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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,…
Read MorePlan Now to Join the 33rd Space Symposium’s New Generation Track
Hundreds of young space professionals participate in New Generation Space Leaders programs at the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium, held each April at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Designed for space professionals age 35 or younger, the New Generation program provides access to top space leaders, perspectives on industry developments and global space initiatives, insight…
Read MoreExpanding 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…
Read MorePromoting 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…
Read MoreTime for more confidence in U.S.-China space cooperation
I was in Beijing recently when it was announced that President Obama will meet with President Xi in China later this month. I’m not sure it is part of a larger pattern, but, it is true that I was also in Beijing the first time an Obama-Xi meeting was announced. That particular meeting was notable,…
Read MoreLittle 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,…
Read MoreSpace 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…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Increases Participation at 67th International Astronautical Congress
This fall, the Space Foundation will send its largest delegation to the 67th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sept. 26-30. Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will lead a team representing the Space Foundation’s policy, corporate services, customer relations and New Generation Space Leaders programs to conduct a number of special…
Read MoreDr. 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.,…
Read MoreLockheed 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…
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