Space Foundation Press Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 13, 2009) — Technology is serious business – but understanding it doesn’t have to be. In this spirit, the Space Foundation has chosen Bill Nye the Science Guy® to entertain and inform the audience at the Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner April 2 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs,…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 13, 2009) — Top Space executives from the across the industry will gather for the featured panel Today’s Top Space Companies Look at the Next Space Age during the 25th National Space Symposium. These leaders will discuss the challenges and opportunities coming in The Next Space Age of the $251 billion…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 11, 2009) — The Space Foundation has sold out all available exhibit space in the Boeing Exhibit Centers for the 25th National Space Symposium, March 30 – April 2 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. It is the largest field of exhibitors in the history of the National Space…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 6, 2009) — Known for his enthusiastic, comprehensible, and clever explanations of the mysteries of space to the general public, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., is the recipient of the Space Foundation’s 2009 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award. The award will be presented during the spectacular Opening Ceremony of the 25th…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 6, 2009) — The Space Foundation has good news for college students and transitioning military looking for jobs in the space industry. First, the outlook for landing a well-paid professional position in space and aeronautics is stronger than most other career tracks. And, second, high-caliber employers looking for candidates will gather…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…