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Space Foundation Statement Regarding FY2010 NASA Budget Request
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 8, 2009) — The Space Foundation has released the following statement from Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham regarding the FY2010 NASA Budget Request: “The NASA budget proposal is disappointingly business-as-usual. Despite what appears to be an increase to the top line, the NASA budget continues a more-than-two-decade decline in…
Read MoreSpace Foundation CEO Comments on FY2010 NASA Budget Request
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 7, 2009) — Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham released the following statement today regarding NASA’s FY2010 NASA Budget Request: “The NASA budget proposal is disappointingly business-as-usual. Despite what appears to be an increase to the top line, the NASA budget continues a more-than-two-decade decline in real, inflation-adjusted dollars. “On…
Read MoreKehler Talks about Space Situational Awareness at Space Foundation Meeting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 6, 2009) — 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…
Read MoreSpace Foundation to Present Space Discovery Institutes for Omaha Public Schools
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 6, 2009) — The Space Foundation has signed a contract with Omaha Public Schools (OPS) for delivery of two weeks of Space Discovery Institute programming, beginning June 1. This important new relationship has been made possible through grants to Omaha Public Schools by the Omaha-based Sherwood Foundation, by a NASA Nebraska…
Read MoreSpace Watch: May 2009 (Volume: 8, Issue: 5)
The View From Here THE VIEW FROM HERE Spotlight 2009 Space Business Forum: New York Brings Industry Leaders and Financial Community Together PreK-2 Teachers: Sign Up for Fall Space Foundation Space/Science Pilot Space Foundation to Present Space Discovery Institutes for Omaha Public Schools Space Discovery Institute Launches New Programs Space Foundation Astronaut Program Sparks Math,…
Read MoreTHE VIEW FROM HERE
“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” – William Shakespeare What has happened to our nation’s aspirations for greatness? Since the Apollo moon landings of 1969-1972, our appetite for greatness has undeniably waned. For more than two decades the NASA budget has been…
Read More2009 Space Business Forum: New York Brings Industry Leaders and Financial Community Together
Next month’s Space Business Forum: New York will provide financial analysts, investment bankers, institutional advisors, venture capitalists, insurers, and others from the financial community with the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue with space industry leaders. Presented by the Space Foundation in association with Toffler Associates, Space Business Forum: New York is June 4 at…
Read MorePreK-2 Teachers: Sign Up for Fall Space Foundation Space/Science Pilot
This fall, the Space Foundation is piloting a two-day graduate-level professional development program for PreK – 2nd grade teachers and administrators, centered on space and science education for early learners. The program will help teachers build math and science competency in their students through dynamic hands-on activities, including rocketry, earth science, biology, astronomy, robotics, and…
Read MoreSpace Foundation to Present Space Discovery Institutes for Omaha Public Schools
The Space Foundation has signed a contract with Omaha Public Schools (OPS) for delivery of two weeks of Space Discovery Institute programming, beginning June 1. Funding is made possible through grants to Omaha Public Schools by the Omaha-based Sherwood Foundation, and by NASA Nebraska Space Grant and EPSCoR, the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.…
Read MoreSpace Discovery Institute Launches New Programs
The Space Foundation has a very full schedule this summer for its Space Discovery Institutes, including several new programs and delivery styles. The summer begins June 1 with two weeks of the new “two-classrooms” concept Space Discovery Institute for Omaha Public Schools in Omaha, Neb. (See related Space Watch story) The Space Foundation will then…
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