Space Foundation News
New Congressional Hearing Reports from the Space Foundation
The Space Foundation issued two congressional hearing reports this week regarding export controls and our nation’s global positioning system infrastructure. Read these reports from the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation hearing in the Space Foundation Research and Analysis section here.
Space Foundation Elects New Officers, Directors
The board of directors of the Space Foundation held its annual meeting in January, officially welcoming a new slate of officers and five new board members and recognizing six board member retirements. William F. Ballhaus, Jr., Ph.D., former president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, retired from the Space Foundation board of directors and was…
Space Foundation Launches Hot New Website
Visit our new website and you’ll get a spectacular view of how the Space Foundation advances space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity. Features include: Comprehensive, easy-to-find information on Space Foundation programs and initiatives More than 2,400 pages of upcoming events, news briefs, press releases, the Space Watch e-newsletter, white papers, news from our…
Space Foundation Co-Hosts Australian Embassy Event
The Space Foundation and Australian Ambassador Kim Beazley hosted a reception at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 1 for 200 space leaders from government and industry who joined together in honor of the long space endeavor partnership between the United States and Australia. Representing the Space Foundation board of directors were Chairman…
Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley Visits Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 27, 2012) — During his visit to Colorado this week with President Barack Obama, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley toured the new Space Foundation world headquarters in Colorado Springs with Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham. Included in tour were Lt. Gen. Michael J. Basla, vice commander, Air Force Space…
Space Foundation Report: Department of Defense 2012 Space Programs Budget
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 10, 2012) — The Space Foundation tracked the Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for U.S. Department of Defense space programs through the legislative process. This document identifies U.S. Department of Defense space programs and their authorized and appropriated funding levels for FY 2012, as signed into law. In addition, the document…
Friday is the Last Day for the 28th National Space Symposium Super Early Bird Rate
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 10, 2012) — Plan now to attend the 28th National Space Symposium, to be held April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., and save money by registering by Friday. The Space Foundation is offering a Super Early Bird rate with up to $500 in savings for industry attendees…
A Meeting of the Mega Minds at the 28th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 9, 2012) — The Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium will bring together the leading decision-makers from the global space community and, for one panel, some of the greatest scientific minds in the U.S. Moderated by Bill Nye the Science Guy®, who is both a popular media figure and a legitimate…
Space Foundation Helps NORAD Track Santa
Space Foundation team members Janet Stevens, Margo Hatton and Bernadette Sormani got into the holiday spirit along with members of their families on Christmas Eve by answering phone calls and emails for the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s NORAD Tracks Santa Program. NORAD Tracks Santa is a Certified Imagination Product in the Space Foundation’s Space…
Wishing You Happiness and Peace
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 16, 2011) — “Every piece of the universe, even the tiniest snow crystal, matters somehow. I have a place in the pattern, and so do you…” T.A. Barron The Space Foundation will be closed Dec. 16, 2011 – Jan. 2, 2012. Have a happy and safe holiday season. Artwork by: Joann…