Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  (Oct. 29, 2012) – Educators, who effectively use space themes to inspire students and strengthen lesson plans, have a great opportunity for additional support from the nation’s premier space advocacy organization. The Space Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2013 flight of Teacher Liaisons. This will be the 10th year of this…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct.12, 2012) – The Space Foundation today announced the promotion of Charles P. “Chuck” Zimkas, Jr., from chief operating officer to president, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Elliot H. Pulham. Zimkas has been with the Space Foundation since 1986, following a 26-year Air Force career, during which he was selected as one of the…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2012) – Today the Space Foundation celebrates the grand opening of the Northrop Grumman Science Center, featuring Science On a Sphere® (SOS), the first major step in the development of the new Space Foundation Visitors Center at its world headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo. A private opening event was held this…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 3, 2012) – Beginning on Oct. 9, the Space Foundation Visitors Center will be open to the public every Tuesday and Thursday and the first Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To celebrate the first public day, former NASA astronaut and Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 17, 2012) Have fantastic, futuristic Halloween fun while supporting the future education of Colorado’s next generation of space scientists. Tickets are now on sale for the first Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball at SciFiSprings.com. This volunteer fundraising event will be held at the Space Foundation world headquarters, 4425 Arrowswest Dr., Colorado Springs,…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 11, 2012) – Educators of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry or who work with pre-K-12 students of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry have an extraordinary opportunity to travel to Colorado Springs for free to learn how to use space themes in the classroom. Each year, the Space Foundation provides professional development opportunities for…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 10, 2012) – The Space Foundation is now accepting nominations for its highest honor, the annual General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. The award recognizes outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through lifetime contributions to the welfare or betterment of humankind through exploration, development and use of space, or…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 30, 2012) – The Space Foundation is supporting the future of space with programs at the 13th annual Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference in Maui, Hawai’i. Involvement includes presentation of a space technology panel on the main agenda, education programs for teachers and students, a reception for…

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Aug. 29, 2012) — Individual tickets are still available for The Space Foundation Presents a 30th Anniversary Salute to Air Force Space Command, which will celebrate the history and contributions of the Air Force Space Command and its 30-year heritage in the Pikes Peak community. Tables sold out in early August for…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 27, 2012) — The Space Foundation welcomes ScienSonic Laboratories as its newest Certified Imagination Partner. The Space Foundation grants Certified Imagination Product status through its Space CertificationTM program to products and services that increase interest in and excitement for space and inspire new generations to take an active interest in space. “Whether…