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Space Foundation Returns to Headquarters Facility

06/29/2012

After being displaced for several days by the Waldo Canyon fire, the Space Foundation has returned to our headquarters facility at 4425 Arrowswest Dr. in Colorado Springs. Our building, which is less a mile from some of the most devastating structure damage in Colorado Springs, is unharmed.All telephone and email systems are working and a limited number of employees are onsite this afternoon....

How to Reach the Space Foundation

06/28/2012

The Space Foundation's Colorado Springs headquarters facility remains closed because, although we believe that our building has sustained no damage, it is located within an evacuation area/firefighting equipment route for the Waldo Canyon fire. The Space Foundation Discovery Institute and our Washington, D.C., office remain open but are affected by the temporary headquarters closure.We have...

Space Foundation Wins International Marketing Awards

06/22/2012

Two Space Foundation designs, produced by Colorado Springs-based Crystal Peak Design, received 2012 Communicator Awards from the International Academy of the Visual Arts, which is dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.Selected from among thousands of entries from around the world, Space Foundation materials were honored in two categories...

Space Foundation Publishes Overview of NOAA NESDIS FY 2013 Budget

02/15/2012

The Space Foundation has prepared another new report, an overview of the President's FY 2013 budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS). It compares the funds outlined in the Conference Report (Report 112-284) to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-55...

Space Foundation Overview of FY 2013 NASA Budget

02/14/2012

The Space Foundation has prepared an overview of the FY 2013 NASA budget, which compares the proposed funding rates for the agency's programs versus the final FY 2012 spending bill Congress sent to the president and he signed. The new report includes charts showing differences in not only the dollar amount but the percentage difference as well.As Congress proceeds through the annual budget...

New Congressional Hearing Reports from the Space Foundation

02/10/2012

The Space Foundation issued two congressional hearing reports this week regarding export controls and our nation's global positioning system infrastructure. Read these reports from the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation hearing in the Space Foundation Research and Analysis section here.

Space Foundation Report: Department of Defense 2012 Space Programs Budget

01/10/2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 10, 2012) -- The Space Foundation tracked the Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for U.S. Department of Defense space programs through the legislative process. This document identifies U.S. Department of Defense space programs and their authorized and appropriated funding levels for FY 2012, as signed into law. In addition, the document outlines several space policy...

Third Update of DoD Space Programs 2012 Budget

12/03/2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 4, 2011) -- Congress continues to work on completing the two most important defense-related pieces of legislation before the calendar year ends. The latest step was the Senate passing its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It differs from its House counterpart and, as such, those differences must be worked out before the measure can be sent to...

Obama Signs NASA Budget

11/17/2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 18, 2011) -- Despite a very contentious year between Congress and the White House, President Barack Obama has signed a spending bill that sets the 2012 budget for NASA, bringing to an end several years of operation under restrictive Continuing Resolutions that underfunded the agency. According to Space Foundation Vice President - Washington Operations Brendan...

Space Foundation Issues White Paper in Favor of Continued Funding of the James Webb Space Telescope

07/27/2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 27, 2011) -- The newly released Space Foundation white paper "The James Webb Space Telescope: A Worthy Investment in Space Science - July 2011" provides a concise and compelling argument for fully funding the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at the level requested in the President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget.It provides four primary compelling reasons for continuing...

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