Space Foundation Press Releases
Technical Track Program Expanded for 31st Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 28, 2015) – The Space Foundation is offering an expanded version of its Technical Track program for the 31st Space Symposium, with 46 presentations on April 13 and 14. The 31st Space Symposium will be held April 13 – 16 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA, and is expected…
Rosetta Comet Exploration Team Earns 2015 John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration from Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 27, 2015) – During 2014, the remarkable success of the Rosetta Comet Mission, led by the European Space Agency (ESA), fascinated followers around the world. In recognition of this astonishing accomplishment, the Space Foundation will present the Rosetta Comet Exploration Team with the 2015 John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for…
Come to "I Love Space" at the Discovery Center Feb. 7
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 26, 2015) — On Saturday, Feb. 7, the Discovery Center’s Star Days theme will be “I Love Space,” with hands-on activities for all ages, exploring the things we love about space – chemistry, Newton’s laws of motion, phases of the Moon, plus a thermal camera demo. The following activities are included…
Space Foundation Announces 2015 International Student Art Contest Winners
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 22, 2015) – The Space Foundation has narrowed down 3,686 entries from 53 countries, 48 U.S. states and one U.S. territory down to 28 winners for the 2015 International Student Art Contest. Students from around the world, ages 3 through 18, were invited to submit original artwork for this year’s theme,…
Apply for Professional Development Scholarship for Hawaiian Educators by March 2
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2015) – The Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship is given annually by the Space Foundation to provide professional development for a qualified educator of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry, or who works with PreK-12 students of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry. The scholarship provides a unique opportunity for the recipient to travel to…
Tom Feeney Elected to Space Foundation Board of Directors
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 14, 2015) – The board of directors of the Space Foundation today elected former Florida Congressman Tom Feeney, president and CEO of Associated Industries of Florida, to a three-year term as a member of the board. Feeney joins the Space Foundation board as another Floridian, former Congressman David Weldon, M.D., retires…
World Space Agency Leaders to Speak at 31st Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 14, 2015) – For 2015, the Space Foundation’s 31st Space Symposium will offer more international and government participation, and more opportunities to conduct business than ever before. The 31st Space Symposium will be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. This international space conference annually attracts…
“I Want to be an Astronaut” at the Discovery Center Jan. 10
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 7, 2015) — One Saturday each month the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs designates a special Star Days theme with extra activities included in the daily admission price. On Saturday Jan. 10, the Star Days theme is “I Want to be an Astronaut” with activities that demonstrate the astronaut…
Lowest Industry Registration Rate for 31st Space Symposium Available Until Jan. 16
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 15, 2014) – The Space Foundation is currently offering the lowest rate that will be available for standard industry registration for its 31st Space Symposium, to be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. This international space conference annually attracts thousands of the world’s leading space…
ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain Named 2015 Recipient of General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 10, 2014) – The Board of Directors of the Space Foundation has unanimously selected Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), as the 2015 recipient of its highest honor — the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. “Jean-Jacques Dordain’s long, distinguished and globally recognized service in…