Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 30, 2003) — Erik Lindbergh, grandson of Charles Lindbergh and trustee and vice president of the X PRIZE Foundation, will soon greet teachers and students from Colorado, New Mexico, Minnesota, Oregon and Alaska at the Colorado Centennial of Flight Celebration, scheduled Nov. 6-7, 2003, at the United States Air Force Academy…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 27, 2003) — TO: Reporters, Editors and Photographers WHAT: The Centennial of Flight Celebration conference for educators and students. The Space Foundation was recognized by the United States Centennial of Flight Commission as the host for Centennial of Flight, and has teamed up with the United States Air Force Academy and…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 8, 2003) — Hundreds of teachers and thousands of students from across the country are expected to attend the Space Foundation’s first educational conference of its kind, the 2003 Colorado Centennial of Flight Celebration, scheduled Nov. 6-7 at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). USAFA cadets will also participate and…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 2, 2003) — The Space Foundation announced today that Quilts of Denmark’s newly introduced line of TempraKON(tm) bedding products has been officially recognized as a Certified Space Technology. “With its TempraKON(tm) line of products Quilts of Denmark has successfully combined the traditional with the space age,” said Kevin C. Cook, Space…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 22, 2003) — The Space Foundation announced today that the unique new Wing Lounge Chair by luxury furniture company LYX has received official recognition as a Certified Space Technology. Poised for its premier showing at the 100% Design Show in London, September 25-28, 2003, the LYX Wing Lounge chair or “Wing”…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 20, 2003) — The Space Foundation and Space News announced today the addition of several significant speakers to the already powerful Strategic Space 2003 agenda. The national security space conference, scheduled 2-4 September 2003 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Omaha, Neb, is presented by the Space Foundation and Space News…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 6, 2003) — The Space Foundation today announced that Lexon Technologies has joined the growing list of companies able to market a qualified product as an officially Certified Space Technology. “Lexon’s new Humanitarian Demining Device is precisely this kind of commercialized technology transfer that our Space Certification program is intended to…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 4, 2003) — Nominations for the 2004 presentation of the Space Foundation’s highest individual honor are being accepted now through Oct. 17, 2003. The General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award is presented in memory of the Foundation’s long-time chairman, the late General James E. Hill, USAF (Retired). The Space…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 25, 2003) — The space-related components, strategies and requirements of United States Strategic Command and how these affect the space industry will be the focus of Strategic Space 2003, a two-day national security space conference, 2-4 September 2003 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Omaha, Neb. The conference agenda now includes…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 17, 2003) — Space Foundation President & Chief Executive Officer Elliot G. Pulham today urged the member nations of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) to consider how space technology spin-offs can effectively be used to improve life on Earth. Pulham highlighted several space spin-off…