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Gen. Moorman is 2012 Hill Award Recipient
 Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF, Ret., former vice chief of staff of the Air Force will be presented with the Space Foundation’s highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, at a special luncheon sponsored by Raytheon on April 18, 2012, at the 28th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel…
Gen. Shelton Slated for Symposium
 Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, will be a featured speaker at the Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium, which is set for April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is currently scheduled to speak Tuesday afternoon, April 17. Shelton joins a roster of high-level industry, military, civil…
Ball Aerospace Sponsors Exhibit Center
 Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. will sponsor the 28th National Space Symposium exhibit center with an impressive and comprehensive array of the latest space technology, equipment and services. The Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center will now include the new Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center Pavilion, located adjacent to the Carriage Museum at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado…
Super Early Bird Discount Rate Now Available
 The Space Foundation’s 28th National Space Symposium will be the “must-attend” space event of 2012 with featured speakers and panels addressing all aspects of space, plus special events and presentation of several prestigious space-related awards. What makes it the must-attend event? Networking Make valuable connections with top industry, military and government decision-makers, build your professional network and get business done –…
Space Art Contest is Open to Students Worldwide
 Young artists with an interest in space have a rare opportunity to be part of the global space community by entering the 2012 Space Foundation Student Art Contest. The Space Foundation invites students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, or equivalent, throughout the world to enter original artwork depicting the theme “Space is Infinite – Explore!” for…
Apply Now To Become a Teacher Liaison
 The Space Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2012 flight of Teacher Liaisons. This will be the tenth year of this prestigious, nationally recognized program that provides select honored educators numerous benefits and privileges, helps strengthen their teaching skills, builds resumes and influences education at a national level. The deadline to apply is Friday,…
Index Performance in 3Q2011
It was a difficult quarter for most of the U.S. stock market and the Space Foundation Indexes were no exception. The third quarter of 2011 saw an abrupt end to the growth that characterized the first half of the year. The Space Foundation Index declined in the third quarter by slightly more than 20 percent,…
IAF Honors Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductee
 United States Air Force Space Command and Lockheed Martin Space Systems were recognized last month by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) for contributions to the Global Positioning System (GPS) program. IAF presented the two organizations with a special, one-time IAF 60th Anniversary Award during the International Astronautical Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. GPS was…
Space Foundation Participates in IAC, SGC
Two Space Foundation representatives, Director – Space Awareness Kevin Cook and Director – Research & Analysis Micah Walter-Range were on the agenda at the 62nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Cape Town, South Africa, last month. In addition, Walter-Range participated in the Space Generation Congress (SGC), a three-day pre-conference event geared toward young space professionals…
Space Foundation Updates Appropriations Information
The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed its Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) bill, S. 1572, which includes funds for NASA and NOAA. The CJS bill would appropriate $17.9 billion in funding for NASA, which is $800 million less than the president requested for FY 2012. Still, that’s $1.1 billion…