Space Symposium Website Available in 71 Languages to Assist Global Registration

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 4, 2014) – Expect more international participation than ever at this year’s 30th Space Symposium, to be held May 19-22 at the five-star, five-diamond Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. Widely known as the most important worldwide space industry conference, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium annually attracts more than 9,000 participants.

A discount is currently available on standard industry registration, if paid by April 25, 2014. The dynamic Space Symposium website provides information in 71 languages, is responsive and adaptive for mobile and tablet devices and includes the complete agenda and speakers list, plus registration information. Visit www.SpaceSymposium.org.

The Symposium’s more than 100 speakers and panelists represent top space decision makers from civil, military, commercial and academic organizations from around the globe. To honor its global guests, the Space Foundation will host a by-invitation international reception on Wednesday, May 21, providing an opportunity for additional networking.

International Exhibitors
Of the more than 160 exhibitors slated for the Symposium’s Boeing Exhibit Center, 20 international exhibitors have already reserved space, including:

• Airbus Defense & Space – Germany
• Arianespace – France
• Astro-und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH – Germany
• Brüel & Kjaer – Denmark
• Canada’s Aerospace Community (Consulate General) – Canada
• CEROBEAR GmbH – Germany
• COM DEV International, Ltd. – Canada
• International Space University – France
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) – Japan
• Magellan Aerospace – Canada
• MDA – Canada
• Moog, Inc. – France
• Müller-BBM VibroAkustik Systeme, Inc. – Germany
• RUAG Space, RUAG Schweiz AG – Sweden, Switzerland, Austria
• Science & Technology Facilities Council – UK
• SES Government Solutions – Luxembourg
• STAR-Dundee Ltd. – UK
• Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC – UK
• THERMOCOAX Inc. – France
• TTTech Computertechnik AG – Austria

Co-sponsors
The Space Symposium officially kicks off Monday evening, May 19, with a spectacular opening ceremony, co-sponsored by Northrop Grumman. Other co-sponsors include: a.i. solutions; Aeroflex Microelectronic Solutions; Aerojet Rocketdyne; Airbus Group, Inc.; Arianespace; ATK; Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.; Booz Allen Hamilton; Colorado Space Business Roundtable (CSBR); Intelsat General Corporation; Lockheed Martin; MetiSpace Technologies, Inc.; Millennium Engineering and Integration Company; Moog Inc.; Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC); PAE; Raytheon; Scitor Corporation; SES Government Solutions; Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC); SpaceX; Spincraft; SSL; Stellar Solutions,Inc.; The Boeing Company; The SI Organization; United Launch Alliance; and Universities Space Research Association (USRA); Aviation Week, SatNews Publishers and SpaceNews are media partners.

About the Space Foundation
Founded in 1983, the Space Foundation is the foremost advocate for all sectors of space, and is a global, nonprofit leader in space awareness activities, educational programs and major industry events, including the annual Space Symposium, all in support of its mission “to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity.” Space Foundation world headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., features a public Discovery Center including the El Pomar Space Gallery and the Northrop Grumman Science Center featuring Science On a Sphere®, and is a member of the American Alliance of Museums. The Space Foundation has a field office in Houston, and from its Washington, D.C., office, conducts government affairs, publishes The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity and provides three indexes that track daily U.S. stock market performance of the space industry. Through its Space Certification™ and Space Technology Hall of Fame® programs, the Space Foundation recognizes space-based technologies and innovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Visit www.SpaceFoundation.org, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and read our e-newsletter Space Watch.