Space Foundation Press Releases
NOAA to Receive 2013 Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 6, 2013) – The Space Foundation will present its 2013 Space Achievement Award to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for its use of space-based systems in making life-saving predictions and issuing early warnings of calamitous weather conditions. “While most people recognize the value of weather predictions, many don’t realize…
Space Foundation Brings Space Education Programs, Astronaut to Fairbanks
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 6, 2013) – The Space Foundation, a global space advocacy and education organization based in Colorado, is bringing its New Horizons community education program and former NASA astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao to Fairbanks Feb. 11-16. During the week, planned activities include: Monday, Feb. 11: Morning: School presentations at Two Rivers Elementary, Two…
Colorado Springs Business Journal Writes on Pioneering
Colorado Springs Business Journal reporter Amy Gillentine spoke with Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham last month about PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space. The resulting article, published Jan. 31, quotes both supporters and detractors of the report. In the interview, Pulham talked about the process of socializing the report and the reaction from the space community: “For…
Gen. Kehler Will Provide Military Perspective as Corporate Partnership Dinner Speaker
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 4, 2013) – Gen. C. Robert Kehler, USAF, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, is this year’s featured speaker at the 29th National Space Symposium Corporate Partnership Dinner, co-sponsored by Raytheon. The dinner will be held April 9 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. A key event at the annual Space…
Space Watch: February 2013 (Volume: 12, Issue: 2)
The View From Here A Sea Monster in Colorado Springs? Second View 10 Years After Columbia – NASA’s Direction and Uncertain Future Space Symposium 29th National Space Symposium to Feature NASA Administrator Smash Mouth will Launch 29th National Space Symposium Opening Ceremony Hotels Are Filling Up; Reserve Now! Top News NASA Mars Science Laboratory Mission…
A Sea Monster in Colorado Springs?
QUESTION: What weighs 21,000 pounds, lives at the bottom of the sea and is on its way to a new life in Colorado Springs? ANSWER: NASA’s Scott Carpenter Station underwater habitat. The Scott Carpenter Station is an underwater habitat system that was used to demonstrate and teach about life support concepts for space missions, including…
10 Years After Columbia – NASA's Direction and Uncertain Future
This February marks the 10th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. One of the more subtly powerful observations to come out of the investigation by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board was a discussion of issues related to organizational culture. A supplement to the report noted that, absent fundamental changes to NASA’s organizational culture, NASA…
29th National Space Symposium to Feature NASA Administrator
NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr., will return to the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium, April 8-11 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., and will discuss what’s in store for his agency’s future. About BoldenBolden’s 34-year Marine Corps career included 14 years with NASA’s Astronaut Office, both as an astronaut and in a number of…
Brookings Institution Colorado Space Report Event to Feature Hickenlooper
The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, in partnership with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation and the Colorado Space Coalition – will hold a half-day event from 9:00-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, focused on the best ways to advance…
Committees with Space Jurisdiction Change Leadership
The opening of the 113th Congress welcomed 84 new members to the House of Representatives and 14 to the Senate. Several committees with jurisdiction over space saw changes to their leadership: Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) replaced Congressman Ralph Hall (R-TX) as the chairman of the House Science, Space, & Technology Committee due to term limits.…