Space Foundation Press Releases
Build! a Martian Habitat and Explore Life Off Earth at the Space Foundation Discovery Center This Summer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 29, 2019) – Do you have what it takes to live on Mars? Getting there is one small step, but the giant leap will be living on the red planet. This summer, the Space Foundation Discovery Center is inviting the public to Build! Build! is a limited-engagement exhibit that opens this Saturday, June…
Read MoreGive Your Kids Some Space This Summer at the Space Foundation Discovery Center
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 13, 2019) – The Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs is bringing back its summer Explore Space Experience for children ages eight through 13. Explore Space Experience was created to provide full-day summer activities to inspire and engage children, and to provide an educational, memorable experience. Future space explorers will enjoy…
Read MoreMission Spaceflight is Named Space Certification Space Educational Product
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 9, 2019) — The Space Foundation announces the addition of Mission Spaceflight to its Space Certification program in the category of Space Educational Products. Earth and Space Exploration LLC’s Mission Spaceflight training course enables those who are interested in taking steps toward the stars. The first commercial spaceflight training course…
Read MoreS-Network Space Index is First Certified Space Data Product
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 13, 2019) — The Space Foundation announces the addition of the S-Network Space Index to its Space Certification program. The index is the inaugural entry in the newest Space Certification category, Space Data Products. Eligible products and services are those that either use data collected from space systems or provide data about space…
Read MoreU.S. Government Investment in Space Increases by 10% in 2018
New format will provide more timely snapshots of where the space community is going, its impacts and opportunities Designed to improve our understanding of the reach, impact and health of the space community First quarter revealed increased U.S. investment in space, increase in commercial workforce and record spacecraft deployments COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 11, 2019)…
Read MoreFor the Sixth Time, Space Foundation Named Among Best Nonprofit Organizations To Work For
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 3, 2019) — For the sixth time since 2011, the Space Foundation has been designated by The NonProfit Times and Best Companies Group as among the Best Nonprofit Organizations To Work For in the United States, ranking XXth best overall.
The Space Foundation has made the Best Nonprofits To Work For list every time it has been screened, including in 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Read MoreData Transmission Technology and Interim Resistive Exercise Device are 2019 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 25, 2019) – The Space Foundation’s 35th Space Symposium will celebrate the induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® of two innovations developed for space that now improve life on Earth.
Read MoreSpace Foundation Awards Scholarships to Minority-Owned Businesses
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 20, 2019) — In an effort to increase diversity and expand networking opportunities with industry leaders, the Space Foundation has awarded scholarships for minority business owners to attend the 35th Space Symposium, to be held April 8-11, 2019, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Read MoreSpace Foundation Announces Second Recipient of Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., New Generation National Security Scholarship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 11, 2019) – In 2017, the Space Foundation announced a new annual scholarship honoring its former board chairman. The Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., New Generation National Security Scholarship was created to provide a young professional member of the United States Armed Forces full participation in the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium and benefit from its mentoring, networking and professional development opportunities.
Read MoreSpace Foundation Announces 2019 Space Achievement Award Recipients
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 4, 2019) – The Space Foundation’s 35th Space Symposium will open on April 8 with awards recognizing the major space accomplishments of 2018.
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