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Space Foundation Honors LCROSS Mission Team with Swigert Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 2, 2010) — The mission that definitively proved the presence of water on the Moon has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Space Foundation’s John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration. The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission team will be honored April 12 during…
Read MoreSpace Watch: March 2010 (Volume: 9, Issue: 3)
The View From Here To Boldly Go Where Ever Spotlight 26th National Space Symposium will be Best Ever Seeing is Believing Swigert Award Goes to LCROSS Mission Tennessee Teacher Wins Shepard Award Symposium Events Focus on “New Generation” Co-Sponsors Make Symposium Special AGS Exhibit Center to Show Off Technology Podcast Previews SSA/Debris Panel Cyber 1.0…
Read More26th National Space Symposium will be Best Ever
The 26th National Space Symposium, April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., is shaping up to be bigger, better, and more specifically targeted to attendees’ individual needs than ever before. More Networking If your main reason for attending the National Space Symposium is networking – and most participant’s is – this year’s program…
Read MoreCosmosphere is Space Certification Partner
The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, an extraordinary educational, cultural, and historical facility located in Hutchinson, Kansas, is the Space Foundation’s newest Space Certification Program partner. Certified as a Space Educational Product, the Cosmosphere is home to five attractions, all designed to raise awareness and knowledge about space and space exploration: The Hall of Space…
Read More31 Teacher Liaisons Added
The Space Foundation has named 31 outstanding educators as its 2010 Flight of Teacher Liaisons in recognition of their active promotion of space and science education. Drawn from 28 different schools in 10 states and Puerto Rico, the new Teacher Liaisons will serve as advocates for space science education and use Space Foundation-provided training and…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Presents at SEEC
The Space Foundation’s four aerospace education specialists recently conducted workshops at the 16th annual Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC) in Houston. Nearly 800 educators from around the world attended the three-day event, held Feb. 4-6 at Space Center Houston. The Space Foundation team presented two workshops, one on using measurement and scale to determine the…
Read MoreMars vs. Moon
Four Air Force Captains from Schriever Air Force Base presented a lively debate on the future of the U.S. space program to sixth grade students at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in February. The Air Force base and the school are both based in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Space Foundation asked the Captains to participate…
Read MoreSpace Artist Robert McCall Dies at 90
Space Artist Robert McCall, whose work graces the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum and the Space Foundation’s headquarters building, died in Scottsdale Arizona on Feb. 26 at the age of 90. McCall created concept sketches for Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Disney’s The Black Hole, designed the poster art for Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece 2001:…
Read MoreReport from Washington, D.C.
Early last month, President Barack Obama released his proposed $3.8 trillion budget for the 2011 fiscal year, which gives NASA a proposed boost of $1.3 billion next year and a $6 billion increase over the next five years. To see the budget proposal, click here. The President’s plan zeroes out funding for the Constellation Program…
Read MoreFaster, Safer, Greener
The Space Foundation’s Solutions from Space: Faster, Safer, Greener Commercial Aviation details how space technology is dramatically improving air traffic management. According to the paper, the advanced positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities offered by satellite systems can: Reduce air traffic congestion Lower fuel consumption Reduce noise pollution Lessen environmental impact Provide clearer, more accurate, real-time…
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