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Space in the Community Takes STEM Outreach to Guam
by Beth Schwartz, Space Foundation Space Education Specialist In October, members of the Space Foundation education team will be traveling to Guam for a week-long Space in the Community (SITC) program. The new SITC program, which successfully launched last year, partners the Space Foundation with communities to help develop a PreK-12 STEM pipeline, grow an…
Read MoreCall for Tech Track Paper Abstracts
The Tech Track of the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium has gained growing popularity primarily due to the diverse ideas and technologies that are discussed. Audience members receive the opportunity to expand their space industry knowledge by engaging in dialogue with the technical experts who authored the papers. The Space Foundation is now accepting abstracts…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Partners with Project PoSSUM to Provide Immersive Astronautics Education
The Space Foundation is partnering with Project PoSSUM to offer the PoSSUM Academy upper-atmospheric and astronautics education program in 2017. The program, designed by upper atmospheric scientists and former NASA astronaut instructors, is an immersive education program for high-school and undergraduate students. PoSSUM Academy students learn about upper-atmospheric science and astronautics as they prepare for…
Read MoreAn Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
The First Astronauts of Apollo by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst In between September’s mission success of Gemini XI and the last scheduled Gemini mission in November 1966, NASA, in October, brought more public focus on the astronauts who would be flying the first mission of the Apollo project. Initially announced as the prime…
Read MoreSpace on the Field, in the Air and on the Ground
John Madden, today a name most recognized with Madden NFL video games, was previously well-known for his football career — playing, coaching and as a color commentator. Madden also has a well-known fear of flying. In this Space Foundation PSA from the early 1980’s, this “ground lover” chats with the first man to break the…
Read MoreCape Canaveral New Gen Party Kicks Off World Space Week
New Generation space professionals will launch World Space Week at a Kick Off Party at Florida Beer Company, 200 Imperial Blvd., Cape Canaveral, on Monday, Oct. 3, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Space professionals age 35 years or younger are invited to join the Florida space community in a tailgate party to launch the largest annual…
Read MoreSierra Nevada Corporation and the United Nations Announce First-Ever Dedicated United Nations-Dream Chaser® Space Mission
Launching a Dedicated Dream Chaser Microgravity Mission for Member States in 2021 SPARKS, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2016) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and have announced details of the first-ever United Nations space mission at the International Astronautical Congress today in Guadalajara, Mexico. The dedicated Dream Chaser® Mission is…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Discovery Center Offers Free and Family-Friendly Events
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 26, 2016) – With the changing of the leaves and children returning to school, new family-friendly programs are starting at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. Beginning this month, the Discovery Center is bringing families together for a new free evening event, the Family Star Party. Inspiring the next generation…
Read MoreAerojet Rocketdyne’s Interns Gain Powerful Experience
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), hosted its largest group of college interns this summer with 79 students. In the past three years, Aerojet Rocketdyne has hired 196 interns from more than 50 different universities across the nation. “Our internship and co-operative education…
Read MoreCelebrate Colorado's Achievements in Space at the Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame Gala
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 21, 2016) – The public is invited to a new black-tie event celebrating all aspects of Colorado’s contributions in space. The first Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame Gala will be held Friday, Oct. 7, at Mile High Station in Denver. The gala will benefit science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)…
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