Space Symposium
Dr. Junichiro Kawaguchi to Receive 2012 Space Achievement Award
Recognized for his engagement in planetary robotic exploration, science and technology since the late 1970s, Junichiro Kawaguchi, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and former program director of the Lunar & Planetary Exploration Program Group for JAXA, will receive the 2012 Space Achievement Award from the Space Foundation at the the opening ceremony…
Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award Goes to NASA Social Media Team
Cited for creatively – and prolifically – using social media to build excitement and support for the space program, the NASA Social Media Team has been selected as the winner of the Space Foundation’s Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award, which is presented annually to an individual, team or organization that has made significant contributions…
Dozens of New Exhibitors Join 28th National Space Symposium
The Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium launches a significant new approach to exhibiting the event’s state-of-the-art space technologies and services. Widely known as the foremost space policy and program forum for the global space community, the 28th National Space Symposium will be held April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. This…
Lunch and Dinner Speakers Add Excitement to 28th National Space Symposium
Lunch and dinner are more than meals at the 28th National Space Symposium; they’re exciting additions to the agenda. Many of the meals sell out in advance, so early registration for the Symposium and advance meal ticket purchase is encouraged. The meals are not open to the public and are available only to Symposium attendees.…
28th National Space Symposium: What's New?
For 28 years, the Space Foundation has been growing and improving the National Space Symposium – adding new features, addressing new audiences and creating new opportunities to learn, network and be amazed. Every year, about a quarter of our attendees are first-time participants. For them, everything is a new experience. But, we also have changes…
First Fusion Forum to be Held in Conjunction with 28th National Space Symposium
The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) will present its first Fusion Forum with the goal of becoming an annual event that brings together top young minds from the United States and around world to focus on key space topics. Fusion Forum will take place in conjunction with the Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium, and…
Neil deGrasse Tyson is Symposium Keynote Speaker
Known for his enthusiastic, comprehensible and clever explanations of the mysteries of space, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., is the dynamic opening speaker who will deliver the “Symposium Launch Keynote” address for the 28th National Space Symposium, to be held April 16-19, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Tyson is the Frederick P. Rose…
Bolden to Share Vision for U.S. Space Program
Now, more than ever, the space industry’s leading decision makers want to hear from the head of the U.S. space program as he steers his organization through the critical months to come. The Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium, which runs April16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., will feature NASA Administrator Charles…
Meet the Mega Minds
The Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium will bring together the leading decision-makers from the global space community and, for one panel, some of the greatest scientific minds in the U.S. Moderated by Bill Nye the Science Guy®, who is both a popular media figure and a legitimate scientist, the last panel discussion of the…