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Discovery Center Kicks off 2017 by Putting the “A” in STEAM
Interactive, educational fun for all ages is returning to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in 2017! Several events this month will focus on the use of art in space. The Space Foundation knows that the use of art in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) helps students apply necessary creative thinking and design skills…
Read MoreSymposium Panel to Feature 10 World Space Agency Leaders
The first panel presentation of the Space Foundation’s four-day 33rd Space Symposium will be a discussion of the most pressing global space issues by the world’s top space agency leaders. Confirmed leaders who will be joining the panel include: Mohammad Nasser Al Ahbabi, Ph.D., Director General, United Arab Emirates Space Agency Gwang-Rae Cho, Ph.D., President,…
Read MoreSpace Watch: January 2017 (Volume: 16, Issue: 1)
The View From Here Inspiration Space Symposium Panel Discussion: Space in Australia Symposium Panel Examines Big Data and the Future of Space Early Registration Discount Available Through Jan. 20 Space Foundation Yuri’s Night 2017: A Great Party for an Important Cause Top News 2017 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award to be Given…
Read MorePanel Discussion: Space in Australia
For 2017, the Space Foundation will again offer Country in Focus panels at its 33rd Space Symposium, including a panel discussion on Space in Australia. Moderated by Brett Biddington AM, Principal, Biddington Research Pty Ltd, Chief Executive, IAC Adelaide, the panelists will include: David Ball, Executive Consultant, Envista Pty Ltd Professor Russell Boyce, Chair for…
Read MoreInspiration
It is hard not to be continually inspired in our work at the Space Foundation. I have been particularly blessed to have had a very good run of this lately. It starts with the terrific team I get to work with every day. I was reminded of this most strikingly when I escorted a visitor…
Read More2017 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award to be Given Posthumously to Dr. Piers Sellers
Each spring, during its Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation confers its highest honor — the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. In 2017, the award will be given posthumously to Piers Sellers, Ph.D., OBE, British-born former NASA astronaut and climate scientist who became an American citizen in 1991 to pursue…
Read MoreULA Partners with AFA and Space Foundation for StellarXplorers
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has joined forces with the Space Foundation and other, key sponsors to support the Air Force Association’s (AFA) StellarXplorers program. Each year, schools from across the U.S., and from overseas Department of Defense locations, participate in the space design competition. The teams compete in a series of challenges using Systems Tool…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Yuri's Night 2017: A Great Party for an Important Cause
Celebrate past heroes of space while supporting a future generation of space leaders at Space Foundation Yuri’s Night 2017. This fundraiser for STEM education will be held Sunday, April 2, at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Yuri’s Night will feature the public opening of the refurbished Spacelab exhibit…
Read MoreJust the Facts: Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
When:February 15, 20177:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Followed by:Networking Reception Where:SAIC14672 Lee Road Chantilly, VA 20151 Required:U.S. citizenship and a TS/SCI security clearance Confirmed speakers: Winston A. Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, and Director, Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. ADM James O. Ellis, Jr.,…
Read MoreApply by Feb. 1 for the 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 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award recognizes educators who have made significant contributions to technology in the education field, in both formal and informal environments. The award, named for Mercury and Apollo astronaut Alan Shepard, will…
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