The View From Here
Embracing it All
If all you know about the Space Foundation is what you see during the annual Space Symposium, you’ve certainly seen us at our best — but you’ve also only seen the tip of the iceberg. Looking back at just the past three weeks, I’m in awe of our team — which continues to “punch above…
Good Things From Space
By Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President – Marketing & Communication Space technology touches and enhances practically every aspect of life on Earth. Much of what improves our lives – think healthcare, communications, travel, recreation, entertainment – benefits directly from technology originally developed for, or improved for, space exploration. Technologies developed to get us “out…
Girls' STEM Day and Sally Ride Night A Huge Success
Celebrating an Icon and Inspiring the Next Generation to Reach for the Stars Girls, ages 3-17, had a day of fun and motivation at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs on July 23 for a Girls’ STEM Day. More than 50 girls and their families attended the event, and a variety of activities…
Space Across the Curriculum Courses Provide Professional Development to Educators in Colorado and Maryland
The Space Foundation education team has been busy this summer delivering Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses. The first course offered in July was “Space Technologies in the Classroom: Imagery and High-Tech Science.” This course exposed the educators to activities that can be used in the classroom centered around optics, telescopes, how we observe…
Space Foundation Hosts GlobalCast with Educators in India
In July, the Space Foundation presented a GlobalCast to 90 school principals in India using the Space Foundation’s Science On a Sphere® (SOS), located at its Northrop Grumman Science Center in Colorado Springs. The principals were gathered to participate in an annual seminar and the GlobalCast was part of a presentation on space education. Space Foundation…
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Bill to Fund Military Space Programs
On July 17, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its FY 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations bill. The bill includes funding for military space programs. The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the FY 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations bill in late June. With only a few legislative days remaining on the calendar before…
Capitol Hill Events Explore ISS Research and Deep Space Exploration
During July, the Space Foundation hosted two briefings to update congressional staff on NASA programs for human deep space exploration. The briefings included a panel of NASA’s industry partners working on the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion crew spacecraft. Panelists provided an overview of the programs, including progress that has been made and plans…
Space Foundation Hosts Luncheon for U.S.-Republic of Korea Meeting
On July 1, the U.S. Department of State and the Republic of Korea held their first bilateral meeting on space cooperation in Washington, D.C. The discussions included high-level government officials from both the U.S. and Republic of Korea governments. Following the meeting, the Space Foundation hosted a networking reception and luncheon for participants, as well…
Children in Rwanda Enjoy Space Foundation Donation
Attendees of the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium look forward to collecting the giveaway items in the Symposium’s vast exhibit center. Some of the exhibitor trinkets are useful, some just fun and others remain forgotten in the bottom of suitcases after the trip home from the Symposium. After this year’s 30th Space Symposium, the Space…
Aug. 22 is the Deadline to Submit a Nomination for the Space Technology Hall of Fame®
The Space Foundation established the Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 1988 to increase public awareness of the benefits that result from space exploration programs and to encourage further innovation. There is still time to submit a nomination for induction in 2015. There is no cost to nominate, and the benefits of this prestigious international…