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Calling all (space) startups!
by Micah Walter-Range, Space Foundation Director – Research & Analysis In mid-August 2016, the Space Foundation hosted its second annual Space Technology & Investment Forum (pictured) in San Francisco, bringing together startups, investors, and established space companies. Much of the discussion centered around how to support the continued improvement of technology for space, whether by…
Space Foundation Offers Free Family Star Party Astronomy Nights This Fall
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin Beginning Sept. 28, the Space Foundation will offer a new, free, monthly program of special interest to families. At the end of each month, families and astronomy enthusiasts of all ages are invited to a free…
An Opportunity to Honor an Outstanding Lifetime of Space Achievement
Each spring, the Space Foundation holds a special luncheon during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs to confer its highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. Only a few weeks remain to submit a nomination for the person to be honored in 2017. Nominations must be received by Sept. 30, 2016,…
Five Things to Know About Global Space Activity
In June, the Space Foundation released the findings of its publication The Space Report 2016: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity, the definitive annual overview of the global space industry and serves as a valuable resource for government and business leaders, educators, financial analysts, students and space-related businesses. Here are five things you should…
Little Builders Exhibit Opens Sept. 24
Little Builders is the next traveling exhibit for young children that will be coming to the Space Foundation Discovery Center on Sept. 24. The exhibit is made possible through the generosity of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Little Builders helps young children, ages 2 through 7, learn and explore the concepts of construction,…
Dr. Erin Macdonald is Featured World Space Week Speaker
In Colorado, and around the world, space enthusiasts, professionals, students and hobbyists will celebrate humankinds’ achievements in space during World Space Week, Oct. 4 – 10. The Space Foundation will invite classes from its Teacher Liaison program to the U.S. Air Force Academy during World Space Week for a special presentation with Erin Macdonald, Ph.D.,…
International Art Contest Inspires Thousands of Students Worldwide to Envision the Possibilities of Space
In 2010, artist Nancy Reed was hired by the Space Foundation for the new position of Director – Marketing. As an artist, Reed saw children’s love of art as a way for them to use imagination to envision space in their lives and in their future. What started in 2011 as a modest art contest…
Expanding the Horizons of New Generation Initiatives
by Bernadette Maisel, Space Foundation Director – Customer Relations and New Generation Program Lead In 2008, the Space Foundation created the New Generation Initiatives as a forum to foster meaningful, long-term peer relationships between space professionals aged 35 and younger, and to provide access to top space leaders for opportunities in career mentorship. Since its…
Promoting Colorado's Role as a Leader in Space
To honor the astronauts, aerospace executives, government officials, military leaders and others who have contributed most significantly to the development and success of Colorado’s space economy, the Space Foundation has created the Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame. The first honorees were announced in August, and will be recognized at a black tie gala, to…
Lockheed Martin Launches Generation Beyond Mars Experience Tour
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 24, 2016) – The Space Foundation and Lockheed Martin invite Colorado news media and the public to take a trip to Mars on the first virtual reality vehicle designed to inspire the next generation of students to study science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Lockheed Martin is bringing its Generation Beyond…