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Pushing the Envelope
by Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President – Marketing & Communications It’s amazing what a small group can accomplish. There are hundreds of thousands of people working in the global space industry. Without a doubt it is an impressive line-up of scientists, physicists, engineers, mathematicians and myriad specialists. Still, this represents no more than a…
"Essential Infrastructure" Includes Space Infrastructure
The 2016 U.S. presidential election is far from over, and the subject of national infrastructure will no doubt continue to pop up in debates and whistle stops between now and November. Living in Colorado Springs, a.k.a. “The Pothole Center of the Universe,” I’m particularly sensitive to the disconcerting disrepair of America’s roads, bridges and highways.…
Margaret Baguio is 2016 Recipient of the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
Margaret Baguio, Senior Education Outreach Coordinator for NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium, has been selected by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation as recipient of the 2016 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. The award is given annually in recognition of creative and innovative use…
Space Foundation Named Among 50 Best Nonprofit Organizations to Work For
For the third time, the Space Foundation has been designated by The NonProfit Times and Best Companies Group as among the 50 Best Nonprofit Organizations to Work For in the United States, ranking 7th among Small Nonprofit organizations, and ranked 12th best overall. The Space Foundation also participated in the screening processes, and made the…
Parents: Sign Up Now for Explore Space Experience This Summer
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 a variety of hands-on, immersive activities and experiences based on space and science, technology, engineering, art and math…
Register by March 11 for Last Discount on Standard Industry Registration
March 11 will be the last day to take advantage of the last discount to be offered on standard industry registration for the Space Foundation’s 32nd Space Symposium. The must-attend global space conference of 2016, the 32nd Space Symposium will be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA, and will feature…
Tech Track Expands the Technical Content of 32nd Space Symposium
by Megan Owen, Space Foundation Manager – Speakers & Programs The Technical Track was added to the Space Symposium in 2014, and the program has now expanded to a day and half agenda with more than 35 papers presented and several featured speakers. One of the key factors to the growing popularity and success of…
Gen. Ed Wilson is Featured Speaker for Cyber 1.6 Luncheon
Maj. Gen. Burke E. “Ed” Wilson, Commander, 24th Air Force, will be the featured luncheon speaker for the Space Foundation’s cyberspace conference, Cyber 1.6, to be held Monday, April 11, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Cyber 1.6 Classified will focus on senior leadership views on Department of Defense and industry cyber activities, with emphasis on hot…
Space Symposium Opening Ceremony to Feature Space Awards and Performance by Tower of Power
The opening ceremony of Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium is known for its dynamic entertainment and presentation of awards celebrating the global space community’s most outstanding accomplishments. The opening ceremony of the 32nd Space Symposium on April 11 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., will feature a performance by the band Tower of Power…
Medtronic LaRC-SI and Radar Technologies International WATEX are the 2016 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
The Space Foundation’s 32nd Space Symposium will culminate on April 14 with ceremonies celebrating the induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® of two innovations developed for space that now improve life on Earth. The 2016 inductees are: Medtronic LaRC-SI, revolutionary insulation for the treatment of heart irregularities Radar Technologies International WATEX, using satellite…