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Space Foundation Opens Nomination Period for 2024 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
Space Foundation’s highest award to be presented at Space Symposium Nomination period is Sept. 21-Dec. 1, 2023 Award recognizes 20 years or more of contributions that benefit humanity COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 21, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced that it is now…
Space Foundation Partners With Colorado Springs School District 11 to Expand Leadership Academy to Additional Middle and High Schools
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 19, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that it is partnering with Colorado Springs School District 11 to expand Space Foundation Leadership Academy to additional middle and high schools. The goal of the partnership…
Space Foundation to Celebrate World Space Week 2023
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 19, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced programming for its celebration of World Space Week 2023, Oct. 4-10. This year, the theme for the annual event is “Space and Entrepreneurship” to celebrate the growing commercial space ecosystem and inspire…
Space Foundation to Host Faga Forum on Space Intelligence in Washington, D.C.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and WASHINGTON — Sept. 13, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that it will host Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, a conference designed for the intelligence community at the TS/SCI level. The highly classified event will take…
Space Foundation Announces $3M Remodel of Discovery Center
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 13, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that its Space Foundation Discovery Center will undergo a transformative $3 million renovation and expansion. From Sunday, Nov. 19 until early spring of 2024, this substantial undertaking aims…
Statement on India’s Spacecraft Landing on the South Pole of the Moon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Aug. 23, 2023 — Space Foundation CEO Heather Pringle issued the following statement on the successful landing of India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the Moon. “Space Foundation congratulates the people of India for this first of its kind achievement in landing on the South Pole of the Moon. The touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 opens a…
Space Foundation Partners With the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Support and Promote Dutch Space Sector in U.S.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and Washington, D.C., — Aug. 22, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that its Space Commerce Institute is partnering with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in…
Space Foundation Partners with Italian Trade Agency and Italian Space Agency to Launch All-Italian Aerospace Acceleration Program
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and HOUSTON, Texas — Aug. 16, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that its Space Commerce Institute is partnering with the Italian Trade Agency of Houston (ITA) and Italian Space Agency (ASI) to launch SPACE IT UP,…
Space Foundation Releases The Space Report 2023 Q2, Showing Annual Growth of Global Space Economy to $546B
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — July 25, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today released The Space Report 2023 Q2. Highlights include: Global space economy grew 8%, reaching $546 billion Commercial growth climbed nearly 8%, reaching $427.6 billion International defense spending rose…
Space Commerce Institute to Host Monthly Entrepreneurship Workshops for World Space Week 2023
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — June 15, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that its Space Commerce Institute is partnering with the World Space Week Association to host a series of free monthly space entrepreneur workshops leading up to World Space…