See Spectacular Photos of the Opening Ceremony Performers

Don’t miss the 30th Space Symposium‘s spectacular opening ceremony performance, featuring David Arkenstone & Cirque de la Symphonie: A Cosmic Concert Event.

From the imaginations of three-time Grammy nominee David Arkenstone and award-winning producer Victoria Paige Meyerink, this entirely new and innovative live multi-media event features David’s band, the world-famous Cirque de la Symphonie acrobats, and dancers interpreting Arkenstone’s music, a not-to-be-missed experience.

The opening ceremony is co-sponsored by Northrop Grumman, with corporate host Jeffrey D. Grant, Vice President and General Manager of the Space Systems Division at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo Beach, Calif.

Monday evening, May 19, will kick off the 30th Space Symposium with the presentation of Space Foundation annual awards, including the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award, the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award and the Space Achievement Award.

The ceremony is followed by the grand opening of the sold-out Boeing Exhibit Center, featuring the world’s latest space technology, equipment and services.

The evening will conclude with a fireworks display lakeside, co-sponsored by Intelsat General Corporation in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

The 30th Space Symposium is scheduled for May 19-22 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA.

See the agenda and list of speakers, plus registration information in 71 languages, at www.spacesymposium.org.

Co-sponsors
a.i. solutions; Aeroflex Microelectronic Solutions; Aerojet Rocketdyne; Airbus Group, Inc.; Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI); Arianespace; ATK; Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.; Booz Allen Hamilton; Colorado Space Business Roundtable (CSBR); Colorado Space Coalition; EaglePicher Technologies, LLC; El Pomar Foundation; Euroconsult; Exelis; FedEx; Fisher Space Pen; Government Executive Media Group; High Impact Creative; Holland & Hart LLP; Inmarsat; Intelsat General Corporation; Launchspace; Lockheed Martin; Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB); MetiSpace Technologies, Inc.; Millennium Engineering and Integration Company; Moog Inc.; Müller-BBM VibroAkustik Systeme, Inc.; National Science Teachers Association; Northrop Grumman; Orbital Sciences Corporation; Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC); PAE; Pulsed Harmonix; Raytheon; Scitor Corporation; Secure World Foundation; SES Government Solutions; SLS and Orion Industry Team; 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; SpaceNews and TechBriefs Media Group are media partners.

This article is part of Space Watch: May 2014 (Volume: 13, Issue: 5).