Space Foundation News
Get Ready for Summer of Discovery 2014!
Beginning June 10, Summer of Discovery returns to Colorado Springs, launching 10 full weeks of space-related educational activities at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. Each two-week theme will culminate in an action-packed Saturday of special activities. The theme for June 10-21 will be Oceans and activities scheduled include: A free surprise for the first 25…
Director of National Intelligence is Featured Speaker at 30th Space Symposium
Featured speaker for the last day of the Space Foundation’s 30th Space Symposium was The Honorable James R. Clapper (Lieutenant General, USAF, Ret.), Director of National Intelligence. Clapper discussed increasing reliance on commercial space imagery and increasing cooperation between U.S. intelligence agencies. “Our odyssey has been one of coming together. The intelligence agencies would rather…
See Photo Galleries of the 30th Space Symposium
See the places, faces and highlights from the 30th Space Symposium and Cyber 1.4 conferences in the Space Foundation photo galleries here. Photographers Tom Kimmell, Brad Armstrong, Chuck Bigger and Jeff Cloutier captured images, beginning with the set-up of the Boeing Exhibit Center at The Broadmoor on Sunday, May 18, through the final event on Thursday,…
A. Thomas Young Receives 2014 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
A. Thomas Young was honored on May 21 at the 30th Space Symposium as the 2014 recipient of the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. The luncheon is a featured event of the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium, held at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Named for the Space Foundation’s former,…
Welcome Ms. Armeen Binte Jafry!
The Space Foundation welcomes Ms. Armeen Binte Jafry and her parents to the Space Symposium. Armeen is a first-place winner in the 3-to-4 year old category of the Space Foundation’s 2014 International Student Art Contest Four-year-old Armeen and her family traveled to Colorado Springs from Bangladesh for the May 21 art contest reception for the…
Corporate Partnership Dinner Features The Honorable Eric Fanning
The Honorable Eric Fanning, the Under Secretary of the Air Force, USAF, was this year’s featured speaker at the 30th Space Symposium Corporate Partnership Dinner. A key event at the annual Space Symposium, the Corporate Partnership Dinner recognizes the organizations that support Space Foundation education, research, analysis, policy and space awareness programs. The dinner, held…
New Generation Rocks SpaceSLAM
New Generation participants enjoyed a new networking opportunity at the Space Symposium this year. SpaceSLAM is a competition between space enthusiasts and professionals in front of a live audience for applause, bragging rights and prizes. SpaceSLAM is part of the Space Foundation’s New Generation Initiatives and was co-sponsored by SLS and Orion Industry Team, with…
Art Contest Winners Meet Dr. Leroy Chiao at Space Symposium
The Space Foundation welcomed four winners of its 2014 International Student Art Contest to the 30th Space Symposium at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs May 21. More than 7,100 entries were received for this year’s contest, representing 54 countries, including 43 U.S. states and two U.S. territories. The 2014 theme was “My Spaceship Looks Like…”…
Colorado Governor Signs Space Flight Bill at Space Symposium
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper participated in two events at the 30th Space Symposium this week in Colorado Springs. The Space Foundation’s Space Symposium is an international space conference held May 19-22 at The Broadmoor. On May 20, the Governor signed a bill in the Symposium’s Boeing Exhibit Center at the Colorado Space Coalition booth. The…
Boeing Exhibit Center Features Latest in Space Technology
One of the main reasons to attend the Space Foundation’s 30th Space Symposium is the dynamic Boeing Exhibit Center. The Boeing Exhibit Center and Boeing Exhibit Pavilion feature the latest space technology, products and services from around the world. In addition to exhibits, the Pavilion also houses the display of winning artwork from the Space…