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Rosetta Comet Exploration Team Earns 2015 John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration from Space Foundation
During 2014, the remarkable success of the Rosetta Comet Mission, led by the European Space Agency (ESA), fascinated followers around the world. In recognition of this astonishing accomplishment, the Space Foundation will present the Rosetta Comet Exploration Team with the 2015 John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration. “The 2015 Swigert Award recognizes…
Tom Feeney Elected to Space Foundation Board of Directors
The board of directors of the Space Foundation met in January and elected former Florida Congressman Tom Feeney (pictured), president and CEO of Associated Industries of Florida, to a three-year term as a member of the board. Feeney joins the Space Foundation board as another Floridian, former Congressman David Weldon, M.D., retires after two terms…
Space Foundation Update Report for Fiscal Year 2015 Federal Budget
By Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate On Dec. 16, President Obama signed the $1.014 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 omnibus spending bill into law. The omnibus funds the entire Federal government including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Defense (DoD). The bill…
Reserve Tickets Now for Space Foundation Yuri's Night
The Space Foundation joins the global celebration of Yuri’s Night with activities that recognize U.S. history in space and the anniversary of the Space Shuttle program. 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…
Final Days for 31st Space Symposium Super Savings
The Space Foundation is currently offering the lowest rate that will be available for standard industry registration for its 31st Space Symposium, to be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. The Super Savings rate on standard industry registration is available until Jan. 16 at www.SpaceSymposium.org. This international space conference…
Brunswick Elected Space Foundation Chief Operating Officer
The Board of Directors of the Space Foundation has elected Lt. Col. Shelli Brunswick, USAF, (Ret.), as Chief Operating Officer, effective Jan. 12, 2015. Brunswick assumes responsibility for Space Foundation operations, processes, and facilities, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Elliot H. Pulham. “The Space Foundation is excited to have Shelli Brunswick join our team during…
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…