Report from Headquarters
Cyber 1.1 Covers New Ground
The Space Foundation’s second cyberspace conference, Cyber 1.1, was held immediately before the 27th National Space Symposium last month in Colorado Springs. Featured speakers and panels discussed a broad range of topics, including: budgets and vulnerability. Here’s a brief synopsis of some of the remarks: Basla Discusses Warfighter Support Air Force Space Command Vice Commander Lt.…
Corporate Partnership Dinner Focuses on Education
Education advocate and retired Intel Chief Executive Officer/Chairman Craig R. Barrett, Ph.D., spoke about the crisis in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and potential solutions at the 27th National Space Symposium Corporate Partnership Dinner on April 12, 2011. The event, which recognized the companies and organizations that support, sponsor and partner with the…
USA Doubles Teacher Grant
During the 27th National Space Symposium, United Space Alliance (USA) partnered with the Space Foundation to present two checks for $5,000 to Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons who applied for the first-time grant by submitting student project plans to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects in the classroom. USA awarded the grant to fund…
Teacher Liaisons Tour NAVSYS
Each spring, Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons who are officially inducted into the Teacher Liaison program that year at the National Space Symposium also participate in a professional development tour of a Colorado Front Range business or organization. This year, more than 20 of the teachers toured the Colorado Springs-based business NAVSYS. “The concept behind the…
The Space Report 2011 is Now Available
GPS and satellite television revenues continue to fuel overall growth in the space sector, helping the industry overcome a challenging economy. The overall global space economy rose to $276.52 billion in government budgets and commercial revenue in 2010, 7.7 percent above the 2009 figures reported by the Space Foundation.* In addition, the space companies that…
Posters, Postcards, Art Prints Benefit Education
The Space Foundation is selling posters, postcards and art prints featuring six stunning Space Shuttle designs – and using the proceeds to fund STARS classroom-enrichment programs and teacher scholarships to Space Across the Curriculum courses. Beautiful Design, Great Price, Free Shipping The digital designs – created exclusively for the Space Foundation – are based on…
Psoria-Shield is New Space Certification Partner
The Space Foundation welcomes Psoria-Shield as its newest Space Certification program partner. Based in Tampa, Fla., Psoria-Shield produces a medical device to treat a range of problematic skin disorders. The Psoria-Light medical device uses Deep Ultra Violet Light Emitting Diode (UVLED) technology, offering targeted UVA/ NB-UVB phototherapy for fast and effective treatment of psoriasis, eczema…
Art Contest Grand Prize Winners are Named
Grand prize winners have been announced in the Space Foundation’s first student art contest. All winners were recognized at a special ceremony on April 13 at the 27th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., where two former NASA astronauts, Richard Hieb and Danny Olivas, announced the grand prize winners selected…
Florida Educator Wins Scholarship
A Florida educator with a passion for space has been awarded a new Space Foundation scholarship, the Dr. Catherine Pedretty Space Scholarship for Teachers. Robin Little, a Safety Harbor (Fla.) Elementary School teacher, plans to use the scholarship to attend the PreK-2 Early Childhood Space Exploration course that starts the week of June 13 at the Space…
WWII Veterans Attend Symposium
Amid the exhibits of state-of-the art space technology at the 27th National Space Symposium there was one exhibit designed to preserve the contributions of past heroes – World War II veterans. “We were very honored to participate in such a prestigious event,” said West Roberts, vice president of programs for The Greatest Generations Foundation. “The veterans were very…