awards
Three Space Foundation projects created by Crystal Peak Design, a Colorado Springs graphic design, advertising, marketing and website design agency, received 2011 Silver ADDY® Awards from AAF Colorado Springs. The materials recognized include the Introduction to Space Activities brochure and the Space Foundation’s commemorative Space Shuttle postcards and Space Shuttle posters. Introduction to Space Activities…
Teacher/Aviator Wins Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
Cynthia D. Waters, Ed.D., has been selected by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation as the winner of the 2012 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Named for Mercury Astronaut Alan Shepard, the award will be presented during the opening ceremony of the 28th National Space…
Teachers: Plan Now for Professional Development in Colorado Springs This Summer
Educators who want to improve their classroom skills and better motivate their students may sign up now for Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development summer courses. The courses are held at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo., and cover topics including rocketry, meteorology, robotics, astronomy and living and working…
Internet Provides Space Resources and Beautiful Photos
Take a few seconds for a quick peek into space with the links below! See new images of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus and the watery jets erupting from what may be a vast underground sea (above). These jets, which spew through cracks in the moon’s icy shell, could lead back to a habitable zone that is…
Find Out What’s New at Cyber 1.2
Unique to this year’s Cyber 1.2 conference is a Cyber Industry Dialog panel, with perspectives not previously presented at Space Foundation cyber conferences. Top industry leaders will detail issues, risks and capabilities regarding the cyber domain. Cyber 1.2 is a full day conference of industry dialogs, a dynamic roster of featured speakers and a panel on…