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Clifford™ Inspires Literacy at the Space Foundation Discovery Center
by Colleen Parith, Space Foundation Marketing & Communications Specialist On Oct. 3, a Big Red Dog named Clifford™ landed at the Space Foundation Discovery Center thanks to a partnership with the Pikes Peak Children’s Museum (PPCM). The beloved childhood literary character is visiting from the Minnesota Children’s Museum as a part of the Adventures with…
Read MoreSave the Date for Yuri's Night – April 10 at the Discovery Center
In 2015, the Space Foundation started its own Yuri’s Night celebration, a new tradition to launch Space Symposium week in Colorado Springs. In 2016, Space Foundation Yuri’s Night will be held at the Discovery Center on Sunday, April 10, ushering in the return of the world’s leading space professionals to Colorado Springs for the annual…
Read MoreSpace Technology & Investment Forum Brings Together Early Stage Investors and Space Startups
by Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President Marketing & Communications (pictured moderating a panel at the Space Technology & Investment Forum) By all accounts, the Space Foundation’s inaugural Space Technology & Investment Forum (ST&IF) was an all-embracing success. As the name implies, ST&IF was an outstanding assembly of entrepreneurs, funders, venture capitalists, insurers, attorneys, economic developers,…
Read MoreAGI Grant Funds Laboratory Upgrades
A $15,000 grant from Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) is providing upgrades for the Space Foundation’s AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory, located at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. The grant will provide memory and processor updates for all the computers, plus other technology and environment upgrades. The AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory teaches STEM principles…
Read MoreRegister Now for SmallSat Symposium
Satnews Publishers announces that registration is open for the SmallSat Symposium, to be held in the heart of Silicon Valley Feb. 23 and 24, 2016, with a few seats remaining for the discounted first 50 registrations. With the explosion of small satellite companies and the planned launch of thousands of SmallSats over the next ten…
Read MoreBrunswick and Eisenhart to Serve on U.S. Service Academy Nomination Committees
Space Foundation Chief Operating Officer Shelli Brunswick and Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs Steve Eisenhart have been selected to serve on U.S. Service Academy Nomination Committees for interviews to be held in November. Brunswick will serve on the interview panel of U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Eisenhart will serve for Congressman…
Read MoreSteve Eisenhart Named to USGLC Colorado Advisory Committee
Space Foundation Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs Steve Eisenhart has been named to the Colorado Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC). “As head of the Space Foundation’s International Affairs division and a graduate of West Point, Steve brings decades of experience to the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Colorado Advisory…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Hosts Space Power Breakfast with Secretary of the Air Force James
On Oct. 8, the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office hosted a Space Power Breakfast, with featured speaker Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. The breakfast was attended by nearly 80 congressional staff, industry executives, and various officials from U.S. government departments and agencies that are responsible for space, plus the Space Foundation’s CEO…
Read MoreOctober D.C. Space Activities
by Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate On Oct. 8, the Space Foundation D.C. team attended lunch at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, where Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham presented an update of Space Foundation business. That same week, the team attended briefings at the Embassy of Sweden about U.S.-Swedish space collaboration.…
Read MoreInternational Student Art Contest Deadline Approaching
The Sixth Annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest is quickly approaching an end. The deadline for all art submissions is noon universal time (12:00 UTC) Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. A new format was introduced for the 2016 contest. This year all submissions must be made by a teacher, parent or legal guardian 18 years…
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