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Space Watch: June 2009 (Volume: 8, Issue: 6)
The View From Here Let’s Recommit to Space For the Economy’s Sake Spotlight Obama Tells Atlantis Crew “You’ve Allowed All of Us to Continue on Our Journey for Growth and Exploration.” April Lanotte Inspires Students with Skills Learned as Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Matching Grant from Ball Aerospace Makes Dual Award Possible for 2009 Lucy…
Let's Recommit to Space For the Economy's Sake
This month’s The View From Here is a viewpoint from a different place: it’s a reprint of an editorial penned by Col. Brewster Shaw, USAF (retired), that appeared May 19 in the Houston Chronicle. The dramatic images of a space shuttle launch lighting up the Florida sky, or of a spacewalking astronaut hundreds of miles…
Obama Tells Atlantis Crew “You've Allowed All of Us to Continue on Our Journey for Growth and Exploration.”
The crew of Space Shuttle STS-125 recently completed an astonishing mission: refurbishing the Hubble Space Telescope to greatly expand its ability to continue to explore the universe – and the history of the universe. The mission included five lengthy spacewalks, some creativity and brute strength, and successful outcomes on all major mission objectives, which included…
April Lanotte Inspires Students with Skills Learned as Space Foundation Teacher Liaison
In the tiny farming community of Simla, Colo., (pop. 663) the science of space has taken over. When April Lanotte, a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison, accepted a job as Simla’s only high school science teacher in 2006, she was intimidated to say the least. “While I was fascinated with science, I had been teaching middle…
Matching Grant from Ball Aerospace Makes Dual Award Possible for 2009 Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship
In May, the Space Foundation announced two winners of this year’s Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship. The 2009 recipients are: Jessica Kamalu, high school mathematics teacher at Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Anuenue, Honolulu; and Rod Floro, sixth grade physical science teacher at Kamehameha Schools Middle School, Hawaii Campus, Keaau. “For the first time since the inception…
Space Foundation Expands Education Team to Meet School System Demand
The Space Foundation has hired two new educators to support the continued expansion of space-related education programs for teachers and students across the nation. Melissa Peterson and Allison Benjamin, who both serve as Space Foundation aerospace education specialists, bring solid space and science education backgrounds to their positions. About Melissa Peterson Peterson is responsible for…
Space Foundation Adds New Master Degree Programs for Educators
The Space Foundation has expanded its offerings of master’s degree programs through its partnership with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Four master’s degrees, tailored to educators who would like to pursue an advanced degree in a science-related field, are now being offered to elementary, middle, and high school teachers through the Space…
Space Foundation Welcomes Three New Corporate Members
Braxton Technologies, L-3 Communications and Orbit Logic, Incorporated, have joined the ranks of more than 90 Space Foundation Corporate Members this month. The growing list of supporters can be viewed at www.SpaceFoundation.org/about/corpsupp.php. Based in Colorado, Braxton Technologies offers a wide variety of products and professional services for government and commercial applications. The Global Positioning System…
Report from Washington
On May 6, the Space Foundation hosted a Space Foundation Correspondents Group breakfast with Gen. C. Robert Kehler, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command. Speaking with about a dozen reporters, Gen. Kehler said that the United States is working to update its Cold War-era space situational awareness (SSA) system, a need made more urgent by…
Space Foundation Briefing Features Kehler
Space situational awareness (SSA) was a recurring theme at the Space Foundation Correspondents Group (SFCG) meeting May 6 in Washington, D.C. Speaking with about a dozen reporters, General C. Robert Kehler, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, said that the United States is working to update its Cold War-era SSA system, a need made more…