Space Foundation Press Releases
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…
Media Advisory
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 1, 2008) — Accredited media are invited to attend and report from Strategic Space and Defense 2008. Who: Strategic Space and Defense 2008 will attract nearly 2,000 participants including the senior leadership of the U.S. Strategic Command and its component and supported commands, representatives of the national security industrial base, major…
Space Education Launch Pad for Teachers and Students in Omaha
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 23, 2008) — The Space Foundation is pleased to announce a significant space education opportunity in conjunction with Strategic Space and Defense 2008. Presented by the Space Foundation and Space News, Strategic Space and Defense, the global security conference for space and defense professionals, is set to take place at the…
Space Situational Awareness – Panel Focus at Strategic Space and Defense 2008
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 22, 2008) — Space and space-enabled systems have fundamentally altered the ability and manner in which the military understands and conducts operations around the globe. Space Situational Awareness (SSA), the ability to monitor and predict threats in space, is essential to mission success and protection of space assets as well as…
Senator Ben Nelson Featured Speaker for The Strategic Space and Defense Dinner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 17, 2008) — The Space Foundation announced today that The Honorable Ben Nelson, United States Senate, will be the featured speaker for The Strategic Space and Defense Dinner. The conference is set to take place at the Qwest Center Omaha Convention Center and Arena in Omaha, Neb., 6-8 October and will…
Parker Named Special Adviser for International Affairs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 15, 2008) — The Space Foundation has named William Van Rensalier Parker as Special Adviser for International Affairs. Parker will advise Foundation leadership on international matters and work in developing new relationships and opportunities with global companies and organizations. His broad experience in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Washington, D.C., brings a…
STRATCOM Integration Topic of Panels at Strategic Space and Defense 2008
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 11, 2008) — U.S. Strategic Command is tasked with the mission to integrate the resources and capabilities of all Department of Defense services to provide operational capability throughout the global theater. Panels from both military and defense industry perspectives during Strategic Space and Defense 2008 will explore the complexities that come…
Advance Registration Ends 12 September for Strategic Space and Defense 2008
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 5, 2008) — Register by 12 September and save on standard industry registration for Strategic Space and Defense 2008, the global security conference for space and defense professionals. Individuals who register and pay in full by 12 September will receive the Advance Registration rate, a $200 savings off standard industry registration. …
Thomas Young to share national security space panel recommendations at Strategic Space and Defense 2008
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 4, 2008) — Mr. A. Thomas Young, respected space authority and former Lockheed Martin executive, will present findings from the congressionally mandated National Security Space Independent Assessment Panel Report, “Leadership, Organization, and Management for National Security Space” at Strategic Space and Defense 2008. Featuring the foremost military, defense industry, and government…