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Speed Mentoring For Young Professionals
The premier gathering of the global space community, the 27th National Space Symposium is being held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. All new generation events are geared toward Symposium attendees, ages 35 and younger, who are completing their educations or are in the early stages of their careers. Part of…
Co-Sponsors Make Symposium Shine
More than 40 companies – leaders in aerospace industry and education and related businesses – are co-sponsors of the Space Foundation’s 27th National Space Symposium that kicks off next week in Colorado Springs, Colo. Through their involvement, the event will be the biggest, most comprehensive ever. Sponsors include: ADD STAFF – Audience with an Astronaut a.i.…
Maryland Superintendent is Shepard Award Recipient
An innovative school superintendent who takes advantage of his school district’s proximity to resources and works diligently to inspire and motivate students to excel in mathemateics and science has been selected as the 2011 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award recipient. James E. Richmond, superintendent of Charles County Public Schools in Maryland (CCPS) was selected…
Save the Date and Save
Couldn’t make the 27th National Space Symposium…. Or can’t wait to come back and do it again? Then, mark you calendar NOW for the 28th National Space Symposium: Date: April 16 – 19, 2012 Place: The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. You can expect even more top-level speakers, even more exciting exhibits, even more opportunities to…
Ambassador Schulte Will Speak at Symposium
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, has joined the slate of featured speakers for the 27th National Space Symposium. Presented by the Space Foundation, the 27th National Space Symposium will be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., and brings together all sectors of space…
Register now for Cyber 1.1
Space and cyberspace will intersect at the Space Foundation national conference, Cyber 1.1, to be held Monday, April 11, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. This full-day conference takes place immediately before the official opening of the 27th National Space Symposium. Similar to last year’s Cyber 1.0 conference, but with updated information, Cyber…
Space Achievement Awards for Two Companies
The Space Foundation has chosen two companies to receive 2011 Space Achievement Awards, in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments in space. SpaceX is being lauded for becoming the first commercial company to re-enter a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, and Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) is being recognized for its unique use of space to aid communications…
Three Journalists to Share Morrow Award
Three journalists who have shaped the way the nation views and understands space have been selected to receive the Space Foundation’s 2011 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award, to be presented at the 27th National Space Symposium, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 11. The recipients are: Jay Barbree, NBC News Marcia…
Symposium Panels Feature Top Leadership
The Space Foundation’s 27th National Space Symposium will be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., and will feature forums, presentations, speeches, special events and ample opportunity to hear from and network with the space community’s most influential leaders. Some of those leaders will comprise the panel “Industrial Base Mega Session.”…
March 11 is New Art Contest Deadline
Students in PreK-12th grade are invited to enter the Space Foundation art contest, “Human Space Travel in the Year 2020.” Students whose entries are selected for grand prize and first place will have the opportunity to meet former NASA astronaut Capt. Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., USN (Retired), when he announces the winners on Wednesday afternoon, April 13,…