Space Foundation News
Astronaut Jim Reilly Inspires Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy Students
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2009) — What does it feel like to travel in space? That’s what students at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., wanted to know when astronaut James F. Reilly, II, Ph.D., visited the school last week. Reilly, a Colorado Springs resident and former NASA astronaut, spoke about his…
The Space Foundation and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic to Explore The Final Frontier
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2009) — The Space Foundation continues its partnership with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic by sponsoring an evening of space-themed music, highlighting the talents of southern Colorado’s premier professional symphony orchestra. On Oct. 17, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Thomas Wilson, will perform music from popular space…
Podcast Available of Radio Panel on Space Committee Report; Pulham Participates
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2009) — Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham participated with other space experts in an Oct. 5 Internet radio panel discussion about the potential implications of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee report, which is expected to be released later this month. The discussion on The…
NRO Director Carlson to be Featured Speaker at Strategic Space Symposium Keynote Luncheon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2009) — National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Director and retired Air Force General Bruce A. Carlson will be the featured speaker at the Strategic Space Symposium Keynote Luncheon, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Qwest Center Omaha in Omaha, Neb. Presented through a Space Foundation/United States Strategic…
Space Watch: October 2009 (Volume: 8, Issue: 10)
The View From Here Landmark Tour of China’s Space Operations Opens a New Book Spotlight Register Now for Strategic Space Symposium Symposium Offers Powerful General Session Speakers Track Sessions to Explore Strategy, Solutions Strategic Space Symposium Sponsors Shine Space News will Keep Attendees in the Know Toffler Black and White Paper Calls for Space Unity…
Landmark Tour of China's Space Operations Opens a New Book
You cannot open a book without learning something – Confucius If there’s a place in the world that we Americans still have much to learn about, it is China. As I write this column, I have just returned from leading a small delegation of U.S. space executives on a one-week mission to tour China’s manned spaceflight…
Space Technology Hall of Fame® Judges Named
An impressive panel of judges has been named to select the 2010 Space Technology Hall of Fame® inductees. The group includes a senior NASA advisor, U.S. and European space policy experts, executives of major aerospace companies, the superintendent of one of Colorado’s largest school districts, a famed aerospace journalist, and a senior member of Germany’s national…
Space Foundation Unveils Enhanced Education Site
Space Foundation education program information and resources are now easier to find and access at an enhanced redesigned website, found by clicking the Education tab at www.SpaceFoundation.org or by going directly to www.SpaceFoundation.org/Education/index.php. Featuring appealing graphics and easy navigation, the new site gives teachers and students user-friendly access to the education resources of the Space Foundation, and easy-to-use online registration for a wide…
Space Offers Solutions for Developing Nations
Some of the solutions to many developing nations’ social and economic woes might just come from the most unlikely place – outer space. Solutions from Space: Space Applications for International Development, a Space Foundation white paper released last month, says that the ability of space-based technology to overcome infrastructure and access issues might help solve previously…
Space Could Stop Epidemics
One of two papers presented by Space Foundation Research Analyst Mariel John this month at the 60th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Daejeon, South Korea, examines the technical, programmatic, and political requirements for implementing an operational program to use remote sensing for disease prevention in Nigeria. With a fast-growing economy and a population of more…