Report from Headquarters

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…

An exceptional educator will earn acclaim by winning the 2011 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award – but you must apply to win.  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…

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…

Space enthhusiasts know that the Internet offers an almost infinite supply of space information – some scientifically complex, some controversial, some topical and timely, some trivial, some just plain silly. Here is a supply of interesting sites and snippits to satisfy even the the most insatiable spaceophile! Research on synthetic organisms that would use available resources to meet basic…

The Space Foundation welcomes a new corporate member joining at the Patron level. Harmonic Drive, LLC, offers precision gears, gearheads, servo actuators and motion control systems. Headquartered in Peabody, Mass., and with multiple manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Japan and Germany, Harmonic Drive strives to maintain the high-quality, precision and reliability standards required by the industry.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…