Space Foundation News
Memorial Gift Funds Purchase of New Science Education Equipment
Students will have hair-raising experience with Van de Graaff Generator Thanks to a generous memorial gift, students and teachers visiting the Space Foundation Discovery Center will learn firsthand about electricity with a new, special piece of science equipment, a Van de Graaff generator. A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic machine that uses a…
Save the Date for Space Foundation Yuri's Night
Plan now to celebrate Yuri’s Night at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs on April 12. Yuri’s Night parties and events are held around the world every April in commemoration of April 12, 1961, the day of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s first manned spaceflight, and April 12, 1981, the inaugural launch of NASA’s Space…
Free Admission to the Discovery Center 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Dec. 5 for Orion Event
Celebrate today’s Orion EFT-1 launch at the Discovery Center, with free admisison from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. The flight is the first of a new U.S.-built human rated space launch system since 1981, and the first time that a spacecraft built for humans has left low Earth orbit since 1972. Discovery Center activites on Dec.…
Come to the Discovery Center for the Dec. 4 Orion Launch Party
Thanks to leadership roles by Space Foundation Corporate Members Lockheed Martin Corporation and United Launch Alliance (ULA), Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 4, at Kennedy Space Center. The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) will launch aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket. The flight is the first of a new U.S.-built…
Technical Track Abstract Deadline is Dec. 1
The Space Foundation has extended the deadline to Dec. 1, 2014, for its Technical Track paper abstracts. Tech Track presentations will be part of the Spce Foundation’s 31st Space Symposium, to be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. The Tech Track sessions will offer registrants an opportunity to hear…
Reserve Space Now for Dec. 12 Homeschool Day
In November, 47 homeschool students attended the Space Foundation Discovery Center’s first Homeschool Day, where activites included a basic engineering lesson with the design, construction and testing of simple aerodynamic landers (pictured top) and a session in Science On a Sphere® (pictured below). Homeschool Day at the Discovery Center uses hands-on science activities to reinforce…
Nov. 13 Space Story Time Features Book by Astronaut Mark Kelly
The Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs now offers the region’s only STEM-focused preschool story program. Space Story Time is held each Thursday, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., at the Discovery Center and is appropriate for children ages 3-5 years. This week’s Space Story Time on Nov. 13 will feature a book by former NASA…
Free Admission to the Discovery Center on Nov. 12 for Rosetta Landing Attempt
The Space Foundation is partnering with the German and European Space Agencies to host a public event at the Discovery Center for the Rosetta mission’s landing attempt on Nov. 12. The public is invited to Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Nov. 12, to learn about the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission…
Call for Papers: 31st Space Symposium Technical Track
The Space Foundation announces a Call for Papers for Technical Track presentations to be delivered April 13-14, 2015, as part of the 31st Space Symposium. Tech Track sessions offer registrants an opportunity to hear from some of the government and industry leaders in space technology development, and to learn about recent advances from presenters in…
Grant will Establish Lockheed Martin Space Education Center at Space Foundation World Headquarters
Bringing STEM to Life through Space Exploration With more than 1,400 events in 80 countries, World Space Week is the largest international celebration of science and technology, providing space education and outreach opportunities to thousands of individuals around the world. In celebration of World Space Week, Lockheed Martin pledged a grant to establish the Lockheed…