Report from Headquarters
Space has Touched our Lives in Many Ways
Last month the Space Foundation conducted a survey that asked a broad range of questions, including what space inventions have the most impact on our lives and how we learn about and get inspiration from space. In the same survey, we asked participants to share how space has personally affected them. Here are a few…
New Certification Partner Announced
The Space Foundation has designated Best Tech Brands LLC’s Synergyn combustion enhancing fuel additive technology as a Certified Space Technology™. The Space Foundation’s Space Certification program recognizes products originally developed for space that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Certification allows Best Tech to display the exclusive Space Certification seal and to use…
Gen. Shelton Tours Space Foundation HQ
 In October, Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, visited the new Space Foundation headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., to meet with Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham. The visit included a tour of the building, which is undergoing renovation as the 45,715 square feet of space is adapted for Space Foundation growth…
Sen. Bennet at Space Foundation Discovery Institute
 U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado toured the Space Foundation Discovery Institute and adjacent Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy just one week after making an impassioned seven minute speech on the Senate floor regarding the new education bill and the needs of minority students. The Space Foundation is meeting those needs by providing onsite teacher support and…
Support Tomorrow’s Leaders
 Space Foundation education programs focus on giving teachers tools they can use to build skills, motivate students to learn and – ultimately – build a stronger workforce for our nation. And our education programs open up possibilities for students of all grade levels – from pre-kindergarten to college – so that they can reach their…
Ewa Folden Joins Space Foundation
Ewa Folden has joined the Space Foundation as executive assistant to CEO Elliot Pulham. Folden was born in Poland and lived in Germany before coming to the United States in 1989. She earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and communication from Regis University, Colorado Springs. She was most recently executive assistant at FedEx, and prior…
Space Foundation Promotes STEM at Boo at the Zoo
The Space Foundation seeks out opportunities to find new ways to interest young people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). When the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo., offered Boo at the Zoo during the last week of October, the Space Foundation was there, offering a fun astronomy project helping children create constellations…
Space Foundation Takes to the Air
 For the next two months, American Airlines passengers will get the opportunity to learn more about the benefits of space technologies for those of us on Earth – and in the air. Space Foundation Director – Space Awareness Kevin Cook is featured in an interview on the airline’s Executive Report onboard broadcast. In the interview,…
Satellites Top the "Must Have" List
Satellites, satellites, satellites! Participants in a Space Foundation survey have said loud and clear that they cannot live without satellites and the benefits they provide for navigation, communications, weather forecasting and logistics. The survey asked two questions about the impact of space: Which space-based invention has the biggest impact on society? What space invention could…
Students Invited to Enter Art Contest
 The Space Foundation invites students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, or equivalent, throughout the world to enter original artwork depicting the theme “Space is Infinite – Explore!” for an opportunity to receive national recognition and to win prizes, and an invitation to attend an awards ceremony at the 28th National Space Symposium next April in…