Space Foundation
Programs

Space Foundation programs connect, develop and recognize people across the global space
ecosystem. From students and educators to emerging professionals and industry leaders,
our initiatives create pathways to opportunity, strengthen the space workforce and celebrate
achievements that advance the space community.

Explore Our Programs

Space Workforce

National Space Interns

Connect with employers across the global space community through Space Foundation's trusted industry network.

Register for the National Space Intern Program to explore career opportunities, attend exclusive Virtual Career Fairs, and build connections that can help launch your career.

New Generation Space Leaders

Connect with peers, learn from experienced space leaders, and discover opportunities to advance your career. Designed for aerospace professionals ages 35 and younger, Space Foundation’s New Generation Space Leaders program brings mentorship, networking, and industry insights together at Space Symposium and throughout the year.

Space Education

National Space Day

National Space Day, powered by Space Foundation, is a nationwide celebration of innovation, exploration, and U.S. space achievement.

National Space Day (NSD) exists to honor the people, missions and breakthroughs that have shaped the United States’ role in space exploration. From the Apollo program to the commercial space era to the Artemis missions, these achievements belong to all of us.

National Space
Competition

The National Space Sustainability Competition (NSSC) invites 6th–8th grade students to envision innovative solutions for one of space exploration's greatest challenges: sustainable energy in orbit. Sponsored by leading space industry partners, this competition challenges students to think critically and creatively about the growing need for generating, storing, and using sustainable energy in space.

Teacher Liaisons

Teacher Liaisons use space-related education programs and practical resources in the classroom to act as advocates for space-based education in their schools and districts. This program is open to public, private, and homeschool teachers, as well as school administrators, principals, specialists, curriculum and instruction developers, and others who deliver education programs to kindergarten through college students.

Space Industry

Space Technology Hall of Fame

The Space Technology Hall of Fame® honors technologies developed for space that improve life on Earth, along with the people and organizations who bring them into everyday use. Through annual recognition at Space Symposium, Space Foundation celebrates their achievements and inspires the next generation of innovation.

Washington Operations

Space Foundation Washington Operations Team conducts a broad range of programs to educate policymakers about the complex space-related topics that must be addressed to ensure that the space industry is well-informed on space policy issues.

Space Certification

Space technology touches and enhances practically every aspect of life on Earth. Much of what improves our lives — healthcare, communications, travel, recreation, entertainment — benefits directly from technology originally developed for space exploration. Technologies developed to get us "out there" come home to improve life on Earth. Become a Partner — certify your product today!

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