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Green is Symposium Poster Artist
One of the most treasured keepsakes from the Space Foundation’s annual National Space Symposium is the commemorative space art poster, co-sponsored in 2012 by International Space University (ISU). The poster will be distributed to Symposium attendees from the Space Foundation booth at the Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center. The poster art for the 28th National Space…
Symposium Features Launchers Panel
The Space Foundation has assembled a dynamic panel for the first morning of its 28th National Space Symposium featuring presidents of leading launch companies. The panel, “Launch Providers, Propulsion Partners and the Way to Space,” includes: Michael Gass, president and CEO, United Launch Alliance James Maser, president, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) Francis X. McKenna,…
Space Certification Partner Wins Award
Space Foundation Certification Partner and Space Technology Hall of Fame® inductee Outlast® impressed the international jury of Techtextil (International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens) and won the Techtextil Innovation Prize 2011 in the category “New Materials” for the development of the world’s first heat-managing polyester fiber with phase change materials (PCM). Outlast PCM has…
Art Contest Deadline is This Month
The Space Foundation invites students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, or equivalent, throughout the world to enter original artwork depicting the theme “Space is Infinite – Explore!” for an opportunity to receive national recognition and to win prizes, and an invitation to attend an awards ceremony at the 28th National Space Symposium, to be held…
Space Foundation Supports STEM in Colorado
The Space Foundation has a busy lineup of education programs during January, bringing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities to school districts around the state of Colorado. The outreach includes two approaches: Providing professional development for teachers by sharing hands-on STEM-related activities that are immediately transferrable to the classrooom Working directly with children through the…
Fun Stuff from the Internet
Visit these websites to travel through time and space, or just to Florida, without leaving your desk. Stand on the Moon with Harrison Schmitt and Gene Cernan here Watch the Dec. 10 lunar eclipse here Stand on top of NASA’s mobile launch tower here See the top 16 space pictures of 2011 here Find out about the new NASA…
Space Foundation Forms New Partnerships
The Space Foundation has formed new strategic partnerships with two organizations: The Coalition for Space Exploration (CSE), a volunteer organization committed to ensuring the United States remains the leader in space, science and technology by reinforcing the value and benefits of space exploration with the public and national leaders, and building lasting support for a…
Best Wishes For A Healthy New Year….
As many of us make New Year’s Resolutions for healthier lifestyles, space products and services are playing a critical role in the science, biotechnology and health care sectors. A variety of new tools, techniques and technologies have emerged that benefit dentistry, general health and breast cancer detection. Monitoring devices, including those allowing remote access, also…
Author Mark Stevenson Hosts Hall of Fame Dinner
London-based author, comedian and innovation expert Mark Stevenson will headline the annual Space Technology Hall of Fame® dinner on April 19, 2012, at the 28th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Stevenson’s book, An Optimist’s Tour of the Future, has been called “a coherent and entertaining journey through the world…
Space Foundation Hosts Second China Delegation
In November, the Space Foundation led our second delegation to visit space facilities in Beijing and Shanghai, China. The visit was at the invitation of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), which sent a group to the Space Foundation-hosted 27th National Space Symposium last April. Led by Space Foundation Senior Vice President -…