Space Foundation Press Releases

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…

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,…

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…

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,…

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…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 17, 2012) — Known for his enthusiastic, comprehensible and clever explanations of the mysteries of space, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., is the dynamic opening speaker who will deliver the “Symposium Launch Keynote” address for the 28th National Space Symposium, to be held April 16-19, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs,…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 12, 2012) — The Space Foundation welcomes STK software by Analytical Graphics, Inc., (AGI), as its newest Certified Educational Product partner. Already a Certified Space Technology, STK has been added to the Certified Educational Product category in recognition of its use for student and teacher education programs at the AGI Space…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 11, 2012) — Now, more than ever, the space industry’s leading decision makers want to hear from the head of the U.S. space program as he steers his organization through the critical months to come. The Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium, which runs April16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 6, 2012) — The Space Foundation invites student in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, or equivalent, throughout the world to enter original artwork depicting the theme “Space is Infinite — Explore!” for an opportunity to receive national recognition and to win prizes, and an invitation to attend an awards ceremony at the…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 5, 2012) — Start the new year by planning now to attend the 28th National Space Symposium, to be held April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Space Foundation is offering a Super Early Bird rate with up to $500 in savings for industry attendees who register…