Space Foundation Press Releases
The Space Report 2010 Reveals Global Space Economy Grew 40 Percent Over Five Years
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…
Live Broadcast of Obama Space Policy Speech, Discussion Added to 26th National Space Symposium
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…
China's Manned Space Program Takes the Stage at 26th National Space Symposium
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…
Next Week’s 26th National Space Symposium Offers Surprises
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…
Space Certification has a New Website
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…
Wigwam Socks Use Outlast Technology
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 1, 2010) — Through its Space Certification and Space Technology Hall of Fame® programs, the Space Foundation recognizes space-based technologies and innovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Outlast Technologies, a Space Foundation Certified Partner and the leader in temperature- regulating technology, announces Wigwam has extended its range of Outlast temperature-regulating socks…
Historic Hubble Space Telescope Repair Mission Team Honored by Space Foundation with 2010 Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 29, 2010) — The most spectacular repair call in the history of mankind will be honored by the Space Foundation with the 2010 Space Achievement Award at the 26th National Space Symposium next month at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The historic Hubble Space Telescope Repair Mission, conducted by…
26th National Space Symposium Panel to Discuss Emerging Applications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 24, 2010) — As the space industry becomes more international and more diversified, it reaches into more segments of the economy and has more impact on the overall information infrastructure and financial climate. A high-level panel of space leaders and economic experts will address this natural outcome of an evolving business…
Space Students from Eleven Nations Study in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 22, 2010) — Eleven students representing eleven different nations are spending two weeks in Colorado Springs working on one of the rarest college degrees you can get: an Executive Master of Business Administration focused on the space industry. Offered by the International Space University (ISU), based in Strasbourg, France, the new…
Lt. Gen. John Sheridan to Speak at 26th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 19, 2010) — Lt. Gen. John T. Sheridan, USAF, commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, will be a featured speaker at the 26th National Space Symposium next month in Colorado Springs. Sheridan is confirmed to speak on Thursday, April 15, the last day of the Symposium, which…