COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 25, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that registration is now open for Space Symposium. The premier gathering of the global space ecosystem will be held April 8-11, 2024, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The…

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 23, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, will release The Space Report 2023 Q3 tomorrow, Oct. 24. Highlights include: Space workforce in the United States and around the globe showed continued strong growth. India’s lunar lander…

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 20, 2023 — Heather Pringle, CEO of Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, issued the following statement today on the passing of Martin “Marty” C. Faga. All of us at Space Foundation are saddened by the loss of Martin “Marty” C. Faga and…

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Space Foundation’s highest award to be presented at Space Symposium Nomination period is Sept. 21-Dec. 1, 2023 Award recognizes 20 years or more of contributions that benefit humanity COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 21, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced that it is now…

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 19, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced programming for its celebration of World Space Week 2023, Oct. 4-10. This year, the theme for the annual event is “Space and Entrepreneurship” to celebrate the growing commercial space ecosystem and inspire…

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 13, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that its Space Foundation Discovery Center will undergo a transformative $3 million renovation and expansion. From Sunday, Nov. 19 until early spring of 2024, this substantial undertaking aims…

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Rachel Harrington has over 16 years of professional experience in K-8 instruction and currently teaches science at Haller Middle School in Arlington, WA. She earned her Bachelor of Arts (2006) in K-8 instruction and Master of Education in Literacy Instruction (2010) from Western Washington University. In 2016, in conjunction with her role as a teacher,…

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Dan Saldana was the recipient of the 2022 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. He acquired a passion for space at a very early age when his 5th-grade class was chosen to attend a series of lectures by Dr. Werner Von Braun on space travel to the Moon and Mars. Dan’s passion led him to…

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Aug. 23, 2023 —  Space Foundation CEO Heather Pringle issued the following statement on the successful landing of India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the Moon. “Space Foundation congratulates the people of India for this first of its kind achievement in landing on the South Pole of the Moon. The touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 opens a…

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 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and Washington, D.C., — Aug. 22, 2023 —  Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that its Space Commerce Institute is partnering with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in…

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