Space Awareness
Space Foundation Hosts Space Agency Technology Transfer Officers
The Space Foundation was pleased to host the annual meeting of the Space Agency Technology Transfer Officers (SATTO) in April. As an off-agenda addition to the 34th Space Symposium, the meeting included a lengthy discussion of how the Space Foundation’s leading Space Awareness Programs can assist space agencies with their technology transfer efforts.
NanoRacks Selected as Launch Provider for Nationwide Canadian CubeSat Project
Winnipeg – Manitoba, Canada (May 4, 2018) – NanoRacks is pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded the launch services and deployment contract for the Canadian CubeSat Project – a nationwide small satellite development program sponsored by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The project provides funding to post-secondary institutions in Canada as…
Tinker, Build and Create at the Space Foundation Discovery Center this Spring Break
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 19, 2018) Families looking for things to do in Colorado Springs this Spring Break need look no further than the Space Foundation Discovery Center. Beginning Tuesday, March 27, the Space Foundation Discovery Center will begin its annual Spring Break Tinkering programming. A variety of activities are planned that are appropriate for children…
Meet Space Heroes and Support STEM Education at the Discovery Center
Each April, Yuri’s Night parties around the world celebrate the accomplishments of Yuri Gagarin’s first manned spaceflight in April 1961. Kicking off Space Symposium week in Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation hosts a “party with a purpose,” of our own. Space Foundation Yuri’s Night takes place the Sunday before the annual Space Symposium. This year…
Space Foundation Names First Recipient of the Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., New Generation National Security Scholarship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 14, 2018) – In December 2017, the Space Foundation announced a new scholarship honoring former Chairman of the Board, Admiral James O. Ellis Jr., USN (Ret.). The Space Foundation is pleased to announce the first recipient of the scholarship is Major Anna Gunn-Golkin, USAF.
FLOAT LIKE AN ASTRONAUT AND FLY LIKE A SUPER HERO WHILE TESTING THE WORLD’S FIRST SPACE BEER
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Astronaut Yuri Gagarin became a global legend in 1961 as the first human to journey into outer space. While looking down on Earth, the only thing missing to toast the occasion was a beer. Being able to drink beer in space wasn’t an option then but it is now, and it’s about to…
10 Interesting Space Symposium Facts
34th Space Symposium Opening Ceremony Less Than 10 Weeks Out! With the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium less than 10 weeks away, here are 10 interesting facts you may not know about this premier space conference. Now in its 34th year, the Space Symposium has come a very long way. The inaugural event saw…
10 Things to Know About the Second Full Moon in January 2018
You may have heard that a very special Moon is going to be in the night sky next week. What makes this Moon so special? Here are 10 things you need to know about the second full Moon in January 2018! The full Moon occurring on Jan. 31, 2018, will be a blue…