Report from Headquarters

This month’s space Internet links include: To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s deployment into space, astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., pointed Hubble’s eye at an especially photogenic pair of interacting galaxies called Arp 273; to see it, click here. To read about how Space Technology Hall…

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first American in space, MOON SHOT: The Inside Story of America’s Apollo Moon Landing (e-riginal; Open Road Integrated Media; May 2, 2011) is being republished as an enhanced ebook, including embedded video and new, untold stories about America’s adventures during the Apollo flights. The MOON SHOT e-book, which…

The Space Foundation welcomes a new Corporate Partner and co-sponsor of the 27the National Space Symposium. The SI Organization, Inc. is co-sponsor of the Symposium’s opening reception, April 11 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., and featuring award presentations and a performance by acclaimed young musician Ethan Bortnick. The SI Organization, Inc. is a…

Own a strikingly beautiful matted and framed original Space Shuttle art print autographed by Space Shuttle Commanders and support Space Foundation education programs. The Space Foundation is auctioning six original works of art based on NASA Space Shuttle photography – one for each of the Space Shuttle vehicles. The auction benefits Space Foundation education programs…

April 15 is the deadline to apply for two scholarships offered by the Space Foundation for educator professional development courses. One scholarship is specifically for educators in Pinellas County, Fla., and one is for those who are of Hawaiian descent or who teach children who are of Hawaiian descent. See the Space Foundation education website to…

 Four students of Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Kimberley Klein have won first place in the national 2010 NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Award video contest sponsored by NASA and Hasbro. The contest asked students in two age groups, 3rd – 5th grade and 6th – 8th grade, to create short videos that demonstrate how technologies developed…

 The Space Foundation has designated hyperspectral imaging systems by Themis Vision Systems as a Certified Space Technology(TM). Used in a space exploration support role, hyperspectral sensors capture reflected energy from observed objects, which is then analyzed to identify attributes not otherwise visible. Working with NASA, Themis Vision Systems has radically reduced sensor size and eliminated…

 The Internet is overflowing with interesting, education and sometimes just silly space information. For a time-lapse history of the construction of the International Space Station, click here. For the first-ever view of Mercury from orbit around the innermost planet, click here. To see how aliens view our use of space developments, click here. To see…

 The Space Foundation received more than 150 pieces of imaginative artwork created by school children from 13 states as entries in the student art contest co-sponsored by ARES Corporation, Fisher Space Pen Co. and the Space Foundation. New to the 27th National Space Symposium,  the contest invited students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade to submit original artwork…

 As the Space Foundation prepares to move to our new headquarters later this year, we are also actively seeking donations of space artifacts and memorabilia for our visitors center. Located near the entrance to the Garden of the Gods, a popular destination for visitors to Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation’s visitor center will also become an…