Spotlight
Corporate Giving Club Welcomes New Members
The Space Foundation welcomes and thanks its newest member companies of the Corporate Giving Club. The Club annually funds programs for school groups and the general public at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. It also supports innovative and interactive traveling exhibits, the restoration and preservation of historic space artifacts and the overall…
Space & Social Media, the Bonds that Unite Us
by Colleen Parith* During 2015, we followed the space events trending on our favorite social media sites. The year began with three important launches — the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) launch from California in January, the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) from Cape Canaveral in February and the important launch of NASA astronaut Scott…
Fun With the World Wide Web
Space enthusiasts worldwide can find plenty of space-related amusements on the World Wide Web. Here are some of our favorites! The Martian has been a big hit, and 20th Century Fox wants you (or your furry best friend) to be a part of the action. This site allows you to create your own version of…
UGART and Space Tech Expo Europe Highlight Space Foundation Bremen Trip
On Nov. 17, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham delivered the keynote address of the Industry Forum portion of the Space Tech Expo Europe, held in Bremen, Germany. Joining the Bremen trip were Space Foundation vice presidents Steve Eisenhart and Kevin Cook, who also participated in a formal U.S./German Aerospace Roundtable (UGART) meeting the…
App Smashing and More at the Space Foundation
by Bryan DeBates, Space Foundation Senior Director – Education (pictured with students in the Space Foundation’s Mars Robotics Laboratory) Thanks to a grant from Lockheed Martin, the Space Foundation education team is ready to start app smashing with students and teachers. Forty iPads were purchased to create an iPad lab, which will be utilized by…
Space Agency Spotlight: Israel Space Agency
Sponsored by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space, the Israel Space Agency (ISA) is responsible for the coordination and supervision of all the activities of the civilian space program. The Agency’s philosophy “is that involvement in the space sector contributes to Israel’s economy, strengthens its international standing and benefits its residents in areas such…
Space Foundation Hosts its First New Generation Mentoring Event in Washington, D.C.
On Nov. 18, the Space Foundation hosted its first New Generation networking event in Washington, D.C., held on George Washington University’s (GWU) campus in the heart of D.C. The event received strong support from Dr. Scott Pace and the Space Policy Institute of GWU, and brought together more than 40 young professionals and 12 senior…
News From The Hill
by Rachel Hendrix, intern, Space Foundation, Washington, D.C., officeand Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate On Nov. 2, President Obama signed H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which will boost federal spending for the year by $50 billion. It is still unclear how this agreement will affect appropriations for NASA and NOAA programs. On…
STEM Outreach in Wyoming
The Space Foundation’s Space Education Specialists, Elias Molen, Jami Sunkel and Carah Barbarick, recently returned from student enrichment programs at the Natrona County School District in Casper, Wyo. This marks the third time that the Space Foundation education team has traveled to Casper to provide enrichment for students at various schools there. During this trip, the…
Space Foundation STEM Education Outreach in Colorado
Elias Molen and Jami Sunkel, Space Education Specialists for the Space Foundation, were recently invited to speak at STEM events in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colo. They were chosen because of their expertise in STEM outreach and the work they do each day at the Space Foundation Discovery Center to inspire students to become engaged…