Spotlight
March 11 is New Art Contest Deadline
Students in PreK-12th grade are invited to enter the Space Foundation art contest, “Human Space Travel in the Year 2020.” Students whose entries are selected for grand prize and first place will have the opportunity to meet former NASA astronaut Capt. Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., USN (Retired), when he announces the winners on Wednesday afternoon, April 13,…
Space Shuttle Art Auction Benefits Education
Own a strikingly beautiful matted and framed original Space Shuttle art print autographed by selected Space Shuttle Commanders and support Space Foundation education programs. During the 27th National Space Symposium, the Space Foundation will auction six original works of art based on NASA Space Shuttle photography – one for each of the Space Shuttle vehicles.…
Aerojet Engines Maneuver Discovery's Docking to ISS
Aerojet, a GenCorp company and Space Foundation Corporate Patron Partner, announced that its engines contributed to Space Shuttle Discovery’s (STS-133) on-orbit operations and successful docking to the International Space Station (ISS). Discovery lifted off Feb. 24 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked with the ISS on Feb. 26. Discovery is delivering the…
Gen. James Cartwright is Featured Speaker
Gen. James Cartwright, USMC, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the nation’s second-highest-ranking military officer, will speak at the 27th National Space Symposium. He joins a slate of high-level industry, military, civil space and academic speakers at the premier gathering of space professionals, which will be held April 11-14 at The…
Katase Will Represent Japanese Space Program
The Japanese space program will be represented at the 27th National Space Symposium by featured speaker Hirofumi Katase, deputy secretary-general for the Cabinet Secretariat, Secretariat Headquarters for Space Policy, Government of Japan. The 27th National Space Symposium will be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Online registration and more information, including agenda, speakers…
Co-Sponsors Provide Support, Receive Exposure
The Space Foundation appreciates the companies that provide support by co-sponsoring major events at the National Space Symposium. “These companies have recognized that co-sponsoring Symposium events is an easy and cost-effective ways to strengthen their name recognition, increase brand awareness and gain enhanced visibility among the expected 9,000-plus participants at the 27th National Space Symposium,”…
Government Buys Commercial is Symposium Panel
Of special interest to the commercial aerospace industry will be a panel discussion on the last day of the 27th National Space Symposium – “The Government Buys Commercial.” Moderated by Paul L. Graziani, chief executive officer and founder of Analytical Graphics Inc., (AGI), panel members include: Charles S. Baker, acting director, Office of Space Commercialization,…
Space Foundation Adds Board Members
Several changes were made to the Space Foundation’s Board of Directors at the organization’s annual meeting in January as three new members were added and two retired. The new board members are: Gary W. Ervin, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems; James Maser, president of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne; Kay Sears, president of…
Space Foundation Designated an Enterprise Zone
As part of the planned move to a new headquarters facility in Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation has been designated as an El Paso County (Colo.) Enterprise Zone project. This means that contributions of $250 to $100,000 made to the Space Foundation are now eligible for a 25 percent Colorado state tax credit and that…
British-Born Astronaut Awarded OBE
Astronaut Piers Sellers has been awarded an OBE, Order of the British Empire, in recoginition of his contributions to science. Born in East Sussex, UK, Dr. Sellers became an American citizen and flew on three space shuttle missions, most recently in May 2010. According to the BBC, Sellers is one of only five UK-born people to have flown in…