Report from Headquarters
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…
26th National Space Symposium Slated for April 12-15
Planning is well underway for the 26th National Space Symposium, to be held April 12-15, 2010, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo.  The Space Foundation already has commitments from top-level speakers, including: Gen. C. Robert Kehler, USAF, commander, U.S. Space Command, who will discuss his role as the head of the nation’s military space programs…
National Space Symposium Sets Sponsors, Exhibitors
The Space Foundation has lined up a number of sponsors for the 26th National Space Symposium and will soon announce that we have sold out both the North and South halls of the AMERICOM Government Services Exhibit Center. Confirmed sponsors for the April 12-15, 2010, event are: AMERICOM Government Services (AGS): Exhibit Center ATK: Name badge holders…
Space Technology Hall of Fame® Judges Named
An impressive panel of judges has been named to select the 2010 Space Technology Hall of Fame® inductees. The group includes a senior NASA advisor, U.S. and European space policy experts, executives of major aerospace companies, the superintendent of one of Colorado’s largest school districts, a famed aerospace journalist, and a senior member of Germany’s national…
Space Foundation Unveils Enhanced Education Site
Space Foundation education program information and resources are now easier to find and access at an enhanced redesigned website, found by clicking the Education tab at www.SpaceFoundation.org or by going directly to www.SpaceFoundation.org/Education/index.php. Featuring appealing graphics and easy navigation, the new site gives teachers and students user-friendly access to the education resources of the Space Foundation, and easy-to-use online registration for a wide…
Nominations Sought for Education Award
If you know an outstanding technology educator, act now to get him or her nominated 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…
Introducing: Space Across the Curriculum
The Space Foundation’s popular Space Discovery Institute classes have been renamed Space Across the Curriculum. The new name better differentiates individual courses from the newly launched Space Foundation Discovery Institute on the campus of the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs. The name also better describes the content of the courses, which use space…
Field Day Incorporates STEM Lessons
The annual field day at Freedom Elementary School in Colorado Springs took on a new light this year when the Space Foundation presented workshops on sunlight to more than 250 children in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. In addition to the usual outdoor field day games, children learned about basic principles of light through…
Teachers Receive NASA Moon Materials Training
In September, the Space Foundation Discovery Institute at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs conducted a workshop for about 15 Colorado Springs School District 11 teachers so they could become certified to borrow lunar and meteorite samples from NASA. Colorado Springs educators from the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, Galileo School of Mathematics and…
InDyne, Inc., is Newest Corporate Member
The Space Foundation welcomes InDyne, Inc., to our outstanding list of corporate members. Founded in 1984, InDyne, Inc. is a high-technology firm specializing in information technology, science and engineering, and technical and administrative services. InDyne’s mission is to provide cost-effective, high-quality services and solutions tailored to meet specific customer needs. Admitted into the Small Business Administration’s 8(a)…