Space Foundation News
Space Foundation Selected as World Space Week 2023 National Coordinator
Space Foundation has been selected by the World Space Week Association as the World Space Week national coordinator for the United States.
Space Foundation Selects Northrop Grumman as Recipient of 2023 Athena Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 22, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that Northrop Grumman has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Athena Education Award. The award will be presented during the annual Space Symposium, to be held April…
Space Foundation to Host State of Space 2023 Program on Feb. 16
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 9, 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 its annual program, State of Space, on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. EST. The fifth annual event will stream on Space Foundation’s Symposium365;…
Space Foundation Selects NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test Team as 2023 Space Achievement Award Recipient
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 8, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced that NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Team has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Space Achievement Award. The award will be presented April 17, 2023, during Space Foundation’s…
Space Foundation Announces New International Teacher Liaisons for 2023
Flight 23 includes five international teachers from five nations outside the U.S. Program globally promotes space-related STEM education in schools Selectees will take part in the Space Symposium in April COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 7, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced 22 educators…
Space Foundation Names United States Postal Service Recipient of 2023 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
Space Foundation announced that it has selected the United States Postal Service (USPS) as the recipient of this year’s Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award.
James Webb Space Telescope Program Team Selected to Receive 2023 John L. ’Jack’ Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration
Space Foundation announced that it has selected the James Webb Space Telescope team as the recipient of the 2023 John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration.
Space Foundation Releases The Space Report 2022 Q4Â
Records Set for Launches and Payloads Reaching Space Despite Economic Headwinds   Successful launch attempts increased more than 33% from 2021 to 2022 Spacecraft operators deployed 2,354 spacecraft in 2022, a 36% annual increase  Pentagon more than doubled space budgets from 2005 to 2022 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Jan. 24, 2023 – Space Foundation, a nonprofit…
Space Foundation Discovery Center Announces Newest Exhibit Honoring Space Shuttle Columbia
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Jan. 19, 2023 – Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced that its Space Foundation Discovery Center will open its newest exhibit, “With Dignity, Honor, and Reverence: The Recovery of Space Shuttle Columbia,” on Saturday, Feb. 4. The exhibit commemorates the 20th…
Space Foundation Selects Dan Goldin to Receive the 2023 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 18, 2023 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced that The Honorable Daniel S. Goldin has been selected as the 2023 recipient of its highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. For 60 years, Dan Goldin has…