Report from Headquarters
Congressman Lamborn Visits Space Foundation
One of the first guests to tour the newly completed Space Foundation Visitors Center in Colorado Springs was Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05). Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham led Lamborn on a guided tour of the El Pomar Space Gallery featuring the current exhibit, Launch to the Moon, which chronicles the 1959-1976 United States and Soviet…
World Space Week to Feature Astronaut Programs
The Space Foundation is joining the annual global celebration of World Space Week with spectacular events, both public and private, for students, educators and families, including the opening of our new Visitors Center at our world headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo. World Space Week was launched by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999 with…
New Team Members Join Space Foundation
The Space Foundation recently welcomed two new team members at its world headquarters in Colorado Springs, graphic designer Phil Nowicki and space education specialist Amy Robinson. About Nowicki Phil Nowicki’s background includes design positions with The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, AMI Industries, USWest Dex, Impact Confections and nearly 15 years with Current, Inc.…
Creating Aliens at the What IF….Festival
The Space Foundation was a prominent participant at the What IF… Festival of Innovation & Imagination, held in September in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo. What IF…, in it’s third year and sponsored by Imagination Celebration, filled more than six square blocks downtown with activities demonstrating and encouraging innovation, imagination and creativity for all ages. Create an Alien…
Buy Your Tickets Now for the Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball
Tickets are now on sale for the first Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball. This volunteer fundraising event will be held at the Space Foundation World Headquarters, 4425 Arrowswest Dr., Colorado Springs, on Saturday, Oct. 27, 6:30-11:30 p.m., featuring dancing, classic sci-fi films, a silent auction and prizes for best costumes. Tickets are $20 per…
NASA Associate Administrator for Education Visits Space Foundation
A diverse background in materials science engineering, professional football and as an astronaut led Leland Melvin to his current position as NASA Associate Administrator for Education. Recently, he traveled to Colorado Springs on an educational tour hosted by the non-profit organization Shades of Blue, which encourages students to explore careers in the aviation and aerospace…
Tickets Still Available for Sept. 14 AFSPC Event
Individual tickets are still available for The Space Foundation Presents a 30th Anniversary Salute to Air Force Space Command, which will celebrate the history and contributions of the Air Force Space Command and its 30-year heritage in the Pikes Peak community. Tables sold out in early August for the Sept. 14 event at The Broadmoor Hotel…
Space Foundation Team Member Gets Statewide Recognition
Space Foundation Executive Assistant Ewa Folden is the 2012 recipient of the Colorado State Air Force Association Medal of Merit. Folden has been a long-time supporter of the Air Force Association (AFA) in Colorado Springs, where she started as vice president of communications and editor of the quarterly newsletter. Folden has helped coordinate Outstanding Squadron…
Northrop Grumman Science Center to Open this Fall
The grand opening is approaching for the Northrop Grumman Science Center, the first major component of the Space Foundation’s Visitors Center, which is under development at 4425 Arrowswest Drive in Colorado Springs, Colo. During July, walls, doors, carpet, lighting, seating and, most important, the centerpiece Science On a Sphere® were installed. The Space Foundation team…
Volunteer Now to be a Docent for the Space Foundation Visitors Center
Space Foundation Volunteer Coordinator Jennifer Picard submitted this appeal for volunteers for the new Visitors Center, to open this fall. The Space Foundation is seeking volunteers to serve as docents, greeters or operational supporters for our Visitors Center, which officially opens this fall – and we’d love for you to join us. You can work…