Space Symposium
Kick Off Space Symposium Week at Space Foundation Yuri's Night
Here are the top 10 reasons you should be sure to buy your tickets now for Space Foundation Yuri’s Night, to be held Sunday, April 10, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., at the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. 1. Kick off Space Symposium week with a great party for a great cause – STEM education! 2.…
Stay Connected Year Round!
Our customers tell us year after year about the beneficial and meaningful connections made at the Space Symposium, and we want to help you make those lasting connections starting today! There are several ways to connect with the Space Foundation, and with other like-minded space professionals. The 32nd Space Symposium app will let you see…
Gen. Ed Wilson is Featured Speaker for Cyber 1.6 Luncheon
Maj. Gen. Burke E. “Ed” Wilson, Commander, 24th Air Force, will be the featured luncheon speaker for the Space Foundation’s cyberspace conference, Cyber 1.6, to be held Monday, April 11, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Cyber 1.6 Classified will focus on senior leadership views on Department of Defense and industry cyber activities, with emphasis on hot…
Tech Track Expands the Technical Content of 32nd Space Symposium
by Megan Owen, Space Foundation Manager – Speakers & Programs The Technical Track was added to the Space Symposium in 2014, and the program has now expanded to a day and half agenda with more than 35 papers presented and several featured speakers. One of the key factors to the growing popularity and success of…
What’s New for New Gen? An Update on New Generation Initiatives at the 32nd Space Symposium
by Bernadette Maisel and Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation New Generation Program Leads In 2008, the Space Foundation’s New Generation Initiatives (‘New Gen’) program was created to foster meaningful, long-term peer relationships between space professionals aged 35 and younger, and to provide access to top space leaders and opportunities for individual career development and mentorship. New…
Register by March 11 for Last Discount on Standard Industry Registration
March 11 will be the last day to take advantage of the last discount to be offered on standard industry registration for the Space Foundation’s 32nd Space Symposium. The must-attend global space conference of 2016, the 32nd Space Symposium will be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA, and will feature…
SpaceX Wins 2016 Space Achievement Award
In December 2015, SpaceX, a known pioneer in the space industry, successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 left Cape Canaveral in Florida, delivered 11 satellites to orbit and historically landed the first stage minutes later. For that achievement, the Space Foundation has selected SpaceX to receive one of…
Andy Weir is the 2016 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award Recipient
Andy Weir’s debut novel The Martian captivated readers when it was first published as a blog in 2011. Weir’s fictional story of NASA astronaut Mark Watney’s struggle to survive on Mars attracted the interest of a broad population, well beyond the ranks of space fans. Enthusiasm for the story propelled the book to The New…
Medtronic LaRC-SI and Radar Technologies International WATEX are the 2016 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees
The Space Foundation’s 32nd Space Symposium will culminate on April 14 with ceremonies celebrating the induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® of two innovations developed for space that now improve life on Earth. The 2016 inductees are: Medtronic LaRC-SI, revolutionary insulation for the treatment of heart irregularities Radar Technologies International WATEX, using satellite…
Space Symposium Opening Ceremony to Feature Space Awards and Performance by Tower of Power
The opening ceremony of Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium is known for its dynamic entertainment and presentation of awards celebrating the global space community’s most outstanding accomplishments. The opening ceremony of the 32nd Space Symposium on April 11 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., will feature a performance by the band Tower of Power…