Space Foundation News

The entire planet will be watching as NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft places the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars at approximately 11:31 p.m. MDT Sunday night, Aug. 5 (1:31 a.m. EDT, Monday morning. Aug. 6). The landing beside a mountain inside a crater will use a new “sky crane” maneuver that lowers the…

Two Space Foundation projects, created in conjunction with Colorado Springs-based Crystal Peak Design, have been honored with 2012 Silver Summit Creative Awards. The winning designs are Introduction to Space Activities, a print and online brochure used to educate policymakers about the fundamentals of space and space policy, and a series of original designs commemorating each…

Excitement is building for The Space Foundation Presents a 30th Anniversary Salute to Air Force Space Command, which will be held on Friday, Sept. 14, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Tables and tickets for the event celebrating of the 30th anniversary of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) are selling quickly, so make your reservations…

Astronaut Sally Ride, Ph.D., died July 23 at the age of 61 after a 17 month battle with pancreatic cancer. As the first American woman to fly in space and as President and CEO of Sally Ride Science, she was a special inspiration to girls and young women around the world. “The space community, teachers and…

The Space Foundation, Charles County (Md.) Public Schools (CCPS) and CCPS Superintendent James R. Richmond hosted an Educational Exchange Luncheon today at North Point High School in Charles County with the goal of inspiring the middle and high school girls attending to pursue careers in STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The featured…

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs the Honorable Madelyn Creedon, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Kevin Wolf and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) spoke about the status of export control reform at a Space Foundation-sponsored briefing breakfast on July 24. The audience comprised congressional staff from both the Senate and the House,…

This week, the Space Foundation will conclude the Colorado Springs portion of its summer Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses with the final course – Astronomy Principles for the Classroom: Kinesthetic Astronomy, held at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute, 105 Coleridge Ave. The course provides educators with ideas for exciting new ways to…

A new Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development course started this week at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo. Lunar/Mars Exploration and Base Construction explores the requirements for establishing and maintaining a human presence on the Moon or Mars. Topics include discussion of growing food on Mars and creating oxygen.…

Air Force supporters – military and civilian alike – can now purchase tables or individual tickets for two separate Space Foundation events celebrating the 30th anniversary of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). Part of a series of events being held through September, the Space Foundation activities serve as the major official public events for the Colorado…

The Space Foundation will hold an event commemorating Air Force Space Command’s 30th anniversary on Sept. 14 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Tickets and tables are now on sale. The Space Foundation Presents a 30th Anniversary Salute to Air Force Space Command event begins with a reception and includes dinner, awards presentations and remarks by…