Education
Bringing STEAM to Charles County, Md.
For the tenth consecutive year, the Space Foundation education team will travel to Charles County, Md., in August to deliver Space Across the Curriculum educator professional development courses for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS). This year’s training will add a new Space Across the Curriculum course, with instruction for integrating the arts into STEM education.…
Supporting the Workforce Pipeline
The Space Foundation is addressing the nationwide concern about the need to build a skilled workforce for the future. Its new Space in the Community program provides a long-game approach to growing an organic workforce, starting at the grass roots level by establishing a STEM education program that builds interest in science, technology, engineering and…
Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future
New Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame Program Benefits STEM Education The Space Foundation recently launched a new signature program that celebrates and recognizes the unique role of Colorado and Coloradans in the exploration, development and utilization of space. The new Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame will honor the astronauts, aerospace executives, government officials,…
The Value of Networking: One Connection Can Make All the Difference
by Bernadette Maisel, Space Foundation Director – Customer Relations and New Generation Program Lead As a young professional, networking seems to be the common theme at many events I attend. Often, I attend these events just because there is a time set in the agenda for networking. I like to think of networking as an…
RoboGlove: Space Technology Making Work Easier on Earth
General Motors (GM) recently announced its plans to use robotic glove technology developed for use in space. Through a partnership with NASA and a licensing agreement with Bioservo Technologies AB, a Swedish medical technology company, the RoboGlove will be available for industrial use to assist workers using hand tools. Sensors in the glove strengthen the…
Final Call for Nominations – Space Technology Hall of Fame®
In 2017, the Space Foundation will celebrate the 30th year of its Space Technology Hall of Fame®, a program that increases public awareness of the benefits of space exploration. The Space Technology Hall of Fame encourages innovation by recognizing individuals, organizations and companies that effectively adapt and market technologies originally developed for space to improve the…
Space Foundation Supports United Launch Alliance and Ball Aerospace Interns' Record-setting Launch
On July 24, a 50-feet-tall high-power sport rocket carried payloads thousands of feet above Fort Carson Army Post, the largest sport rocket to launch anywhere in the world. This student rocket launch carried payloads weighing in at more than 1,200 pounds and generating 6,600 pounds of thrust off the launch pad. The event also included…
Find Global Space Facts in The Space Report 2016
The Space Foundation’s flagship publication The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity is often cited as a source in news reports about the global space industry. The Space Report is published annually by the Space Foundation, and contains worldwide space facts and figures, and is illustrated with photographs, charts and graphs. The…
You Don’t Need to be an Astronaut to Get to Space
by Colleen Parith, Marketing & Communications Specialist It’s true, you don’t need to be an astronaut to go to space. Well, physically perhaps, but really, space is increasingly getting easier and more cost effective to reach. Nearly every resupply mission that leaves Earth for the International Space Station (ISS) also carries science from a wide-range of…
Faga Forum on Space Intelligence Returns for 2017
Earlier this year, the Space Foundation launched a new classified one-day space conference in the greater Washington, D.C., area. Created in response to customer demand, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence was named for Space Foundation Director Emeritus Martin C. Faga, former Director, National Reconnaissance Office. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence 2017 will be…