Space Foundation News
Learn How to Train Like an Astronaut at the Discovery Center on Oct. 9
Oct. 9 is “To Be an Astronaut Day” at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, part of our World Space Week celebration Oct. 4-10. The Space Foundation is bringing former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., to the Discovery Center on Thursday, Oct. 9, to share his experiences as a Space Shuttle astronaut and…
Meet NASA Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao on Oct. 9 at the Discovery Center
The Space Foundation is bringing former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., to the Discovery Center on Thursday, Oct. 9, to share his experiences as a Space Shuttle astronaut and resident of the International Space Station (ISS). The public will have two opportunities to meet Chiao for autographs and photos for this World Space Week event…
Come to the Discovery Center for the Launch of World Space Week, Oct. 4
The Space Foundation will launch the start of World Space Week on Saturday, Oct. 4, with straw rocket launches and other rocket-themed activities at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. The public is invited to visit the Discovery Center for the start of the global celebration of World Space Week, Oct. 4-10. The following activities…
Support STEM Programs Through CFC Giving
Members of the U.S. military, federal employees and postal workers can give to the Space Foundation through your Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). The campaign season runs now through January 15, 2015. To help inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and technology professionals, enter Space Foundation’s CFC code, 71807, on your campaign pledge card. Whether…
Space Foundation Takes STEM Activities to AMOS Conference
For the fifth consecutive year, the Space Foundation is playing a major role at the annual Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference in Maui, Hawai’i, Sept. 9-12. Involvement includes a featured speaker presentation by Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham, a reception for young space professionals and STEM education programs for…
Pulham is Slated as Strategic Choices for Space Featured Speaker
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will be a featured speaker at The Strategic Choices for Space – President’s Conference 2014, to be held Oct. 8-9 at the Royal Aeronautical Society Headquarters in London. Pulham is scheduled to speak on Oct. 8 on “Issues for the Space Sector.” This international aerospace conference features papers…
Anousheh Ansari Presents Portrait at Space Foundation Discovery Center
In 2006, Anousheh Ansari captured headlines as the first female private space explorer, the fourth private explorer to visit space and the first astronaut of Iranian descent. In August, Ansari visited the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs to unveil her portrait on display in the gallery, and to sign autographs for the public.…
Costume Up for STEM Education!
Sponsorships and Tickets Now Available for the Space & Science Fiction Costume Ball You are invited to join us for an ‘out of this world’ event by sponsoring and attending the third annual Space & Science Fiction Costume Ball to benefit STEM education at the Space Foundation. The Ball will be held on the evening…
Space Foundation Hosts Viewing of WorldView-3 Launch
Members of the public joined Space Foundation team members at its World Headquarters and Discovery Center in Colorado Springs in August to watch a live feed of the successful launch of DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3, the most sophisticated civilian imaging satellite to date. DigitalGlobe and its manufacturing partner, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., are both based in…
Discovery Center "Star Days" Begin Monthly Sept. 6
Now that “Summer of Discovery” has ended for the season at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, “Star Days” will return, with full-day space-themed activities and presentations, beginning Saturday, Sept. 6. The “Star Days” theme for Sept. 6 is “Exploring Mars,” featuring a special Science On a Sphere® presentation, “The Air of Mars:…