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July 1 is the Deadline to Nominate a Colorado Space Hero
Colorado is “home” to more astronauts than any other state in the U.S., with at least 100 NASA astronauts who were born, educated, worked or resided in the state. It is also home to some of the world’s leading aerospace executives, engineers and visionaries who led the development of Colorado’s space economy to become of…
Read MoreHear the Inside Story of the Apollo 11 Mission from Former NASA Engineer
Meet Lou Ramon at the Discovery Center July 16 During his nearly 50-year aerospace career, former NASA engineer Lou Ramon was involved in a number of U.S. human spaceflight programs, from Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle to the International Space Station. He is now a dedicated volunteer docent at the Space Foundation Discovery Center…
Read MoreDiscovery Center Welcomes Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
In June, the Space Foundation customized some of its education activities for students from the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. The students visited the Discovery Center for space-based learning about weather and severe storms. The Space Foundation team used its 3D printers at the Discovery Center to make plastic models with ridges…
Read MoreNew Corporate Giving Club Members Welcomed
by Kelly Shelton, Space Foundation Manager – Philanthropy The Space Foundation welcomes and thanks its newest member companies of the Corporate Giving Club. This annual program gives participating companies year-round marketing recognition along with some other great benefits. The marketing benefits include social media recognition, inclusion in our enewsletter Space Watch, branding in our lobby and…
Read MoreSpace Watch: July 2016 (Volume: 15, Issue: 7)
The View From Here Expanding the Suez Canal, and other Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Second View Patti Grace Smith (1947-2016) Top News Panels Announced for the Space Technology & Investment Forum Space Foundation Report Reveals Global Space Economy at $323 Billion in 2015 Nomination Period Opens for 2017 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space…
Read MoreScavenger Hunts and Space Swag
There is a lot to see and do at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, but there is one activity that gets the entire family engaged, the Space Scavenger Hunt. For summer 2016, the scavenger hunt has been enhanced with a digital aspect, equipped with amazing prizes! For each theme of Summer of Discover (Visionaries, Scientists,…
Read MorePanels Announced for the Space Technology & Investment Forum
The Space Foundation is holding a by-invitation gathering of some of the most innovative, insightful and visionary professionals from the entrepreneurial and investment sectors of space and technology. Hear and meet more than 40 speakers in a unique and exclusive environment at the Space Technology & Investment Forum 2016, to be held Aug. 16 &…
Read MoreBryan DeBates Named Space Foundation Vice President – Education
The Space Foundation has promoted Bryan DeBates to Vice President – Education, from his previous position as Senior Director – Education, effective July 1. In this position, DeBates will administer the development and implementation of the Space Foundation’s education programs that support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. This includes establishing project goals and…
Read MorePatti Grace Smith (1947-2016)
by Lon Levin, Director Emeritus and Former Chairman, Space Foundation In September 1963, twelve African American teenagers dared to integrate the Tuskegee High School in Macon County, Alabama. Defying Governor George Wallace’s proclamation of “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever” and the guns of the Alabama State Troopers surrounding the building, these kids, with…
Read MoreBe a Hero of Space During the Space Foundation’s Summer of Discovery
The fourth annual Summer of Discovery program is in full swing at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. The summer has been broken into four themes all designed to celebrate the fields involved in space travel, Visionaries, Engineers, Scientists and Astronauts. Last month we celebrated visionaries. Before there can be small steps and giant leaps there…
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