Space Foundation Press Releases
Award-winning Raytheon Programs Help Inspire Sudents in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2016) – Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is bringing the national award-winning educational programs MathAlive! and Engineering is Elementary® to Colorado Springs in January.   “Raytheon is working to build the future by inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers,” said Todd Probert, vice president of Mission Support and Modernization…
Pluto New Horizons Exploration Team Earns 2016 John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration from Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2016) – A mission nearly 10 years in the making, New Horizons left Earth on Jan. 19, 2006. Speeding through the Solar System at more than 50,000 miles per hour, the spacecraft completed the first ever flyby of dwarf planet Pluto on July 14, 2015. On the three billion mile…
Out-Of-This-World Education Taking Place at the Space Foundation This January
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 15, 2016) – The Space Foundation is dedicated to building the next generation of space leaders and improving students’ interest and skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Two programs intended to spark that interest are Homeschool Days and Tesla’s Toolbox. Homeschool DaysHomeschool Days at the Discovery Center are held twice…
Meet April Dee at the Space Foundation for an Adults-Only Evening, Friday, Jan. 15
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 11, 2016) – Young adults are invited to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs on Friday, Jan. 15, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. for a new event – the 21+ Space Mixer. Themed monthly events, Space Mixers are adults-only evenings of space and science interactive learning and fun. The theme…
Space Foundation Discovery Center is Shaking Things Up For The New Year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 4, 2016) – The Earth is quaking while the ground is shaking and the Space Foundation Discovery Center is at the heart of the excitement. New programs, exhibits and events are all headed for the Discovery Center in 2016. The quaking begins on Jan. 9 with Star Days: “Earth – Plate…
A Far Away Galaxy and Quadcopters Collide at the Discovery Center, Dec. 5
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 23, 2015) – Two days worth of fun and learning come together on one day, Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. With the movie release of the year upon us, the Discovery Center wants to make sure space enthusiasts all over Colorado are amped up for…
Educators: Apply Now for the 2016 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 20, 2015) – Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2016 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space…
Generals Buck and Hyten are Featured Speakers at 32nd Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 19, 2015) – The Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium is the single most important global space conference for connecting government, military and industry decision makers. For 2016, the 32nd Space Symposium agenda includes sessions and presentations of special interest to the military, such as featured speakers Gen. John E. Hyten, Commander, Air…
Space Foundation Elects New Officers & Directors
COLORADO SPRINGS (Nov. 16, 2015) – The board of directors of the Space Foundation has elected new officers and directors, for terms to commence on January 1, 2016. ADM James O. Ellis, Jr., USN (Ret.), was elected Chairman of the Board. A former commander of United States Strategic Command, Ellis is the Annenberg Distinguished Visiting…
World Space Agency Leaders Open 32nd Space Symposium Panels
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 12, 2015) – The first panel presentation of the Space Foundation’s four-day 32nd Space Symposium will be a discussion of the most pressing global space issues by the world’s top space agency leaders. This will be the largest plenary gathering of heads of space agencies at any space conference in 2016.…