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Lockheed Martin Exhibit Center is SOLD OUT
One of the main reasons to attend the Space Foundation’s 29th National Space Symposium is the dynamic Lockheed Martin Exhibit Center and Lockheed Martin Exhibit Center Pavilion (pictured right), featuring the latest in space technology, products and services and the greatest number of international exhibits in Space Symposium history. More than 160 space-related companies, educational institutions, associations and organizations…
Read MoreInspiration Mars Panel Slated for 29th National Space Symposium
Panel discussions at the Space Foundation’s 29th National Space Symposium provide insight into the global space community’s latest hot topics. On Thursday, April 11, the Space Foundation will bring together the principals of the Inspiration Mars Foundation for a featured panel discussion with: Dennis Tito, chairman, Inspiration Mars Foundation Taber MacCallum, chief technology officer, Inspiration Mars Foundation,…
Read MoreAnnual Report: Cyber 1.2, National Space Symposium are Huge Success
Following is information found in the Space Foundation’s 2012 annual report. The premier gathering of space professionals in the world, the 28th National Space Symposium, was held April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Highlights included: The largest number of exhibitors ever – more than 165, including 42 first-time participants – in the Ball…
Read MoreU.S. Air Force Academy and Space Foundation Partner to Host Audience with an Astronaut
On Friday, April 5, more than 500 regional elementary and middle school students and educators will fill the seats of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Fairchild Hall auditorium to hear about the experiences of former NASA Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., (pictured right) and learn about his life as a Space Shuttle astronaut and as a…
Read MoreColorado Teacher is 2013 Recipient of the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
Daniel R. Newmyer, a science and math teacher at Center High School in rural southern Colorado, has been selected by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation as recipient of the 2013 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award, which is given annually in recognition of creative…
Read MoreTeachers: Sign up Now for Space Across the Curriculum
The Space Foundation’s Space Across the Curriculum courses provide teachers with a unique opportunity to develop extraordinary classroom skills, while at the same time earning credit for professional development or toward a master’s degree. These week-long intensive, graduate-level courses for PreK-12 educators provide space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content that is instantly transferable…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Director-Education Featured at STEMwise Conference
Space Foundation Director-Education, Bryan DeBates (pictured right) served as closing key-note speaker for the second annual STEMwise conference held in March in Sioux Falls, S.D., a two-day conference for teachers throughout North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota. Other speakers included: Dr. Vince Bertram, president and chief executive officer of Project Lead the Way Dr.…
Read MoreCybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies Subcommittee Head is Cyber 1.3 Featured Speaker
The Honorable Patrick Meehan (R-PA), who serves as the subcommittee chairman of the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies for the House Committee on Homeland Security, will be a featured speaker at the Space Foundation’s Cyber 1.3 conference on April 8. Cyber 1.3 will be held at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., and is for anyone…
Read MoreCyber 1.3 At a Glance
The Space Fundation’s annual one-day cyberspace conference will be held Monday, April 8, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., with presentations by some of the nation’s top cyber security experts. The day’s agenda with information about panelists and topics can be found here. Cyber 1.3 Featured Speakers The Cyber 1.3 conference includes: A networking breakfast, co-sponsored…
Read MorePresident Signs Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act
Last month, President Obama signed the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 into law to avoid a government shutdown and fund the Federal government through the final six months of the 2013 fiscal year. While the bill provides the Department of Defense and NASA with an updated budget for FY 2013, rather than have…
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