Space Foundation News
2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball is Oct. 26
The Space Foundation’s Discovery Center in Colorado Springs is the perfect setting for this year’s 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball. This fundraising event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:00-11:00 p.m., at the Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Drive. Tickets are $25 per person in advance, $30 at the door, and available…
Space Foundation New Generation Programs are Focus at 64th IAC in Beijing
Three Space Foundation representatives, CEO Elliot Pulham, Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs Steve Eisenhart and Research Analyst G. Ryan Faith participated in the 64th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Beijing, China, last month. They also took part in the 12th Annual Space Generation Congress (SGC), a three-day pre-conference event geared toward young space professionals and students. …
Team Building and Rocket Launching
On Sept. 30, the Space Foundation led a team-building exercise for Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance. The participants gathered in the Area 51 section of the Space Foundation’s Discovery Center, where they learned the basic principles of rocketry. They formed groups and designed and constructed their own water rockets out of 2-liter plastic bottles, then…
Educators: Apply Now to Become a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison
If space and teaching are your passions, then the Space Foundation can bring you together with other like-minded educators to learn new ways to use space themes to strengthen curriculum and inspire students. Educators from around the world who have an interest in space are invited to apply now to become a Space Foundation Teacher…
Chuck Zimkas Receives Hartinger Award
Retired Space Foundation President Chuck Zimkas received the 2013 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) General James V. Hartinger Award at the NDIA Rocky Mountain Ball Friday evening at the Hotel Elegante in Colorado Springs, Colo. According to the award citation, Zimkas “…distinguished himself through a lifetime of outstanding accomplishment both in the military supporting the…
Tickets on Sale Now for the 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball
Start planning a costume now for the Space Foundation’s 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball, to be held at the Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Dr., Colorado Springs, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:00-11:00 p.m. Admission is $25 in advance; $30 at the door, and includes appetizers, two drinks per person, and the evening’s activities…
Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham is Featured Speaker at AMOS Conference
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Holokauahi Pulham is in Maui, Hawai’i, this week for the 14th Annual Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, and on Wednesday morning he delivered the featured speech “Space at the Crossroads.” The Space Foundation takes an active role in educational and space-related activities in Hawai’i, and…
Save the Date! 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball
Start planning a costume now for the 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball, to be held at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Dr., Colorado Springs, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:00-11:00 p.m. Proceeds from admission, the cash bar and silent auction will support Space Foundation initiatives. You must be 21 years or older…
Nominate Now for the 2014 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
The Space Foundation is now accepting nominations for its highest honor, the annual General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. Honoring its late, long-time chairman, Gen. James E. Hill, USAF, Ret., the award recognizes outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through lifetime contributions to humankind through exploration, development and use of space, or through…
Chuck Zimkas is 2013 Recipient of NDIA Hartinger Award
Retired Space Foundation President Chuck Zimkas (pictured) has been named the 2013 recipient of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) General James V. Hartinger Award. Zimkas will be presented with the award at the 30th annual NDIA Rocky Mountain Ball on Sept. 13 at the Hotel Elegante in Colorado Springs. According to the award citation,…