Report from Headquarters

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…

Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham is participating in two space-related Internet radio shows this month Space Talk with Jim Banke, Oct. 17: Pulham will discuss the upcoming Strategic Space Symposium, U.S. space programs, his views on the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee report and recommendations, and the Space Foundation’s September delegation…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…