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October 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…
Read MoreAn Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst The aborted Gemini VI rendezvous mission in October 1965 spurred NASA to consider and embrace a new mission plan for December 1965 – the launching of two Gemini capsules. NASA would launch both capsules, which would then rendezvous with each other while orbiting the Earth. The new mission…
Read MoreWorld Space Agency Spotlight: Russian Federal Space Agency (FKA, RKA)
An authorized federal executive agency of Russia, the Russian Federal Space Agency or Roscosmos (FKA or RKA) was formed in 1992. Formerly the Soviet Space Program, the Russian nation has a rich history in space firsts. Most well known is the first manned space flight, which occurred on April 12, 1961, with Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.…
Read MoreKincaid Elementary Student Project Features the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska
ANCHORAGE, AK (Oct. 26, 2015) – Tatym Doucet, a sixth grade student at Kincaid Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska built a replica of the Launch Service Structure at the Pacific Spaceport Complex — Alaska (PSCA) as her class project. Tatym, who visits Kodiak each summer, was inspired for the project when she went out to…
Read MoreHalloween Costume Fun at the Discovery Center Oct. 30 and 31
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 26, 2015) – Clean out the closet and throw on your favorite galactic or sci-fi costume Oct. 30 and 31 for a celebration of all things space and science fiction at the Space Foundation Discovery Center for this month’s Star Days “Space and Sci-Fi Celebration.” Located only five minutes from Garden of…
Read More32nd Space Symposium Super Savings Discount Now Available on Standard Industry Registration
Now is the best time to register for the 32nd Space Symposium to take advantage of the lowest rate that will be offered for the premier space conference of 2016. A Super Savings discount on standard industry registration is now in effect for registration paid before Jan. 22, 2016. Gain new perspectives, widen your reach and…
Read MoreRegistration Opens for Space Foundation’s 32nd Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 15, 2015) – Now is the best time to register for the 32nd Space Symposium to take advantage of the lowest rate that will be offered for the premier space conference of 2016. A Super Savings discount on standard industry registration is now in effect for registration paid before Jan. 22,…
Read MoreEisenhart Named to USGLC Colorado Advisory Committee
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 13, 2015) – 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…
Read MoreSpace Foundation’s Sixth Annual International Student Art Contest Submission Deadline is Nov. 13
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 12, 2015) – Student artists from around the world, ages 3 to 18 years, are invited to enter the Space Foundation’s sixth annual International Student Art Contest. Children may draw, paint or create a digital image for the contest theme “What Space Means to Me…” The deadline to submit entries is noon…
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