Space Foundation Press Releases
Florida Educator to Receive the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award at 25th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 6, 2009) — Ricardo V. Soria, assistant principal of Choctawahatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., has been named the 2009 recipient of the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Space Foundation, the award…
A New Generation Makes its Mark on The Next Space Age
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 5, 2009) — Who will lead us into The Next Space Age? The Space Foundation is answering that question by increasing focus on “new generation space leaders” at the upcoming 25th National Space Symposium March 30 – April 2 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. A select group of…
International Panel Underscores Global Dimensions of The Next Space Age
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 3, 2009) — The exploration, development and use of space is an increasingly international activity. To date, nine countries operate spaceports, more than 50 countries own or have partial ownership in satellites – and citizens of 39 nations have traveled in space. Highlighting the growing international nature of space activities, the…
Space Watch: March 2009 (Volume: 8, Issue: 3)
The View From Here The View From Here Spotlight Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration 2009 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award Top 5 Reasons to Attend the 25th National Space Symposium: Networking Top 5 Reasons to Attend the 25th National Space Symposium: Top Leadership Top…
The View From Here
If you haven’t read Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s newest book, “The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet,” you owe yourself the treat. Not only is it vintage Tyson at his entertaining best, but “Pluto Files” also sheds light on the ever-changing level of knowledge that we have about our place in…
Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner
Registration is still open for the April 2 Space Technology Hall of Fame Reception and Dinner at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The dinner is the capstone event of the 25th National Space Symposium, and attendees and the general public are welcome. Since 1988, the Space Technology Hall of Fame, in cooperation with…
Space Foundation Participates In UNCOPUOS
The Space Foundation recently participated in the 46th Session of the Science and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS). Meeting in Vienna, the committee considered a variety of agenda items including space debris, space-system-based disaster management support, recent developments in global navigation satellite systems, the use…
Space Certification Creates Business Opportunity
In a relationship facilitated by the Space Foundation, TransTech Corporation is now using the petroleum remediation product (PRP) technology developed by Universal Remediation, Inc., to clean up potential spills of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) associated with testing transformers for PCB content. PRP technology is officially recognized by the Space Foundation as a Certified Space Technology and…
Chiropractor Credits NASA and Space Foundation for New Treatment
Oxford, Ohio, Chiropractor Alan Hudson credited NASA and the Space Foundation in a recent article in the Oxford Press for his ability to measurably improve his patients’ pain. Hudson is one of many chiropractic doctors who have added the Insight Subluxation Station to their practice. “The technology is designed to measure some of those things…
Toffler Associates Joins the Space Foundation's Growing List of Corporate Members
The Space Foundation welcomes Toffler Associates as a Corporate Member at the Partner level. World-renowned futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler founded Toffler Associates to help organizations understand and succeed in the rapidly changing global society. The couple has been exploring the future for more than 40 years, and their ideas form the backbone of how the…