Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 12, 2012) — Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will participate in a Colorado Space Coalition media Q&A on July 13 at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Building at 1445 Market Street, Denver, Colo. The session follows remarks by Aerospace Industries Association Vice President of Space Systems Frank Slazer,…

NOTE: The Washington, D.C., event is now sold out Premium tables for the Colorado Springs event are sold out, but regular tables and individual tickets are still available  COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (July 9, 2012) – Air Force supporters — military and civilian alike — can now purchase tickets for The Space Foundation Presents a 30th…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 18, 2012) — The Space Foundation is now seeking nominations for induction into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2013. The program honors innovations by organizations and individuals who transform space technology into commercial products that improve life on Earth. Nomination information, including online and downloadable nomination forms, is…

Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 14, 2012) – NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is providing a full-scale model of the European Space Agency’s Huygens Probe, part of the international Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, on long-term loan to be put on display at the Space Foundation’s world headquarters at 4425 Arrowswest Drive in Colorado Springs, Colo. The…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 13, 2012) — A grant was recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Education enabling the Space Foundation to help teachers across Colorado strengthen their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through programs at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo. Adams State University received the Title III grant to…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2012) — Prepare now for summer fun and let space help you locate the beer! The 6th Edition Beer Drinker’s Guide to Colorado, published by Motion Pixel Lab, Inc., and recognized by the Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation’s Space Certification™ program as a Certified Imagination Product, is available now. The 27″ X…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 30, 2012) — The Space Foundation has awarded a new scholarship to Mimi Bull, a first grade teacher at The Classical Academy (TCA) Central Campus in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Anna and Kathryn Probert Educator Enrichment Scholarship will enable Bull to attend the Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum course Earth…

An English teacher with an interest in science and science fiction has been named the recipient of the 2012 Space Foundation Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship. M. Thomas Gammarino, Ph.D., teaches at Punahou Academy in Honolulu, and will use the scholarship to attend one of the Space Foundation’s Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 17, 2012) – Donnika Jones, a teacher with Pinellas County Schools, has been awarded the 2012 Space Foundation Dr. Catherine Pedretty Space Scholarship for Teachers. The scholarship will pay expenses for Jones to travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., this summer and participate in one of the Space Foundation’s Space Across the…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 16, 2012) — Educators who want to improve their classroom skills, better motivate their students and – potentially – earn a master’s degree may sign up now for Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses. These intensive week-long graduate-level courses for pre-k – 12 educators provide space-related science, technology, engineering…