Space Symposium

The Space Foundation’s ever popular Technical Track is calling for candidates to submit abstracts for 2018’s event. Tech Track provides the opportunity for candidates from all backgrounds to present technical ideas surrounding space launch, spacecraft technologies, architectures, processes, strategies and updates. Presenters from all generational strata, from space industry manufacturers and operators, from commercial, civilian…

The New Generation Space Leaders (New Gen) program at the 33rd Space Symposium kicked off Monday, April 3, with a welcome luncheon featuring guest speaker United Launch Alliance President and CEO, Salvatore T. “Tory” Bruno. United Launch Alliance was also a sponsor for the New Gen programming this year. After the luncheon, New Gen participants…

The inaugural Women’s Global Gathering was a popular addition to the 33rd Space Symposium, with more than 250 distinguished guests in attendance to hear featured speaker Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, USAF, Commander Air Force Material Command, followed by a panel of senior leaders discussing their insights on the crucial role of women in aerospace. Moderated by…

Each spring, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium is held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. The photographers who capture the action of the four-day conference are Thomas Kimmell, Brad Armstrong and Chuck Bigger. Here we feature just a few of their photos of the Symposium’s notable speakers, panels and participants. The 33rd Space Symposium…

When they returned to Earth on March 1, 2016, (March 2 Kazakhstan time) NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko had spent nearly a year in space. Their record-setting 342 days in space is expected to help pave the way for human spaceflight to Mars and other distant destinations. For that accomplishment, Kelly…

DigitalGlobe and journalists with The Associated Press (AP) worked together to deliver critical public visibility of modern day slavery in the fishing industry, helping the public at large gain a better understanding of how the use of space technology can improve the quality of life on Earth. The combination of DigitalGlobe satellite intelligence, and investigative…

The general public will have the opportunity to participate in a new event at the Space Symposium this year, by attending the Women’s Global Gathering luncheon, to be held Thursday, April 6, at The Broadmoor, site of the Space Symposium. The featured speaker for the Gathering will be Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, USAF, Commander, Air…

The 33rd Space Symposium opening ceremony on April 3 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, will feature a performance by the band Postmodern Jukebox (pictured) and presentation of these Space Foundation awards: Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award to Ashlie Blackstone Smith, eighth grade physical science teacher at Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls, in…

by Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President – Marketing & Communications Join us for the 2017 Space Technology Hall of Fame Awards Dinner as we mark 30 years of space technology excellence with an evening of civil discourse, critical thinking and good citizenship. Held during the last evening of the Space Foundation’s 33rd Space Symposium,…

The 3rd annual Space Foundation Yuri’s Night is shaping up to be one of the most exciting yet. The night will feature the opportunity to meet former Russian cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, and former NASA astronauts Lt. Col. Duane G. Carey, Gregory H. Johnson, Col. Paul S. Lockhart, Maj. Gen. Ronald M. Sega, Ph.D., and…