Report from Headquarters
Pulham Featured on Two Internet Radio Space Shows
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:Â 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…
ISU Calls for Passionate Papers, Proposals
The International Space University (ISU) has issued a call for papers for its upcoming symposium, The Public Face of Space, Feb. 16-18, 2010, in Strasbourg, France. The deadline for submitting a 300-word abstract is Oct. 2, 2009. For submission details, follow the link from ISU’s home page at http://www.isunet.edu/. The Space Foundation is a supporting…
Colorado Springs Space Concert Coming in October
Here’s good news for anyone who enjoyed the spectacular opening ceremony concert at the 25th National Space Symposium this past April — the Space Foundation and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic are teaming up again this autumn for a local pops concert, The Final Frontier, presenting music from popular science fiction epics, including Independence Day, Armageddon,…
Space Foundation Participates in Library Program
The Space Foundation is playing a key role in the Colorado Springs’ Pikes Peak Library District’s All Pikes Peak Reads (APPR) program, which encourages diverse groups of all ages to read and discuss the same books and explore relevant social issues related to themes in the APPR selection. The 2009 book selections, partially inspired by…
Teacher Liaison is AFA Teacher of the Year
Liz Dalzell doesn’t remember how she first learned about the Space Foundation Educator Professional Development* rocketry class in 2007, but she liked it so much she enrolled in more of the classes, which led to a master’s degree in Educational Leadership in Space Studies and a new role as a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison. Then…
Space Foundation Participates in Library Program
The Space Foundation is playing a key role in the Colorado Springs’ Pikes Peak Library District’s All Pikes Peak Reads (APPR) program, which encourages diverse groups of all ages to read and discuss the same books and explore relevant social issues related to themes in the APPR selection. The 2009 book selections, partially inspired by…
Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy Reaches for Stars
A new aerospace-themed middle school created through a partnership between the Space Foundation and Colorado Springs (Colo.) School District 11 (D-11) opened Aug. 18 with more than 500 students, 42 teachers, and onsite support from the Space Foundation. The Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy is named in honor of Colorado native and astronaut John L. “Jack”…
Space Foundation Discovery Institute Established
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 Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (See related article on Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in this issue of Space Watch.) The Space Foundation…
Opening "Would Have Pleased" Astronaut Swigert
The festive Aug. 26 opening celebration for the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs featured special guest Virginia Swigert, sister of astronaut John L. “Jack” Swigert, for whom the school is named. Jack Swigert served on NASA’s Apollo 7 and Apollo 13 missions and died from bone cancer in 1982 shortly after being elected…
George Finds a New Home
The Space Foundation has loaned its authentic NASA spacesuit, nicknamed “George,” to Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs. George, who also serves as the Space Foundation’s education “mascot,” is shown here being installed in the middle school’s main hallway. (See related article on the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in this issue of Space Watch.)…