Space Awareness
Preparing for Apollo: Pegasus
The Space Foundation’s commemoration of the Apollo 11 mission continues with this article by Space Foundation Senior Analyst John Holst. One very early morning in May 1965, fire emerged from the Earth and disappeared into Florida’s night sky. The fire, a Saturn I rocket launch plume, propelled an unmanned payload for NASA’s Apollo program into…
Space Foundation to Present Huntsville Space Commerce Workshop
Presenters will Discuss New Space Commerce Business Opportunities Register Now for July 30 Workshop COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 1, 2019) – The Space Foundation is hosting a one-day workshop on July 30 in Huntsville, Ala., to address the most common challenges companies face in growing their business. The workshop is one of a series offered by…
Capturing an Earthrise
The Space Foundation’s remembrance of the events leading up to the Apollo 11 mission continues with this article by Space Foundation Senior Analyst John Holst about the Lunar Orbiter Program satellites. Moving quickly across the Moon’s surface, an object, looking somewhat like a toy spinning top lying on its side, transmitted streams of information back…
SLS Core Stage Receives Four RS-25 Engines for First Flight
Aerojet Rocketdyne delivered four RS-25 engines for integration with NASA’s first SLS rocket core stage The four RS-25 engines that will fly on the first flight of SLS also powered the space shuttle Aerojet Rocketdyne has powered every astronaut launched from U.S. soil; RS-25 engines will enable the SLS to return humans to the Moon…
Space Foundation Opens Nominations for Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame
Nomination deadline is Sept. 1, 2019 Honorees to be announced in 2020 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 24, 2019) — The Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame was created by the Space Foundation in 2016 to inspire future space heroes and celebrate the astronauts, aerospace executives, government officials, scholars and other public and private sector leaders who…
Nomination Period Opens for 2020 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
Space Foundation’s Highest Award to be Presented at 36th Space Symposium Submit Nomination by Oct. 1, 2019 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 27, 2019) – The Space Foundation is now accepting nominations for its highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. Honoring its late, long-time chairman, Gen. James E. Hill, USAF (Ret.), the…
Volunteer at 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: Emily Boster, Mars Mission Engineer
In this episode: We meet Mars Mission engineer from Lockheed Martin, Emily Boster. Emily is a Senior Systems Engineer for Lockheed Martin Space Government Affairs. She previously led the system configuration team for Deep Space Exploration mission proposals including Discovery, CLPS, and others. Prior to that, she served as a mechanical design engineer for the InSight…
Free Admission for 25 Military Families to Discovery Center’s Apollo 11 Anniversary Celebration
Thanks to premier sponsor Raytheon, the Space Foundation Discovery Center will offer free admission to the first 25 military families in line when doors open at 10:00 a.m. on July 20 for the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celebration. This full-day event will feature a variety of indoor and outdoor activities for all ages to commemorate the…
Space Foundation is Now Accepting Nominations for Space Technology Hall of Fame®
Program Promotes Space Technology that Benefits Life on Earth Sept. 30 is Deadline to Nominate COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 13, 2019) – The Space Foundation is seeking nominations for induction into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2020. This international program honors innovations by organizations and individuals who transform space technology into commercial products…