Report from Headquarters

Each year, the International Space University (ISU) organizes a three-day symposium addressing a topical theme from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. These symposia attract audiences of around 200 members of the space sector from agencies, industry and academia worldwide. The theme of this year’s 15th ISU Annual International Symposium was “The International Space Station: Maximizing…

Educators of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry or who work with pre-K-12 students of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry have an extraordinary opportunity to travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., to learn how to use space in the classroom. Each year, the Space Foundation provides professional development opportunities for a qualified Hawaiian educator through the Lucy Enos Memorial…

The Space Foundation works copperatively with Colorado Springs School District 11 ( D11) to provide space-themed curriculum at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, with a goal of improving student proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The “hands-on, minds-on” classroom approach includes activities designed to build student enthusiasm for technical subjects. The Space Foundation also brings in guest…

Jason DaLee has joined the Space Foundation team as a Space Education Specialist. He most recently worked at Columbine (Colorado) Middle School where he taught 8th grade science and was the 8th grade boys and girls basketball coach. DaLee received a Bachelor of Science-Secondary Science Education/Biology degree from the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla., and has completed 32…

Three Space Foundation corporate members have been name to FORTUNE® magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list: Corporate Partner Cisco was named #20 Contributing Member Booz Allen Hamilton was named #85 Corporate Patron MITRE was named #96 To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, FORTUNE® partners with the Great Place to Work…

Last month, Space Foundation Director – Education Bryan DeBates addressed 22 Valley Christian High School (San Jose, Calif.) students who had just achieved a feat that up until now had only been accomplished by aerospace professionals and a handful of universities. Mentored by local satellite experts and engineers, the students, designed, built, tested and obtained…

The Space Foundation is moving to a bigger, better headquarters building in Colorado Springs, Colo., later this year thanks to generous support from El Pomar Foundation, the Anna Keesling Ackerman Fund, the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the State of Colorado Economic Development Commission. The Space Foundation plans to move to the…

The Space Foundation’s acquisition of and planned moved to a new headquarters facility in Colorado Springs was announced to a standing-room-only crowd of community leaders and media at Colorado Springs’ Penrose House on Jan. 4. To see the official announcement, click here. The event, hosted by the Space Foundation and the Colorado Springs Regional Economic…

Now that the Space Foundation has purchased a new headquarters facility, it is seeking funding for facility renovations, including creation of public spaces. According to Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham, the Space Foundation envisions a number of components that students, teachers, visiting space delegations and the general public can visit. This includes indoor and outdoor…

Drawn from 37 different schools in 19 states, a group of 38 new Teacher Liaisons has been added to the Space Foundation program for 2011. The highly regarded Space Foundation Teacher Liaison program is in its eighth year and has 360 active participants, including the 2011 Flight. Honorees are selected by a panel comprising experienced…