Spotlight
Kelly Shelton Joins the Space Foundation
Kelly Shelton has joined the Space Foundation in the new position of development assistant, responsible for grant screening and research, donor relations, reporting and other development issues. Shelton most recently worked for the Girl Scouts of Colorado where she was responsible for fundraising events and a variety of administrative duties. She is a Texas native…
Joint Hearing Looks at JPSS
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment on Sept. 23 to examine the polar weather satellite program. Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, said “every American is impacted by this [Joint Polar Satellite…
Space Foundation Welcomes New Corporate Member
New Space Foundation Patron Member Thuraya Telecommunications Company is a world-leading mobile satellite service provider of voice, data, maritime, rural telephony, fleet management and other telecommunication solutions in remote areas. With a home office in Abu Dhabi, Thuraya is providing mobile satellite communications to over 140 countries around the world and offers a congestion-free network,…
This is World Space Week
Billed as the largest public space event on Earth and celebrated in more than 55 nations, World Space Week is held every October 4-10, dates chosen to recognize the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967. World Space Week was established by…
Honeywell Continues to Support Robotics
Honeywell has provided additional funding for the Honeywell Mars Robotic Experience at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute (SFDI) in Colorado Springs, Colo. The donation provides robots and support funds for the SFDI Mars Yard laboratory, a simulated Martian terrain where students learn a wide variety of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) principles. Honeywell provided…
Space Foundation Sponsors SpaceVision 2011
The Space Foundation is one of the sponsors of SpaceVision 2011, the largest student-organized space conference in the nation, which will be held Oct. 27-30 in Boulder, Colo. The Space Foundation will host a booth and participate in the program; three Space Foundation executives will speak: Vice President – Education Iain Probert will conduct a STEM education…
CSU-P Grant Funds Space Foundation Courses
Colorado State University-Pueblo (CSU-P) was awarded a $1.2 million grant as part of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program through the National Science Foundation. The grant will fund one Space Across the Curriculum course each summer for the next five years, as well as placing CSU-P and Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC) students with the Space Foundation…
The Space Store is Certified Imagination Partner
The Space Foundation welcomes The Space Store as its newest Certified Imagination Partner. Based in Englewood, Colo., The Space Store offers a wide variety of space-related products ranging from books to memorabilia to exclusive replica spacesuits, as well as Space Foundation merchandise including Space Shuttle posters and postcards. Found online at www.TheSpaceStore.com, The Space Store…
Space Foundation Promotes STEM at AMOS
The Space Foundation inspired new generations of potential space leaders at the 12th Annual Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference in Maui, Hawai’i, by hosting a reception for young space professionals and education programs for teachers and students. In addition, Space Foundation Vice President – Washington Operations Brendan Curry was a featured…
Space Foundation Education Outreach Continues
The Space Foundation continues to help educators integrate STEM education into their classrooms by providing professional development nationwide. Recent education outreach included science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professional development for teachers at The SEED School of Washington, D.C., featured in the documentary Waiting for Superman, and at Jefferson Middle School, in Washington, D.C. “Both schools were extremely excited to start…