Space Foundation Press Releases
Space Foundation Offers Space Scholarship for Pinellas County Educators
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…
Space Foundation Expands Cyber 1.2 Conference Speaker Roster
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…
Space Foundation Names Dr. Junichiro Kawaguchi Recipient of 2012 Space Achievement Award
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…
NASA Social Media Team to Receive 2012 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
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…
Space Foundation Launches Hot New Website
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…
Space Foundation Selects 20 New Teacher Liaisons
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 30, 2012) — The Space Foundation has selected 20 outstanding educators for its 2012 Flight of Teacher Liaisons and for the first time in the program’s ten-year history, an international teacher from India has been chosen for the elite program. Vandana Suryawanshi of Vidya Valley School in Maharashtra is a middle…
Vice Commander of Air Force Space Command is Cyber 1.2 Featured Speaker
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 26, 2012) — Lt. Gen. Michael J. Basla, USAF, vice commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., will discuss the strategic implications and the Air Force Space missions that relate to the cyber domain at the Space Foundation national conference Cyber 1.2, to be held Monday, April 16,…
Space Foundation Elects New Officers, Directors
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 25, 2012) — The board of directors of the Space Foundation held its annual meeting today, officially welcoming a new slate of officers and five new board members and recognizing six board member retirements. William F. Ballhaus, Jr., Ph.D., former president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, retired from the Space…
Provizion Optics is Newest Space Foundation Space Certification Program Partner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2012) — The Space Foundation welcomes Provizion Optics as its newest Space Certification program partner and Space Foundation Corporate Patron. Provizion Optics’ Certified Space Technology invention has taken off – literally. Among the equipment assigned to the Space Shuttle Discovery was a retinal camera attachment created by Paul Filar, OD,…
Former NASA Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao Joins Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 19, 2012) — The Space Foundation welcomes an important addition to its leadership team; former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., will serve in the newly-created position of Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight. Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, a Russian Soyuz flight and was the commander of International…