Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 4, 2010) — President Barack Obama’s NASA budget proposal, which has ignited a firestorm throughout Congress and the space community, will be a major topic of discussion at the upcoming 26th National Space Symposium – both in the networking sessions and on the podium.  The premier gathering of the global space…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 3, 2010) — The HazNet – All Hazards Network, a web-based emergency management system provided by NVision Solutions Inc., has been designated a Certified Space Service by the Space Foundation. HazNet combines the visual power of satellite-based Graphic Information Systems (GIS) mapping and analysis with the Department of Homeland Security-mandated reporting…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 25, 2010) — Allen V. Robnett, a science teacher at Gallatin High School in Gallatin, Tenn., has been named the 2010 recipient of the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award, which is given each year by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Space…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 24, 2010) — The sold-out AMERICOM Government Services (AGS) Exhibit Center will feature more than 140 space-related companies and organizations, displaying the latest in space technology, equipment, and services at the Space Foundation’s 26th National Space Symposium, April 12-15, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The National Space Symposium…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 16, 2010) — If you want to make air traffic management more efficient, more reliable, and more environmentally sound, look up. That’s the conclusion of the latest white paper from the Space Foundation, Solutions from Space: Faster, Safer, Greener Commercial Aviation, which details how space technology is dramatically improving air traffic…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 4, 2010) — Friday is the last day to take advantage of the Super Early Bird Discount for the 26th National Space Symposium. More than 8,000 people are expected to attend this year’s event, the premier gathering of the global space community, being held April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 2, 2010) — Lenses that protect human eyes from solar radiation and digital fly-by-wire technology that significantly improves the fuel efficiency, reliability, and cost of modern aircraft have been selected for induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame®, which honors outstanding technologies developed for use in space that have been…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 29, 2010) — Gen. Bruce A. Carlson, USAF (Retired), director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), is slated to be a featured speaker at the 26th National Space Symposium April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. He will discuss the challenges and opportunities he sees for the nation’s…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 22, 2010) — The Space Foundation Board of Directors has selected former Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle Astronaut Captain John Young, USN (Retired), for the Foundation’s highest honor – the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. The award will be presented at a special luncheon event on Wednesday, April…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2010) — Several significant changes were made to the Space Foundation’s Board of Directors at the organization’s annual meeting today in Washington, D.C.: William F. Ballhaus, Jr., Ph.D., retired president and chief executive officer of The Aerospace Corporation, was elected to serve a two-year term as the chairman; Outgoing Chairman…