Second View

This month’s Second View “thank you note” is by Space Foundation Senior Vice President – Strategic Partnerships Elizabeth Wagner and Space Foundation Director – Space Awareness Programs Kevin Cook. Once again we are fortunate to witness the promise of a new year. And once again a lot is said, and unsaid, about resolutions to improve our…

This Second View is authored by Space Foundation Vice President – Washington Operations Brendan Curry. As you are probably aware by now (even if only through reading this issue of Space Watch), the Space Foundation has spent well over a year researching and writing our new paper, PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space. America’s civil…

This month’s Second View is by Space Foundation President Chuck Zimkas. What a complete surprise the recent announcement of my promotion to president of the Space Foundation was to me! Never in my imagination did I ever dream of becoming the president and after the announcement finally set in, I began to think back to…

This Second View is by Space Foundation Research Analyst G. Ryan Faith, based in Washington, D.C.  “Americans tend to think of space exploration in terms of science, not strategy or war, but other nations don’t always make that distinction – and the laws guiding militaries in space are sorely outdated.” This is the viewpoint expressed…

Each year, many across the global space community celebrate World Space Week, declared by the United Nations as Oct. 4-10 annually. Through simultaneous events, industry voices combine to reach a larger audience through media coverage. This worked well for diverse environmental groups that joined forces on Earth Day, and World Space Week follows a similar…

Last month, the Space Foundation co-sponsored a number of events at the AMOS Conference in Hawai’i (see related story), many of which featured presentations by Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight Dr. Leroy Chiao. While he was at the conference, Chiao sat down with The Maui News to talk about his career and his inspiration.…

This month’s Second View is by Space Foundation Vice President – Education Iain Probert. Anyone may submit a column for Second View by sending it to [email protected]. Unless you were en route to Mars, you would have been hard-pressed not to realize that “the greatest games on Earth” were taking place this summer in London. The…

The Space Foundation mourns the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the Moon. Armstrong died on Aug. 25 at the age of 82 following complications from heart-bypass surgery he underwent earlier this month, his family said in a statement. Elliot Pulham Cites Armstrong’s ‘Quiet Resolve’ “Neil Armstrong was a humble,…

This month’s Second View is by Space Foundation Vice President – Marketing & Communications Janet Stevens. If you would like to write a Second View for Space Watch, please submit your column to: [email protected] When astronaut and physicist Sally Ride died last month, the space community – and the education community – lost a hero. Not a…

Every month, Space Watch includes a Second View column that complements Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham’s The View From Here column. However, because of the impact of the Waldo Canyon Fire to our Colorado Springs headquarters and our team, we have two this month. This one is from Pulham. Dear Space Foundation Friends: The Space…