Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 7, 2011) — National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Director Bruce Carlson, will be a featured speaker at the 28th National Space Symposium, to be held April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Presented by the Space Foundation, the 28th National Space Symposium brings together all sectors of space to…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 2, 2011) — Letitia A. Long, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, has joined the growing roster of high-level industry, military, civil space and academic speakers at the premier gathering of space professionals, the Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium, which is set for April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 26, 2011) — 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 the 2012 flight of Teacher Liaisons. This will be the tenth year of…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 24, 2011) — Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF, Ret., former vice chief of staff of the Air Force will be presented with the Space Foundation’s highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, at a special luncheon sponsored by Raytheon on April 18, 2012, at the 28th National…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 20, 2011) — The Space Foundation has designated Best Tech Brands LLC’s Synergyn combustion enhancing fuel additive technology as a Certified Space Technology™. The Space Foundation’s Space Certification program recognizes products originally developed for space that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Certification allows Best Tech to display the…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 12, 2011) — Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. will sponsor the 28th National Space Symposium exhibit center with an impressive and comprehensive array of the latest space technology, equipment and services. The Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center will now include the new Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center Pavilion, located adjacent to the Carriage…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 10, 2011) — Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, will be a featured speaker at the Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium, which is set for April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is currently slated to speak Tuesday afternoon, April 17. Shelton…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2011) — Satellites, satellites, satellites! Participants in a Space Foundation survey have said loud and clear that they cannot live without satellites and the benefits they provide for navigation, communications, weather forecasting and logistics. The survey, which concluded at the beginning of World Space Week, Oct. 4, asked two questions…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2011) — The Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium will open with a rousing salute to both astrology and astronomy when the Colorado Springs Philharmonic performs Mars, the Bringer of War, from The Planets Op. 32 by Gustav Holst during the opening ceremony on April 16, 2012. With more than…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 3, 2011) — The countdown has begun for the 28th National Space Symposium, which is set for 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 before Jan. 13,…