Space Foundation News
Space Foundation Participates in Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum
The Space Foundation has a long and vigorous history of international engagement. As expanding space policies call for more global collaboration, and with more companies looking to expand their global markets, Space Foundation efforts in the international space community are increasingly critical. To that end, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham actively served as…
Register for 32nd Space Symposium by Jan. 22 to Take Advantage of Super Savings on Standard Industry Registration
Widely known as the most significant global space industry conference, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium annually attracts thousands of participants from dozens of countries, including the world’s top decision makers from civil, military, government, commercial and academic institutions. The 32nd Space Symposium will also feature discussion of emergent space technology, and more than 160 displays…
Space Foundation Selects Richard H. Truly for 2016 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
The Board of Directors of the Space Foundation has unanimously selected VADM Richard H. Truly, USN (Ret.), as the 2016 recipient of its highest honor – the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. “From his leadership of military space endeavors like the Manned Orbiting Lab (MOL) program, and Naval Space Command, to pilot…
Space Foundation Elects New Officers & Directors
The board of directors of the Space Foundation has elected new officers and directors, for terms to commence on January 1, 2016. ADM James O. Ellis, Jr., USN (Ret.), was elected Chairman of the Board. A former commander of United States Strategic Command, Ellis is the Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford…
Raytheon's MathAlive! Interactive Exhibit Military Tour 2016 to Open at Discovery Center in January
The Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs will be the first stop for Raytheon’s 2016 MathAlive!® tour, a one-of-a-kind interactive math and science exhibit. The mission of the exhibit is to get students interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by showing them its connection to — and influence on — the things…
Brunswick Elected to NDIA-RMC Board of Directors
Space Foundation Chief Operating Officer Lt. Col. Shelli Brunswick, USAF (Ret.), has been elected to the board of directors of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Rocky Mountain Chapter. “At the Space Foundation, we believe in serving our community and giving back. This is a great opportunity to support NDIA, Colorado Springs and our military…
Space Technology & Investment Forum Brings Together Early Stage Investors and Space Startups
by Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President Marketing & Communications (pictured moderating a panel at the Space Technology & Investment Forum) By all accounts, the Space Foundation’s inaugural Space Technology & Investment Forum (ST&IF) was an all-embracing success. As the name implies, ST&IF was an outstanding assembly of entrepreneurs, funders, venture capitalists, insurers, attorneys, economic developers,…
Space Foundation to Launch New Classified Event – Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
In response to keen customer interest in more classified programs, the Space Foundation has created a new one-day event, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence. The Forum will be held at Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company, in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. The Space Foundation is known for its premier space events, including…
AGI Grant Funds Laboratory Upgrades
A $15,000 grant from Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) is providing upgrades for the Space Foundation’s AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory, located at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. The grant will provide memory and processor updates for all the computers, plus other technology and environment upgrades. The AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory teaches STEM principles…
Register Now for SmallSat Symposium
Satnews Publishers announces that registration is open for the SmallSat Symposium, to be held in the heart of Silicon Valley Feb. 23 and 24, 2016, with a few seats remaining for the discounted first 50 registrations. With the explosion of small satellite companies and the planned launch of thousands of SmallSats over the next ten…