Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 27, 2010) — An informal survey conducted this year by the Space Foundation has revealed that a wide variety of people – real and fictional – inspire us as space heroes. Astronauts get most of the spotlight and, even with the extraordinary space activity we’ve seen at the International Space Station…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 21, 2010) — Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation, will provide a space industry perspective as a featured speaker at the Space Foundation’s 27th National Space Symposium. He joins a slate of speakers that includes leaders from military, intelligence, civil, commercial and academic space organizations from…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 20, 2010) — The Space Foundation is demonstrating how astronauts conduct experiments on the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Oct. 23-24 at the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. Using gloveboxes similar to the ones used in space to prevent experiments from floating away and to…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 11, 2010) — The nation’s premier political satirist will be speaking at the nation’s premier gathering of space professionals when he headlines the annual Space Technology Hall of Fame® dinner on April 14, 2011, at the 27th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Presented annually by…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 7, 2010) — During its 30 years of service, the Space Shuttle changed almost everything we know about human space flight: it spawned countless discoveries that have improved both space travel and everyday life on Earth, it facilitated ground-breaking research, it made “routine space flight” possible and it created thousands of…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2010) — The countdown has begun for the 27th National Space Symposium, which is set for April 11-14 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. 14,…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 4, 2010) — Data gathered by remote sensing satellites can save lives when used to develop models that predict areas at risk for disease outbreaks. That’s the message of the latest white paper from the Space Foundation, Solutions from Space: Disease and Pandemic Early Warning, which details how space technology has…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 30, 2010) — The Space Foundation has expressed its approval of the passage of a NASA Authorization Bill by the House of Representatives. The bill is a Senate-enacted roadmap that establishes a clear path forward for the nation’s space agency. “America’s civil space program has been in costly and divisive turmoil…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 20, 2010) — Who has made a lasting impact in the space industry? The Space Foundation annually recognizes outstanding accomplishments in three categories: space exploration; creating a positive public environment for space; and space achievement – and, for the first time, is seeking nominations from the general public. The Space Foundation…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 15, 2010) — Educators of Hawai’ian or part-Hawai’ian ancestry or who work with pre-K-12 students of Hawai’ian or part-Hawai’ian ancestry have an extraordinary opportunity to travel to Colorado Springs – for free – to learn how to use space in the classroom. Each year, the Space Foundation provides professional development opportunities…