Space Foundation News
Space Foundation Elects New Directors
The board of directors of the Space Foundation held its annual meeting in January, officially welcoming two new board members and recognizing one board member retirement. New Members The board of directors elected two new members to three-year terms: Wanda M. Austin, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, The Aerospace Corporation (pictured, far right) Ronald…
Feb. 11 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Forum Addresses Space, Free Enterprise
The Space Foundation is Partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., to present the Business Horizon Series: Free Enterprise and the Final Frontier, a program that examines the companies, investors and entrepreneurial leaders seeking to develop new industries and opportunities in commercial space through a half-day series of panels and speakers from…
Space Foundation Welcomes Three New Corporate Members
The Space Foundation receives support from a wide range of Corporate Members, who make it possible for us to successfully deliver programs that advance space-related endeavors. In return, our Corporate Members receive recognition, marketing, business development and networking opportunities, reports on important space issues and opportunities for deep involvement in the annual National Space Symposium.…
Space Foundation Commemorates Columbia Disaster and Offers Recommendations for NASA
In memory of the Columbia accident, two Space Foundation researchers have written a Huffington Post article commemorating the disaster, and summarizing recommendations for NASA from the Space Foundation’s recently released report PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space. The report and the article were authored by G. Ryan Faith (pictured top right) and Micah Walter-Range (pictured…
Chiao Asks if NASA has Become Byzantine; Promotes Pioneering
Inspired by the Space Foundation’s PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space report, Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight (and former NASA astronaut) Dr. Leroy Chiao penned an editorial that appeared on Discovery.com Jan. 24. Talking about the current state of manned space travel, Chiao says “What happened? Did America somehow lose, or see a diminished…
Pulham Lecture is Jan. 19 at Pioneers Museum
On Saturday, Jan. 19, Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham will give a free public lecture entitled Blast Off! Exploring Space with the Space Foundation at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum at 2:00 p.m. The museum is located in a restored 1903 courthouse at 215 South Tejon Street. The Space Foundation is partnering with the Pioneers Museum to support a special…
Remembering Robert Bednarek
It is with regret that the Space Foundation acknowledges the passing of former board member Rob Bednarek on Jan. 6 at the age of 55 after a long battle with cancer. Bednarek served on the Space Foundation board of directors for two terms, from 2005 to 2011. “Rob was a pioneer and innovator in the…
Pioneers Museum Panel Features Three Astronauts
Space Foundation Vice President – Marketing and Communications Janet Stevens will moderate a panel of astronauts on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 2:00 p.m. The presentation is part of the Pioneers Museum’s To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA exhibit. This event is free and open to the public but registration is requested. Click here for more information on how to register. …
Pulham to Discuss PIONEERING Report on The Space Show
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will be featured on the radio program The Space Show®, hosted by Dr. David Livingston, where he will discuss the Space Foundation’s recently released report, PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space. The broadcast can be heard live Friday, Jan. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to noon MST, at www.thespaceshow.com/live.htm. To ask…
Neil Armstrong, Sally Ride Named 2013 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award Honorees
Two of the nation’s most beloved space heroes, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Sally K. Ride, Ph.D., will be honored later this year with the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, which will be presented at a special luncheon sponsored by The Boeing Company on April 10 at the 29th National Space Symposium at…