Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 15, 2010) — Perhaps the most significant item in President Obama’s NASA budget proposal is the increasing role commercial space will play in the future of space exploration and the space economy. The 26th National Space Symposium will explore perspectives and stimulate discussion on how the combination of the steady maturation…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 10, 2010) — Building upon an initiative started at the 25th National Space Symposium, the Space Foundation is offering a robust program this year targeted specifically to younger space professionals who are attending the 26th National Space Symposium. The premier gathering of the global space community will be held April 12-15…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 8, 2010) — Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley will be the featured speaker at the Corporate Partnership Dinner the second evening  of the 26th National Space Symposium, which is being held April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Corporate Partnership Dinner recognizes the companies and…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 5, 2010) — The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, an extraordinary educational, cultural, and historical facility located in Hutchinson, Kansas, has been certified by the Space Foundation as a Space Educational Product. The Cosmosphere is home to five attractions, all designed to raise awareness and knowledge about space and space exploration:…

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…