Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 7, 2012) — The Space Foundation is accepting applications for a new annual scholarship specifically for educators at The Classical Academy (TCA) Central Campus in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Anna and Kathryn Probert Educator Enrichment Scholarship provides the selected educator with tuition, materials fees plus a $500 stipend to participate in…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 7, 2012) – The NASA Kepler Mission has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Space Foundation’s John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration. The award will be presented April 16 during the opening ceremony of the 28th National Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo.…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 5, 2012) — Cynthia D. Waters, Ed.D., has been selected by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation as the winner of the 2012 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Named for Mercury Astronaut Alan Shepard, the award will be presented during…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 1, 2012) — The Space Foundation welcomes Rocky Mountain PBS (RMPBS) as its newest Certified Educational Product partner. Over the past months, the Space Foundation has provided the scripting and talent for video vignettes featured on two RMPBS educational programs for students – Matchwits and Homework Hotline. The Matchwits segments pose…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 2, 2012) — The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) will present its first Fusion Forum with the goal of becoming an annual event that brings together top young minds from the United States and around world to discuss key space topics. Fusion Forum will take place in conjunction with the Space…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 21, 2012) — The Space Foundation is accepting applications for a scholarship specifically for educators in Pinellas County, Fla. The Dr. Catherine Pedretty Space Scholarship for Teachers was established by the Space Foundation in 2010 to create special professional development opportunities for teachers currently teaching in the Pinellas County Schools, and…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 14, 2012) —  The Space Foundation has added more dynamic speakers to the program of its third annual cyber event, Cyber 1.2, to be held April 16 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The full-day conference immediately precedes the Space Foundation’s other annual event, the National Space Symposium. The…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 13, 2012) — The Space Foundation has chosen Junichiro Kawaguchi, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), who was program director, Lunar & Planetary Exploration Program Group for JAXA, to receive the 2012 Space Achievement Award. The Space Foundation bestows this honor annually in recognition of extraordinary accomplishments in…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 8, 2012) — The NASA Social Media Team has been selected as the winner of the Space Foundation’s Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award, which is presented annually to an individual, team or organization that has made significant contributions to public awareness of, and support for, space programs. The award will…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 6, 2012) – The Space Foundation last week launched a new website – http://www.spacefoundation.org – that provides an easy-to-navigate, comprehensive view of how the Space Foundation advances space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity. Features include: Comprehensive, easy-to-find information on Space Foundation programs and initiatives More than 2,400 pages of…