Education
Grant Provides Project Management Skills for Tomorrow's Workforce
The Space Foundation takes its mission to inspire the next generation of STEM professionals very seriously. Our team is committed to teaching 21st century skills, such as teamwork, collaboration and leadership. Thanks to a generous grant from the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation, our educators were able to transform one of our programs to include…
Reception Honors Air Force Space Command
by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations On the evening of July 26, the Space Foundation hosted a reception on Capitol Hill, along with the U.S. Air Force Legislative Liaison Office, to highlight the work of Air Force Space Command. U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein and Commander of…
Curiosity Celebrates Five Years on Mars
It all began Nov. 26, 2011, with a nine-month journey to Mars, where a rover named Curiosity would begin exploration of the red planet. During the late hours of Aug. 5, 2012, the scientists and engineers who designed, constructed and put their hearts into the mission, waited for what was known as the “7 Minutes…
Nominate Now for 2018 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
Each spring, the Space Foundation confers its highest honor during its annual Space Symposium. The General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award recognizes outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through lifetime contributions to humankind through exploration, development and use of space, or through use of space technology, information or resources in academic, cultural, industrial…
Space Watch: August 2017 (Volume: 16, Issue: 8)
The View From Here Rising to Success Top News Featured Speakers Announced for Space Technology & Investment Forum Nominate Now for 2018 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award Space Foundation Extends Local Community Outreach Education Grant Provides Project Management Skills for Tomorrow’s Workforce Space Awareness Support Space Technology by Submitting Nominations for 2018…
Space Foundation Announces Initial Featured Speakers for Space Technology & Investment Forum
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 11, 2017) – The Space Foundation’s Space Technology & Investment Forum (ST&IF) 2017 will be held in the heart of San Francisco, Aug. 30 and 31, joining together top venture capitalists and angel investors with space industry experts who can explain the technical, legal and business issues critical to market analysis…
Space Foundation to Host Colorado New Generation Networking Event – "Martians and Margaritas"
New ideas and fresh perspectives can lead a department, business and even an industry to heights. The innovators credited with these ideas often cannot do it alone, and typically have a strong mentor by their side. Mentorship provides knowledge, insight, perspective and more to the mentee, and often to the mentor, as well. It is…
Space Gardening: Our Future Food Source
by Colleen Parith, Space Foundation – Social Media & Public Relations Coordinator Various space agencies around the world, including NASA, have their sights set on getting humans to Mars within the next 20 to 30 years. Getting mankind to another planet is much more than simply getting us there. At the shortest, the voyage to…
Preparing Children for Careers in Space
Now in its second season, the Space Foundation’s Explore Space Experience is not so much a summer camp, as it is a program to inspire and engage children ages 9 through 14 in the technology and learning that will lead them to 21st Century careers. Explore Space Experience was created by the Space Foundation education team…
Ways Space Makes the World Better
by Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President – Marketing & Communications Space exploration; two little words that set the imagination spiraling, invite intense debate and encompass a multi-billion-dollar global industry. People often ask, ‘what’s in it for me, and how does space exploration make the world a better place?’ The short answer is a lot…