Space Foundation News
Pueblo-Area Educators Can Attend Free Space Foundation Course at CSU – Pueblo this Summer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 23, 2011) — Pueblo-area educators can learn how to use space themes in the classroom to improve their students’ science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) interest and skills — at absolutely no cost — by attending a “Lunar/Mars Exploration and Base Construction” course June 27 – July 1 at Colorado State…
Space Foundation Grants Certified Space Technology Status to Regenetech Inc.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 23, 2011) — The Space Foundation has designated Regenetech Inc.’s Intrifuge CellXpansion technology as a Certified Space Technology, following the product’s induction into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® earlier this year. The Space Foundation manages both the Space Certification program and the Space Technology Hall of Fame® to recognize…
Elliot Pulham Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 19, 2011) — On May 18, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the importance of a robust space program (the official topic of the hearing is THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPACE TO NATIONAL IMPERATIVES). The Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation is…
Space Foundation CEO Testifies on Importance of Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 18, 2011) — Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham is in Washington, D.C., today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the importance of a robust space program (the official topic of the hearing is THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPACE TO NATIONAL IMPERATIVES). The Colorado Springs-based Space…
Ceremony Celebrates Mars Yard Opening
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 18, 2011) — The Space Foundation launched its new Mars Yard today in a ceremony presented cooperatively with Colorado Springs School District 11 (D-11) and the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The new education lab is the latest addition to the Space Foundation Discovery Institute, which serves as the base location…
Space Foundation Launches Mars Yard
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 17, 2011) — A simulated Martian terrain and robotics laboratory is the newest addition to the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs. The Space Foundation will launch the new Mars Yard on May 18 in a ceremony presented cooperatively with Colorado Springs School District 11 (D-11) and the Colorado Springs…
Pueblo-Area Educators Can Attend Free Space Foundation STEM Education Course at CSU – Pueblo this Summer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 16, 2011) — Pueblo-area educators can learn how to use space themes in the classroom to improve their students’ science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) interest and skills — at absolutely no cost — by attending a “Lunar/Mars Exploration and Base Construction” course June 27 – July 1 at Colorado State…
MOON SHOT Released as E-Book
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 13, 2011) — To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first American in space, MOON SHOT: The Inside Story of America’s Apollo Moon Landing (e-riginal; Open Road Integrated Media; May 2, 2011) is being republished as an enhanced ebook, including embedded video and new, untold stories about America’s adventures during the…
Space Foundation Student Art Contest Grand Prize Winners are Named
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 12, 2011) — Four students from three states have been named grand prize winners in the Space Foundation’s first student art contest. All winners were recognized at a special ceremony in April at the 27th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., where two former NASA astronauts, Richard Hieb and Danny…
Space Foundation Updates NASA Budget Analysis
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 10, 2011) — The Space Foundation has updated its report providing an overview and comparison of the NASA budget. The report is among many services the Space Foundation provides to the Washington, D.C., community and others who are interested in and/or involved in space policy. This includes white papers, training sessions, forums, testimony…