International Affairs
Space Foundation Participates in Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum
The Space Foundation has a long and vigorous history of international engagement. As expanding space policies call for more global collaboration, and with more companies looking to expand their global markets, Space Foundation efforts in the international space community are increasingly critical. To that end, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham (pictured) actively served…
International 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…
World 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.…
Dec. 4 is Deadline to Apply for International Teacher Liaison Program
Educators from anywhere in the world are invited to apply now to become a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison. This prestigious program helps educators use space themes to strengthen curriculum and inspire student’s interest in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM). Teacher Liaisons may be any PreK-20 educator, or other professional or informal educator in…
Space Agency Spotlight: German Space Administration (DLR)
Known as the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) in Germany, the German Space Administration is headquartered in Cologne, Germany. The DLR is Germany’s national research center for aeronautics and space with the mission of exploring Earth and the Solar System, research aimed at protecting the environment and developing environment-friendly technologies to promote mobility,…
Space Foundation Participates in Italian Aerospace Research Centre Briefing
In May, Space Foundation representatives attended a briefing in Washington, D.C., by Dr. Mario Cosmo, Director General of the Italian Aerospace Research Centre, the Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA). CIRA focuses on space, aeronautics, logistics and testing. It is located in the Campania region — between Rome and Naples — and is a public/private partnership.…
Space Agency Spotlight: European Space Agency (ESA)
Headquartered in Paris, the European Space Agency (ESA) is “Europe’s gateway to space.” An international organization consisting of 22 Member States, ESA’s mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. During 2014, the remarkable success…
Discovery Center Celebrates International Space
The Space Foundation Discovery Center dedicated its May Star Days event to the international space community, offering family-friendly activities for children and parents to do together. “International Space” activities on May 2 sampled space agencies from around the globe, including a foreign language lesson, constructing spacecraft models and a simulation of moving and working in…
Chronos Vision and Seismic Damper Technologies are 2015 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
The Space Foundation’s 31st Space Symposium will culminate on April 16 with ceremonies celebrating the induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® of two innovations developed for space that now improve life on Earth. The inductees are: Chronos Vision Technology, a refractive eye surgery device used internationally to improve vision Seismic Damper Technology, a…
Country in Focus: Space in Vietnam
The Space Foundation announces a first for its 31st Space Symposium, the head of the Vietnamese space agency, Dr. Pham Anh Tuan, Director, Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC), will head a Country in Focus panel on Thursday, April 16, focusing on “Space in Vietnam.” This year marks the twentieth anniversary of normalized relations between the…