Space Awareness

The producers of Fight for Space, a feature-length documentary film that explores the current state and future of the U.S. space program, have used a unique – and successful – approach to fund their project. Eventide Visuals, Chico, Calif., engaged in the new concept of “crowdfunding” to raise more than $100,000 to produce the independent…

Here’s how it got started — in appreciation of the national importance of the aerospace industry, Congress issued resolutions in 2012 designating the third week in September annually as National Aerospace Week. Events during the week emphasize the importance of the industry to the U.S. economy. Learn more about those events at http://nationalaerospaceweek.org. This article…

We’d like to hear your stories about how space technologies have saved your life – either literally or figuratively. Share your funniest story about a GPS rescue from missing your wedding or your job interview. Or, tell us about how space technology caught or cured an illness, assisted firefighters or police, or made your environment…

In addition to featuring the latest breaking space news, SPACE.com also posts great space images. Shown in this NASA photo, the backup Expedition 32 crew members pose in front of a statue of Yuri Gagarin, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, in July.  From left are Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, Soyuz Commander Roman…

Has Space Saved Your Life – Literally or Figuratively? People tell us all the time that space is a “lifesaver.” Sometimes it’s just a phrase to credit GPS for finding that obscure restaurant where you’re interviewing for your dream job. Sometimes, it’s an apt description of a medical device that pinpoints a previously undetectable cancer…

This month in Space Watch, we’re exploring awe-inspiring images and resources from the website of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology. JPL’s projects include the Mars Science Laboratory mission with the Curiosity rover, the Cassini-Huygens mission orbiting Saturn, the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the…

Throughout the human spaceflight program, imagery of Earth has been a valuable asset to researchers on the ground. The dramatic views of smoke plumes and fire damage to communities from 240 miles above bring unparalleled perspectives of the effects of wildfire and the value of careful forestry resource management to people around the world. The…

The Space Foundation’s website header features a continually updated image of the Sun peeking through the “windows” at the top of the home page. The featured image, which is refreshed every hour, is a very high resolution image of the Sun taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA). The actual image is…

The Space Foundation announces that Truss Building Products is now a Space Certification Program Partner, and its LeafLock™ products, including the LeafLock™ Gutter System, have been authorized to carry the Certified Space Technology™ seal. Karl Gramling, president and CEO of Truss LLC, SnapLock Gutter System® and the LeafLock Gutter Protection System™, invented the LeafLock™ products,…

A magnificent annular solar eclipse occured May 20, 2012, offering quite a show for skywatchers. Although not visible everywhere, this rare celestial event could be seen from East Asia, Japan and across the western United States. Other areas of the U.S. saw only a partial eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between…