Education
Dec. 6 is Deadline to Apply for Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Program
Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons enjoy numerous benefits, privileges and activities, such as special recognition during the 30th Space Symposium, to be held at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S.A., May 19-22, 2014. Dec. 6 is the deadline to apply online for the Space Foundation’s international Teacher Liaison program. Teacher Liaisons may be any…
Educators: Apply Now for the 2014 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2014 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation, the award recognizes outstanding contributions to…
Space Foundation Education Outreach in Florida
“3, 2, 1 and liftoff of the Atlas V rocket, with MAVEN looking for clues about the evolution of Mars through its atmosphere!” That’s the call that came from NASA commentator George Diller after the successful launch of the new Mars mission. Space Foundation Director – Education Bryan DeBates and Space Education Specialist Elias Molen…
NORAD Tracks Santa is a Space Foundation Certified Imagination Partner
Space Foundation Certified Imagination Products are those that increase public interest in, and excitement for, space and inspire new generations to take an active interest in space. They cover the spectrum from beer maps to books about space to Santa tracking, and at this time of year the focus is on NORAD Tracks Santa. This…
How to Become a Space Foundation Certification Partner
Space technology touches and enhances practically every aspect of life on Earth. Much of what improves our lives – healthcare, communications, travel, recreation, entertainment – benefits directly from technology originally developed for or improved for space exploration. The Space Foundation Space Certification™ Program provides special recognition for the companies that produce and market these products and…
President Obama Signs National Space Transportation Policy
On Thursday Nov. 21, President Obama signed the new National Space Transportation Policy. Under the policy, NASA will continue to lead the expansion of a domestic commercial space industry for low-Earth orbit transportation, while developing a heavy lift launch capability to take humans further than they have ever explored. This was the product of an…
Committee Action Updates Report
The update from Washington, D.C., is by Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate Tommy Sanford Nov. 5: The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence approved S. 1681, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The legislation’s accompanying committee report, S. Rpt. 113-120, contains language that would require the Intelligence Community (IC) to review policies related…
U.S. Non-military Cybersecurity-Related Provisions Proposed by House and Senate Committees
The Space Foundation routinely tracks relevant NASA, NOAA and National Security Space authorization and appropriations bills. Now, with increasing attention to all-things-cyber, the Space Foundation is expanding its reporting to include similarly-styled documents with respect to cyberspace. There are many legislative proposals currently being considered in Congress regarding cybersecurity, and certainly more can be expected.…
"There's Snow Place Like Space!"
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 25, 2013) – The Space Foundation will bring space down to Earth for a special day of space history and winter-weather presentations for all ages at the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Spend the day learning about the history of the…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Successful Launch of NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft to Study Effects of Atmospheric Change on Mars
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Nov. 18, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, played a major role in successfully placing NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft on its journey to determine how the loss of atmospheric gas may have changed the Martian climate over time. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air…