Space Foundation News
Space Foundation CEO Featured on The Space Show
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 6, 2011) — Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham was the featured guest on The Space Show, a radio broadcast that focuses on issues influencing outer-space commerce and space tourism, on Jan. 5. To listen to the hour-long broadcast, click here. During the broadcast, Pulham talked with host Dr. David…
Space Foundation to Move to New Headquarters: El Pomar, Ackerman, EDC, State Make it Happen
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 6, 2011) — The Space Foundation will remain in Colorado Springs thanks to generous support from El Pomar Foundation, the Anna Keesling Ackerman Fund, the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the State of Colorado Economic Development Commission. The Space Foundation, a locally based international space advocacy organization, will…
Register for the 27th National Space Symposium by Jan. 14 for Big Savings
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 5, 2011) — Register for the 27th National Space Symposium by Jan. 14 to take advantage of the Super Early Bird Discount and save up to $500. Plus, add registration to the Cyber 1.1 conference for $50 in extra savings. The Industry/Educator/Nonprofit/Contractor registrants who sign up now will pay only $1,295…
International Space Education Program Opens in Adelaide
ADELAIDE, Australia/STRASBOURG, France (Jan. 5, 2011) – The University of South Australia has joined forces with the International Space University (ISU), Strasbourg, France, to bring world class space education to the southern hemisphere with a new five-week intensive program set to launch 5 January 2011. The Opening Ceremony for the new program will be held…
2010 Was an Extraordinary Year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 3, 2011) — For the Space Foundation, 2010 was a defining year. The nation’s foremost space advocacy organization expanded its global reach, increased its already significant impact on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and teacher professional development, provided valuable research and education for policy makers and industry leaders, rolled…
Guest Commentary by Attorney Frank Thomas
Reprinted with permission from the Nov. 7, 2010, issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. I was 10 when Sputnik appeared. The Russian orb, scantly a pebble, was the first human object to skim the final frontier on Oct. 4, 1957. My friends and I, like kids across the country, responded by running outside. Eyes and necks…
Craig Barrett to Speak at Symposium
Education advocate and retired Intel Chief Executive Officer/Chairman Craig R. Barrett, Ph.D., will speak about the crisis in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and potential solutions at the 27th National Space Symposium Corporate Partnership Dinner, April 12, 2011, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The event, which recognizes the companies and…
ISU Symposium Slated for February
The International Space University (ISU) is hosting a symposium February 15 – 17, 2011, with the theme, The International Space Station: Maximizing the Return from Extended Operations. The symposium will address the opportunities offered by extending operation of the International Space Station (ISS) to at least 2020. Closing keynote comments will address possible future directions…
Space Foundation Creates New Cyber Position
Recognizing the increasingly important role of the cyber domain and how it relates to the needs and missions of corporate and military customers, the Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation has hired cyberspace expert Art Ratkewicz to fill a new manager – cyber initiatives position. Ratkewicz has served at Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), U.S. Strategic Command,…
Year in Review: Even More Accomplishments for 2011
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. Steady, continuous growth helped the Space Foundation reach a milestone in 2010, when the number of corporate…