Report from Headquarters
Panel Gives Enlisted Viewpoint
The Strategic Space Symposium’s Enlisted/Officer Space Operator Perspective panel, moderated by Brig. Gen. Michael J. Carey, USAF, deputy director, Global Operations, Global Operations Directorate, United States Strategic Command (pictured), provided insight into what space professionals can do to help on-the-ground warfighters. Panelists comprised: Col. John “J.R.” Riordan, USAF, director of Space Operations Col. William J.…
Students Visit AGS Exhibit Center
As part of the Space Foundation’s educational outreach, more than 300 middle and senior high school students from throughout Nebraska and parts of Iowa toured high-tech space exhibits Nov. 3-4 at the Strategic Space Symposium at the Qwest Center Omaha. The tours were co-sponsored by Lockheed Martin and the NASA Nebraska Space Grant. The student…
Teacher Space Seminar Shares Resources
Seventy local K-12 teachers learned about space-related educational programs and resources available from the Space Foundation, Lockheed Martin, and the NASA Nebraska Space Grant at the Teacher Space Seminar, co-sponsored by Lockheed Martin and the NASA Nebraska Space Grant, on Nov. 3 at the Strategic Space Symposium at the Qwest Center Omaha. The workshop included:…
Space Foundation Thanks Sponsors
The Space Foundation appreciates the support it received from the following sponsors in making the Strategic Space Symposium a success: Space News: Exclusive Media Partner AMERICOM Government Services: Exhibit Center and hotel key cards sponsor Northrop Grumman: Nov. 3 Keynote Luncheon and Dessert sponsor; badge holder sponsor Raytheon: Nov. 4 Luncheon – Warfighter Perspectives sponsor…
Pulham Summarizes U.S. Space Program for Students
Students at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, Colo., got an overview of future space travel and an update on the international space community from Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham, in a presentation that was part of a series of All Pikes Peak Reads space events this fall. The students traveled vicariously…
Astronaut Jim Reilly Visits Swigert Academy
What does it feel like to travel in space? That’s what students at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., wanted to know when astronaut James F. Reilly, II, Ph.D., visited the school in October. Reilly, a Colorado Springs resident and former NASA astronaut, spoke about his three Space Shuttle missions and answered…
Space Foundation Inspires Kids at STEMapalooza
The Space Foundation headed north to Denver last month, taking some favorite educational activities for children in kindergarten through 12th grade to STEMapalooza. The two-day event, free and open to the public, Oct. 16 and 17, at the Colorado Convention Center, featured more than 100 exhibitors from around the state of Colorado, supporting science, technology,…
Space Foundation VP Speaks at Career Day
Space Foundation Vice President for Government Affairs Brendan Curry was a featured speaker at the Piccowaxen Middle School Career Day in Charles County, Md., in October. He described his job to about 300 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students, and shared basic information about a wide variety of career fields in the space industry. He…
Jan. 16 is Education Award Deadline
The deadline is approaching to nominate an outstanding technology educator for the 2010 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. The award, which recognizes outstanding contributions by K-12 educators and district-level personnel in the field of educational technology, is presented annually by The Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF) in partnership with the Space Foundation and NASA. The…
New Home for Space Foundation Education Team
The Space Foundation is solidifying its position as one of the nation’s premier space-focused education providers with the establishment of the new Space Foundation Discovery Institute on the campus of the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Space Foundation Discovery Institute provides space- and aerospace-themed professional development, training, and support for teachers…