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Space Watch: May 2016 (Volume: 15, Issue: 5)
The View From Here The Politics of Space Exploration Second View Space, where are we now and where are we going? Space Symposium See Photo Highlights of the 32nd Space Symposium Sealing the Deal at the Space Symposium How the Space Symposium Supported STEM Field Trips 32nd Space Symposium – A Social Affair Top News…
Read MoreCelebrate Space in May
The first week of May is a big one for any space enthusiast, with three national days of space celebration filling calendars and date books. May 4 – National Star Wars Day “May the fourth be with you.” The force is strong this month. Not only was George Lucas born during the month of May,…
Read MoreSee Photo Highlights of the 32nd Space Symposium
The 32nd Space Symposium was the largest ever held by the Space Foundation, so there was a lot to see and do. If you missed some of the excitment, you can view all of the action, and access the photos, in the Space Foundation Flickr photo stream here. Photographers Tom Kimmell, Brad Armstrong and Chuck…
Read More32nd Space Symposium – A Social Affair
The 32nd Space Symposium was more social than ever this year! The new mobile Space Symposium app was designed with social interaction in mind, and with over 1,500 users and 181,000 interactions, we would say it was a success. The app also allowed users to post directly from the app to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. …
Read MoreSpace Foundation Honors Teachers
We all have at least one teacher who changed our lives. Perhaps it was the grade school teacher who helped you believe you COULD be anything you wanted when you grew up, the secondary teacher who sparked your interest in engineering, physics or chemistry, or maybe, it was the college professor who pushed you to…
Read MoreAn Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
Gemini’s “Pitch” Hitter by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst Gemini IX’s major objective was an in-orbit rendezvous with a Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle (GATV). This would have been the third rendezvous, allowing NASA and its astronauts to gain more experience for Project Apollo’s lunar missions. The plan was to launch the GATV first. After a…
Read MoreGive Your Children Some Space This Summer
Launch your future explorers, scientists and engineers into a memorable summer adventure at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. The Space Foundation has created a new summer program at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, specifically for youngsters ages nine through 12 years. Explore Space Experience is designed and led by certified master teachers to offer…
Read MorePulham Joins U.S. Delegation to Second Official Bilateral Discussions with South Korea
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham (pictured) spent the last days of April in Seoul, participating in a U.S. Delegation to the Second Official Bilateral Discussions with South Korea. Much of the trip focused on education, with visits to the American Center Korea, located at the Embassy of the United States, and Gwacheon National…
Read MoreSummer Enrollment Now Open for Space Foundation Explore Space Experience for Children Ages 9 – 12
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 27, 2016) – Launch your future explorer, scientist or engineer into a memorable summer adventure at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, with a new summer program in Colorado Springs. Specifically for youngsters ages nine through 12 years, Explore Space Experience is designed and led by certified master teachers to offer a…
Read MoreRequest an Invitation Now for Space Technology & Investment Forum 2016
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 22, 2016) – The Space Foundation’s Space Technology & Investment Forum (ST&IF) is a by-invitation gathering of some of the most innovative, insightful and visionary professionals from the entrepreneurial and investment sectors of space and technology. Successful space industry CEOs and founders of new space startups will share their experiences about…
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