Space Foundation News
Space Foundation Sponsors WIA Evening with Gwynne Shotwell
New Generation space professionals age 35 or younger are invited to register now for a cocktail reception hosted by Women in Aerospace (WIA) with special guest Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO, SpaceX. The reception is also sponsored by L3 Technologies and will be held Wednesday, March 28, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Torrance,…
Space Foundation Brings Astronauts to Tulsa for Space in the Community
The Space Foundation education team traveled to Tulsa, Okla., at the end of January to deliver a Space in the Community program to students, teachers and parents there. The first three days of the visit were spent in rural Mayes County where approximately 4,500 students heard first-hand about adventures in space from former NASA astronaut…
Former Deputy Director of CIA for Operations Greg Vogle to Speak at Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
The Space Foundation’s third annual Faga Forum on Space Intelligence will be held Feb. 20, at SAIC in Chantilly, Va., providing the opportunity to hear from featured speaker Greg Vogle, recently retired Deputy Director of CIA for Operations. At the CIA, Vogle held senior executive positions in charge of global clandestine operations. His special skills…
Volunteer with the Space Foundation and Space Foundation Discovery Center Team
While it may sound cliché’, it is true that the Space Foundation could not do the work we do without the generous support of volunteers. We could not do the extent of programming, community and industry events or the public and educational outreach we do without the support of volunteers who have a passion and…
Space Foundation Strategic Plan
Vision The world’s premier organization to inspire, educate, connect, and advocate on behalf of the global space community. Mission Be the preeminent resource for space education, a trusted source of space information, and a provider of exceptional forums for the exchange of ideas. Strategic Plan The Space Foundation is based on three strategic pillars —…
Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center Pavilion to be Expanded for 34th Space Symposium
For the Space Foundation’s 34th Space Symposium, Ball Aerospace will sponsor the Exhibit Center and Pavilion for the four-day conference, to be held April 16-19 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. The footprint of the Pavilion will be expanded for 2018, increasing the number of exhibits in two halls to 200. The displays will…
Volunteer at the 35th Space Symposium
The Space Foundation could not do the work we do without the generous and tireless support of volunteers.
Buy Tickets Now for Space Foundation Yuri's Night
Yuri’s Night parties and events are held around the world every April in commemoration of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s first manned spaceflight in 1961. The Space Foundation’s annual Yuri’s Night celebrates all global space achievements, and gives the public the opportunity to meet and interact with key participants in the coming week’s Space Symposium. The Space…
Remembering Hill Award Recipient CAPT John Young
Former Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle astronaut CAPT John Young, USN (Ret.), died on Jan. 6, at the age of 87. Young, who walked on the Moon during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972, and piloted the first Space Shuttle in 1981, is the only astronaut to have piloted four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini,…
Featured Speakers Announced for Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
To meet customer demand, the Space Foundation will again convene its annual one-day conference in the Washington, D.C., area. Early featured speakers for the Space Foundation’s 2018 Faga Forum on Space Intelligence include: Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Denker, USAF Deputy Director National Reconnaissance Office The Honorable Jeffrey Harris Chairman of the Board United States Geospatial Intelligence…