Report from Headquarters
Harris Helps Swigert Students at Discovery Institute
The Harris Corporation celebrated National Aerospace Week (Sept. 12-18) by providing two employees who volunteered their time to work with 180 eighth grade students at Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs. The students spent part of one day in the AGI Space Missions Simulator at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute and the next day received a hands-on classroom demonstration about the…
AMOS: Education, New Generation, Global Space
The Space Foundation had a strong showing last month at the 11th annual Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) conference in Maui, Hawai’i. Involvement included a reception for young space professionals, education programs for teachers and students and a keynote presentation by Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Holokauahi Pulham. Notable was the…
Space Foundation Supports Girls' STEM Education
In keeping with its mission to “advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity,” the Space Foundation believes that future success in space depends on an educated workforce, and now is the time to build that workforce through science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Especially important is the need to interest young girls in…
Scholarship Available for Hawaiian Teacher
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 – for free – 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…
ISU Call for Papers Ends October 8
The deadline is rapidly approaching to respond to the International Space University’s (ISU) call for papers for its 15th Annual International Symposium. The deadline for submitting an approximately 300-word abstract on the extension of the International Space Station (ISS) is Oct. 8. ISU will notify authors of selected papers by Nov. 3, 2010. The symposium, which will be held Feb. 15-17, 2011, in…
Apply Now for Educator Award
An exceptional educator will earn acclaim by winning the 2011 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award – but you must apply to win. Â The application deadline is Jan. 15, 2011. Applications are now being accepted from teachers who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Given annually…
Grants Will Benefit Swigert Academy
Colorado Springs School District 11 has been awarded more than $20 million in federal grants that will have a positive impact on the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, a public middle school collaboratively developed by the Space Foundation and District 11 that uses space themes and principles to teach a broad range of subjects. Magnet School…
Apply Now for Educator Award
Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2011 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation, the award recognizes outstanding contributions to…
Honeywell Funds Robots for Future Lab
A donation from Honeywell is the first step in establishing a new lab at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs. The donation, referred to as the “Honeywell Mars Robotic Experience,” will provide robots for a future simulated Martian terrain mission laboratory incorporating student-designed-and-built robots. The Space Foundation Discovery Institute opened in 2009 at…
Become a Teacher Liaison in 2011
The Space Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2011 flight of Teacher Liaisons. This will be the ninth year of this prestigious, nationally recognized program that provides an honored few educators numerous benefits and privileges, helps strengthen their teaching skills, builds resumes, and influences education at a national level. PreK-20 teachers and other professional…