Space Foundation Press Releases
25th National Space Symposium to Feature Two Decades of U.S. Space Commanders
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 2, 2009) — The history and future of the nation’s military space programs will be center stage at the Space Foundation’s 25th National Space Symposium, when the men who have been in charge for the past 20-plus years gather for the first-ever Space Commanders Forum. Featuring the commanders-in-chief of U.S. Space…
Space Foundation Selects 29 Teacher Liaisons
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 2, 2009) — The Space Foundation has named 29 outstanding educators as its 2009 Flight of Teacher Liaisons in recognition of their active promotion of space and science education in their classrooms and their communities. Drawn from 25 different schools in California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas, the new Teacher…
The Honorable Peter B. Teets Named 2009 Recipient of Gen. James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 23, 2009) — The Space Foundation Board of Directors has selected The Honorable Peter B. Teets 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 1, 2009, during the 25th National Space…
Stevens New Director of Communications and Public Outreach for Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 23, 2009) — Janet P. Stevens, APR, has joined the Space Foundation as director – communications and public outreach. The Space Foundation is an international nonprofit organization that advances space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity. Stevens is responsible for supporting the Space Foundation’s mission through relationships with targeted constituent…
Super Early Bird Registration Ends Jan. 16 for 25th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 12, 2009) — Attendees who register by Jan. 16 for the 25th National Space Symposium will receive a $425 Super Early Bird discount and a guaranteed spot to hear from, and interact with, many of the space industry’s most distinguished leaders. Presented by the Space Foundation, the 25th National Space Symposium…
Powerful, Diverse Slate of Space Leaders Confirmed for the 25th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 12, 2009) — A powerful and diverse slate of senior space industry leaders have already confirmed their participation as speakers for the 25th National Space Symposium, the premier annual gathering of the global space community. Scheduled for March 30 – April 2, 2009, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo.,…
Weldon, Smith Elected to Space Foundation's Board of Directors
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 12, 2009) — The Board of Directors of the Space Foundation has elected The Honorable Dave Weldon, M.D., former congressman from Melbourne, Fla., and Ms. Patti Grace Smith, former associate administrator for Commercial Space Transportation for the Federal Aviation Administration from Washington, D.C., as members of the Board of Directors effective…
Space Foundation Recognizes Three GMV Products as Certified Space Technologies
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 11, 2008) — The Space Foundation welcomed insightArthroVR, Moviloc®, and SAGRAN, three of GMV’s many space-based products, as Certified Space Technologies. The Space Certification program was created by the Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, to raise awareness and understanding about the significant and practical benefits of technologies originally developed for…
Kids Get Chance to Touch – and Taste – Life on the Moon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 3, 2008) — The Space Foundation recently recognized three PLANET LLC commercial products – Space Garden, JSC-1A Lunar Regolith Simulant, and JSC-Mars-1A Martian Regolith Simulant – as Certified Education Products. The Space Certification program was created by the Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, to raise awareness and understanding about the…
"The Next Space Age" Begins March 30, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 30, 2008) — The Space Foundation announced “The Next Space Age” as the theme for the 25th National Space Symposium. Celebrating its silver anniversary, the National Space Symposium is the premier annual gathering of the global space community. The event will take place March 30 – April 2 at The Broadmoor…