Space Foundation Press Releases
Space Business Forum: New York Panel to Address Where Dollars Flow for Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 20, 2009) — Although the largest segment of the global space economy is the commercial sector, government acquisition programs play a determining role in the overall performance of the space economy. A panel comprising high-level representatives from four of the largest purchasers of space equipment and services will talk about their…
Space Foundation Names Two Winners of 2009 Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship; Ball Aerospace Makes Dual Award Possible
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 13, 2009) — The Space Foundation announced today two winners of the 2009 Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship: Jessica Kamalu, high school mathematics teacher at Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Anuenue, Honolulu; and Rod Floro, sixth grade physical science teacher at Kamehameha Schools Middle School, Hawai’i Campus, Keaau. “For the first time since…
Space Foundation Statement Regarding FY2010 NASA Budget Request
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 8, 2009) — The Space Foundation has released the following statement from Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham regarding the FY2010 NASA Budget Request: “The NASA budget proposal is disappointingly business-as-usual. Despite what appears to be an increase to the top line, the NASA budget continues a more-than-two-decade decline in…
Space Foundation to Present Space Discovery Institutes for Omaha Public Schools
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 6, 2009) — The Space Foundation has signed a contract with Omaha Public Schools (OPS) for delivery of two weeks of Space Discovery Institute programming, beginning June 1. This important new relationship has been made possible through grants to Omaha Public Schools by the Omaha-based Sherwood Foundation, by a NASA Nebraska…
Payton, Wylie and Fuller Join Space Business Forum: New York Line-Up
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 1, 2009) — Three high-powered speakers have been added to the agenda for Space Business Forum: New York, presented by the Space Foundation in association with Toffler Associates on June 4 at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City. Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs…
Space Foundation Congratulates 2009 Individual and Organizational Space Technology Hall of Fame® Honorees
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 1, 2009) — The Space Foundation inducted three individuals and three organizations into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® last month for their roles in developing two technologies that originated with space exploration and have now had a positive impact on life on Earth. In addition, six individuals and three organizations…
Space Business Forum: New York to Examine Private Space Travel
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 29, 2009) — The space economy, even in turbulent economic times, is growing – primarily because the industry is expanding to include a wide variety of consumer products and services. Private space travel is already an almost $40 million business with the potential to increase that amount more than 10-fold in…
Space Foundation Brings Astronaut Jim Reilly and an Indoor Rocket Demonstration to Two Colorado Springs Schools
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 23, 2009) — The Space Foundation’s education outreach is taking its student PreK-2nd grade astronaut program to two Colorado schools on April 27, giving boys and girls an opportunity to meet former NASA astronaut and Colorado Springs resident Jim Reilly and to experience space science in action. The astronaut program will…
25th National Space Symposium Breaks Records
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 9, 2009) — The Space Foundation’s 25th National Space Symposium, held last week, has broken records in attendance, international involvement, exhibitor participation, and educational involvement, underscoring the fact that the space industry is maintaining a relatively strong position, even in a difficult economy. The premier gathering of the global space community,…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Secretary of the Air Force to Conduct Media Briefing at 4:45 p.m. on April 2 at 25th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 2, 2009) — Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley will entertain questions from the media immediately following his remarks* at the 25th National Space Symposium on April 2. The briefing will be held at 4:45 p.m. in the Media Center on the second floor of Broadmoor Hall at The…