Space Foundation News
Florida Space Leadership Forum
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 27, 2007) — The Space Foundation, in partnership with Space Florida, recently conducted the “Florida Space Leadership Forum” focused on the local, state, and national issues associated with the transition between the Space Shuttle and Constellation programs. The day-long event attracted a wide range of participants, including more than 100 executives,…
Space Foundation and Mannheim Steamroller Collaborate on Space-Themed Concerts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 20, 2007) — Mannheim Steamroller recently announced the first three concerts in a space-themed concert tour that is currently under development. The full tour will be built around an album entitled “The Music of the Spheres” to be released in 2008. The Space Foundation is working together with Mannheim Steamroller in…
Why America Needs to Explore Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(Aug. 9, 2007) — Why America Needs to Explore Space By Neil deGrasse Tyson Published:August 5, 2007, Parade Magazine While China has announced an initiative to land humans on the moon by 2020, experts say that the limited funding of NASA will make it difficult for the U.S. to return to the moon…
Teacher Liaisons Experience Shuttle Launch and Kennedy Space Center
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 7, 2007) — At the special invitation of NASA, more than a dozen Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons, including Kathy Brandon, 2006 recipient of the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award, are in Florida for the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-118. In addition to viewing the launch, the teachers participated…
Space Technology Awareness Programs Highlighted at NASA Conference
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 30, 2007) — Space Foundation Director of Space Technology Awareness Kevin C. Cook recently attended and spoke at the NASA Innovative Partnership Program Quarterly Review in Cleveland, Ohio. This conference focused on the expanded development, application, and dissemination of life improving technologies spawned by our continued exploration of the cosmos. Participants…
Robotics Focus of Summer Institute Course
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 17, 2007) — The Space Foundation recently completed another successful Summer Institute course. The third in a five week series of graduate level courses for educators, “Space Technologies in the Classroom: Exploring Robotics and Satellites” was held July 9 – 13 on the Colorado Springs campus of Regis University. Participants studied the…
Space Foundation Highlights Benefits of Remote Sensing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 11, 2007) — As part of the Space Foundation’s overall efforts to raise awareness about space, the Washington, DC office together with the Alliance for Earth Observations, organized a briefing for Congressional staff. Entitled “Benefits of Earth Observations,” the event was held on July 11 in the Rayburn House Office Building. The briefing…
Second Summer Institute Course Explores Astronomy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 6, 2007) — The Space Foundation recently wrapped up a second week of the 2007 Summer Institute graduate courses for educators. “Astronomy Principles for the Classroom: Exploring Our Galaxy,” focused on astronomy as it relates to astrobiology and the development of life on Earth, as well as the possibility of life elsewhere…
Space Foundation Participates in Space Exhibit
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 30, 2007) — Space Foundation President and CEO Elliot Pulham and other team members attended the opening of a new space-themed exhibition at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver, Colo., on June 29, 2007. The ceremony and reception for the exhibit entitled “Space Adventures” featured opening…
Summer Institute Completes Successful First Course
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 27, 2007) — The Space Foundation recently completed the first course in the 2007 Summer Institute series. Biological and Physical Research: Human Physiology and Nanotechnology, a graduate level course for educators, focused on the impacts of a microgravity environment on the human body. Throughout the course, participating educators examined how the cardiovascular,…