Space Foundation Press Releases
L3Harris Awards Grant to Space Foundation for Education Programming
Funds to Support STEM Initiatives COLORADO SPRINGS — April 8, 2025 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, today announced that L3Harris Technologies has awarded a $75,000 grant during the 40th Space Symposium Opening Ceremonies to inspire the next generation of aerospace leaders worldwide. The funding will…
Space Foundation Announces Recipient of Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. New Generation National Security Scholarship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — March 18, 2025 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, today announced that Master Sgt. Craig J. Evans, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, is the recipient of the Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. New Generation National Security Scholarship. This award provides the recipient full participation…
Space Foundation Selects El Pomar Foundation as Recipient of 2025 Athena Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — March 11, 2025 — Space Foundation today announced that El Pomar Foundation has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Athena Education Award. The award will be presented during the annual Space Symposium, to be held April 7-10 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Established in 2021, the Athena Education Award…
Space Foundation Announces BEI Technologies and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as 2025 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 25, 2025 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, today announced that two leading-edge technologies developed for space will be inducted into the 2025 Space Technology Hall of Fame®. The induction ceremony will occur during the annual Space Symposium, to be held April…
Space Foundation Names SpaceX Starship Mission Team as 2025 Space Achievement Award Recipient
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 11, 2025 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 as a gateway to unite the global space community, today announced that it has selected SpaceX as the recipient of the 2025 Space Achievement Award. Starship, the most powerful launch vehicle ever built, is designed for full and rapid…
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan Honored With 2025 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 14, 2025 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 as a gateway to unite the global space community, today announced that Dr. Kathryn Sullivan has been selected as the 2025 recipient of its highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. Named in honor of Space…
Space Foundation Announces Nomination Period for General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, Presented at 2025 Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 4, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering education, collaboration and information for the global space ecosystem, is now accepting nominations for its most prestigious honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. Named in memory of Gen. James E. Hill, USAF (Ret.), longtime…
Space Foundation Now Accepting Nominations for Space Technology Hall of Fame 2025 Induction Class
Recognition celebrates space technologies that bring positive impacts to life on Earth Nominations open through Aug. 30, 2024 Inductees to be honored at Space Symposium, April 7-10, 2025 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — June 4, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering education, collaboration and information for the global space ecosystem, today announced…
ULA Delta IV Heavy Launches into History with Spectacular Final Mission
On April 9, 2024 at 12:53 p.m. EDT, the final United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, NROL-70, marking the end of an era for this remarkable rocket. As one of the most powerful launch vehicles ever built, its propulsion and avionics systems built by…
SwRI demonstrating robotics for in-space manufacturing at Space Symposium
Institute builds new Space Robotics Center for in-space servicing, assembly, manufacturing R&D SAN ANTONIO, Texas — April 9, 2024 — Southwest Research Institute has invested in new space robotics capabilities to help the space industry pave the way for in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities. SwRI’s Intelligent Systems Division will demonstrate new ISAM-focused research…