Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 5, 2014) – The Space Foundation today congratulated NASA, Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance and the entire industry-government team involved with the successful first experimental test flight of the Orion spacecraft. The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) was launched this morning aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center,…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 4, 2014) – Thanks to a generous grant from the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company (CC&V), the Space Foundation recently awarded Discover ScholarTrips to several Teller County schools. These scholarships will enable students to experience a field trip to the Space Foundation’s Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. The Discovery…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Dec. 3, 2014) – Technology originally used in space can now help you meditate with ease. TIMEZ5 Global Inc. is the newest partner in the Space Foundation Space Certification program. After five years of intensive research and development, TIMEZ5 labs made startling discoveries in the connection between rituals, spirituality and physiology. They…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 1, 2014) – Thanks to a grant from Lockheed Martin, more than 600 students at 19 Title 1 schools in Colorado will be able to visit the Space Foundation’s Discovery Center in Colorado Springs this school year. Title 1 schools serve high concentrations of low-income, at-risk and under-represented families, and are…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 17, 2014) – The Space Foundation will bring space down to Earth for a special day of winter-weather science for all ages at the Discovery Center on Saturday, Dec. 6. The following Star Days activities are included in the price of Discovery Center admission on Dec. 6, from 10:00 a.m. -…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 12, 2014) – After a 10-year journey, Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft made history today when its lander Philae successfully attached to its destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The European Space Agency (ESA) launched Rosetta aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle in March 2004 out of the space center in Kourou, French Guiana. While not…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 20, 2014) – The Space Foundation Discovery Center is offering a special treat on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 — two days of “Scary Space” with safe indoor trick-or-treating. Come dressed in costume and collect treats in our El Pomar Space Gallery while learning the science behind what’s scary in space.…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 13, 2014) – Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2015 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award.  Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 9, 2014) – The Space Foundation’s 3rd Annual Space & Science Fiction Costume Ball will be enhanced for 2014, with games of skill, a “photo bar” and more prizes than ever. Plan now to attend this fantastic event at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Drive, Colorado Springs, on Saturday,…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 8, 2014) – A grant from Lockheed Martin Corporation for an education center at the Space Foundation World Headquarters and Discovery Center in Colorado Springs will directly benefit schoolchildren and educators, especially those at schools serving large concentrations of low-income and at-risk children. Lockheed Martin, a long-time champion of future innovators…