Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 2, 2010) — The Space Foundation, one of the nation’s top providers of space-related educational programs, will deliver a week of Space Across the Curriculum programming for teachers and students in the suburban Chicago Lyons Township Consortium, June 14-18. The Consortium includes: Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181, LaGrange Highlands School…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 2, 2010) — Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot H. Pulham will discuss the state of the global space economy at a press briefing next week at the International Aerospace Exhibition( ILA) 2010 Berlin-Brandenburg in Berlin, Germany: Date: 10 June 2010 (ILA SPACE DAY) Time: 1600 – 1700 hrs. (4:00 –…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 26, 2010) — Educators who want to improve their classroom skills, better motivate their students and – potentially – earn a master’s degree can sign up for Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development classes. These week-long, intensive, graduate-level courses provide PreK-12 educators with space-related STEM education knowledge and…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 14, 2010) — More than 900 local students and over 80 teachers from 11 states and Puerto Rico are moving through The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., this week, participating in the education component of the Space Foundation’s 26th National Space Symposium. The education programs encompass educator professional development, student…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 13, 2010) — Air Force Space Command Commander Gen. C. Robert Kehler, USAF, and Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham kicked off the Space Foundation’s 26th National Space Symposium this morning with opening remarks at Cyber 1.0. Kehler spoke about Air Force Space Command’s newly acquired responsibility for cyberspace, saying…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 12, 2010) — Over the past five years, the global space economy has grown almost 40 percent, reflecting increasing commercialization, significant globalization, and expansion of military and civil space programs. Plus, the industry showed remarkable resiliency over the tumultuous past 12 months, demonstrating continued expansion into 2010. These findings are among…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 11, 2010) — The Space Foundation has added a live link to President Barack Obama’s scheduled April 15 address on space policy and a follow-on analysis and discussion to the agenda of the 26th National Space Symposium, which kicks off this Monday at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 10, 2010) — China has amazed the global space community with its rapid advancement as a space leader, becoming only the third nation with capability to independently put a human into space. Two representatives of China’s human spaceflight program will be featured at the 26th National Space Symposium, which starts Monday…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 5, 2010) — The 26th National Space Symposium kicks off next Monday at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, bringing with it some special surprises in addition to the extraordinary networking opportunities, the almost 100 top-level speakers, and the wide range of topical space issues on the agenda. CygnusTM Spacecraft The…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 1, 2010) — The Space Foundation’s Space Certification program has a new website. Go to www.spaceconnection.org to find out about the program, to see descriptions of Cerified Products, and to apply for Space Certification if your company offers a product that was originally developed for space, was improved by space utilization, or is…