Space Foundation News
Summer of Discovery Opens at Space Foundation Discovery Center
A reception for Passport Members and invited guests last night launched the opening of the Space Foundation Discovery Center’s annual Summer of Discovery program. This summer’s theme is Build! and the activities and exhibits help visitors imagine what it would be like to live and explore on Mars by tinkering, building and experimenting. Summer of…
Build! a Martian Habitat and Explore Life Off Earth at the Space Foundation Discovery Center This Summer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 29, 2019) – Do you have what it takes to live on Mars? Getting there is one small step, but the giant leap will be living on the red planet. This summer, the Space Foundation Discovery Center is inviting the public to Build! Build! is a limited-engagement exhibit that opens this Saturday, June…
Space4U Podcast: Chris Blackerby, Astroscale Chief Operating Officer
In this episode: We meet Chris Blackerby, Astroscale Group COO & Director, Japan. Previously, Chris served as the NASA Attaché for Asia, the senior space policy official in the U.S. Embassy Tokyo, from 2012-2017. In that capacity he identified multiple opportunities for cooperation in the region; served as strategic space advisor to the U.S. Ambassador…
Space4U Podcast: Basil Hero, Apollo Author
In this episode: We meet author Basil Hero, an award-winning former investigative reporter with NBC News television stations. He recently released a new book, The Mission of a Lifetime, Lessons From the Men Who Went to the Moon, where he shares first-person insights on the amazing journeys that changed humanity and exploration forever. From childhood, and throughout his…
Space4U Podcast: Alice Bunn, UK Space Agency International Director
In this episode: We meet Alice Bunn, the International Director at the UK Space Agency (UKSA), responsible for international engagement through multilateral and bilateral frameworks, capturing the wider societal benefits of space programmes and harnessing the inspirational effect of space for skills and education. She also leads security and resilience of the UK’s infrastructure and…
Laying a Foundation for Apollo
The Space Foundation’s commemoration of the Apollo missions continues with this article by Space Foundation Senior Analyst John Holst about a Gemini mission landmark. Gemini IV: There’s a Starman Walking in the Sky by John Holst, Space Foundation Senior Analyst Twenty-three minutes outside a capsule in microgravity. That’s how long U.S. astronaut Edward White floated in…
Astronaut Inspires Students and Parents at Huntsville Space in the Community
The Space Foundation sent one of its education teams to Huntsville, Ala., this week to deliver a Space in the Community program to six schools there, funded by Lockheed Martin. The Space in the Community activities included presentations by former NASA astronaut Lt. Col. Duane “Digger” Carey, USAF (Ret.), pictured right. Space Foundation educators…
Lockheed Martin Funds Space Foundation STEM Program in Huntsville
Today, the Space Foundation’s Space in the Community program began in Huntsville, Ala., thanks to funding by Lockheed Martin. Space in the Community is designed to help a community develop a STEM education and career pipeline to grow a community’s organic workforce and strengthen economic development. The program inspires students through hands-on activities, enables teacher support…
Volunteer with the Space Foundation
We are seeking excited, motivated space lovers to volunteer at the Space Foundation headquarters in Colorado Springs. As a 401c(3) nonprofit, we could not do the work we do without the generous and tireless support of volunteers. If you are interested in space, this is the place to be. We provide meaningful work for our…
Space4U Podcast: Erin Roethlisberger, Mars Insight Engineer
In this episode: We meet Erin Roethlisberger, the Mission Operations Systems Lead for the InSight Mars Lander with Lockheed Martin Space. In this role, she is responsible for successful operations of the spacecraft in flight and throughout the landed mission. Previously, she worked on the interplanetary mission experience on GRAIL and Juno missions as a Systems Engineer,…