Space Foundation News
See Water Falls at the Discovery Center
The Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., is now showing the NASA short film Water Falls. This 9-minute film, created by the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) specifically for Science On a Sphere®, details the GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement) mission, which will monitor and measure precipitation around the globe. The film introduces viewers…
Make it a Double, Please!
You may be able to double, or even triple, the impact of your gift to the Space Foundation by having it matched by your employer. Many companies offer a matching gift program to employees and retirees that allows you to double your gift amount by simply following the guidelines they have set forth. These…
Newly-Launched Newsletter Keeps Volunteers Connected
As part of our expanding volunteer program, we launched a new Space Foundation Volunteer Newsletter in January. Distributed monthly to our volunteers, the newsletter will offer us a way to stay connected with our volunteers and for the volunteers to connect with each other. The purpose of the newsletter is to share information and enhance…
Zimkas Space Library Donor Plaque Installed
Space Foundation President Chuck Zimkas retired in 2013, after 27 years with the organization. To honor his years of service and the volunteer work of his wife Ursula, the Space Foundation established at its world headquarters in Colorado Springs the Zimkas Space Library Honoring Chuck and Ursula Zimkas. A plaque has been installed in…
Fourth Quarter 2013 Index Performance
The Space Foundation Infrastructure Index, with 14 percent growth, led all other tracked indexes for the second straight quarter, as can be seen in Exhibit 1. The other four indexes showed relatively strong performance, with quarterly growth ranging from 9 percent to 11 percent heading into the new year. Key movers in the fourth quarter…
2014 International Student Art Contest Winners Announced
The 25 winners of the 2014 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest are the most globally diverse group in the contest’s history. Young artists were selected for the top slots from among more than 7,100 entries representing 54 countries, including 43 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories – the largest response…
Teacher Liaison Program Adds Australian Educator Plus Four in India
The Space Foundation has added five new international educators to its roster of Teacher Liaisons selected for 2014. The educators were chosen from applicants from around the world and the 24 new Teacher Liaisons include one in Australia, four in India and 19 in the US. he teachers were chosen for their active promotion of…
Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Selected into NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program
This guest article was authored by Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Kevin Tambara, who was recently selected as a member of the NITARP 2014 class. Tambara is also an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, and exemplifies the caliber of educator selected annually for the Space Foundation’s elite Teacher Liaison Program. Educators selected for the 2014 flight…
Event Celebrates U.S. and Canadian Space Cooperation
Since 2010, the Space Foundation has held an annual international space cooperation event in the nation’s capitol. On Jan. 22, the Space Foundation celebrated United States and Canadian space cooperation at a reception at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Space Foundation and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the event recognized the…
Fiscal Year 2014 Federal Budget Update Report
On Jan. 17, President Obama signed the $1.012 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 omnibus spending bill into law. The omnibus funds the entire Federal government including NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Defense (DoD). NASA was appropriated an overall budget of $17.646 billion for FY 2014. This is an increase…