Spotlight
Hear 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…
Nomination Period Opens for 2017 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
The Space Foundation is now accepting nominations for its highest award, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. Honoring its late, long-time chairman, Gen. James E. Hill, USAF (Ret.), the award recognizes outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through lifetime contributions to humankind through exploration, development and use of space, or through use…
Scavenger 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,…
Space Foundation Report Reveals Global Space Economy at $323 Billion in 2015
The Space Foundation has released the findings of its publication The Space Report 2016: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity, the definitive annual overview of the global space industry and serves as a valuable resource for government and business leaders, educators, financial analysts, students and space-related businesses. The 2016 issue details how the global…
Panels 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 &…
Patti 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…
Expanding the Suez Canal, and other Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
If you don’t live in North Africa or the Mediterranean, you’re likely not aware that one of the biggest, oldest and largest man-made features on the planet — the Suez Canal — recently underwent an immense transformation. Even if you were aware of the amazing, one-year, $8 billion expansion of one of the planet’s most…
Space 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…
New 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…
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…