Posts by Space Foundation Editorial Team

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 10, 2004) — **Editor’s note: Since the posting of this release, Gen Myers had to cancel his participation. Gen Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen James Cartwright, USMC, Commander, United States Strategic Command, will both participate as featured speakers at Strategic Space 2004. Presented by the…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(Jul. 30, 2004) — With still more than two months before the conference begins, more than 30 industry companies featuring the latest in technologies, systems and solutions supporting the United States Strategic Command have secured a space to display their wares in the more than 8,000-sq. ft. exhibit hall at Strategic Space 2004,…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 26, 2004) — The National Space Society and the Coalition for Space Exploration have agreed to join forces to help promote greater public understanding of and support for the nation’s new Vision for Space Exploration. “The National Space Society has established itself during the past 30 years as a highly effective…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 19, 2004) — NASA and the U.S. space program enjoy broad support and interest from the American public, according to the results of a new Gallup survey coordinated by the Space Foundation and sponsored by the Coalition for Space Exploration. More than two-thirds (68%) of the American public say they support…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 19, 2004) — Register now to save $125 at Strategic Space 2004 and attend presentations with many national security space luminaries and key industry leaders who have already confirmed their participation. Strategic Space, scheduled 5-7 October at Omaha’s Qwest Convention Center and Arena, promises to be even bigger and better than…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(Jul. 19, 2004) — The Space Foundation has received a number of excellent nominations for `down to Earth` technologies to be considered for induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. Organizations and individuals are encouraged to submit nominations prior to the official close of the nomination period on Aug. 16, 2004, to…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 16, 2004) — The Space Foundation announced today that Perspective Book’s `I Am A Space Shuttle, I LOVE TO FLY` has been officially recognized as a Certified Space Imagination Product. Perspective Books publishes books that stir the imaginations of children. “The space program has a positive impact on our daily lives,”…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 12, 2004) — The Honorable Newt Gingrich, chief executive officer of The Gingrich Group and former speaker of the House, will be a featured speaker at Strategic Space 2004, which takes place 5-7 October at the Qwest Center Omaha Convention Center and Arena in Omaha. Gen Lance W. Lord, USAF, Commander,…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 21, 2004) — Calling it a `landmark day in human history,` the Space Foundation today hailed the suborbital flight of the private spacecraft SpaceShipOne as a transformational event that will open the doors of space travel to ordinary people everywhere. “This is an incredible day in space history, and a landmark…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 17, 2004) — TO: Editors, Reporters and Photographers WHAT: Earth Systems Science: Mysterious Mars Revealed Space Discovery graduate course for K-12 educators During the one-week course, participants will have the opportunity for a unique learning experience in the Garden of the Gods and on Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs. Educators will…