Spotlight
New Corporate Giving Club Members Welcomed
by Kelly Shelton, Space Foundation Manager – Philanthropy The Space Foundation welcomes and thanks its newest member companies of the Corporate Giving Club. This annual program gives participating companies year-round marketing recognition along with some other great benefits. The marketing benefits include social media recognition, inclusion in our enewsletter Space Watch, branding in our lobby and…
Be a Hero of Space During the Space Foundation’s Summer of Discovery
The fourth annual Summer of Discovery program is in full swing at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. The summer has been broken into four themes all designed to celebrate the fields involved in space travel, Visionaries, Engineers, Scientists and Astronauts. Last month we celebrated visionaries. Before there can be small steps and giant leaps there…
Scavenger Hunts and Space Swag
There is a lot to see and do at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, but there is one activity that gets the entire family engaged, the Space Scavenger Hunt. For summer 2016, the scavenger hunt has been enhanced with a digital aspect, equipped with amazing prizes! For each theme of Summer of Discover (Visionaries, Scientists,…
Elliot Pulham Presents Bill Nye with RNASA Award
At the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) 30th annual black-tie Space Awards Gala, Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham presented the 2016 Space Communicator Award to Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society and best known for his role as Bill Nye the Science Guy. Pulham previously presented Nye with a communications award in 2013…
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
Suit & Tether by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst After aborting the Gemini IX mission in May 1966 because of a target vehicle launch failure, NASA moved with uncharacteristic swiftness to implement a slightly modified mission plan nearly two weeks later. The new mission, Gemini IX-A, would be piloted by the same astronauts billeted…
Be A Space Hero This Summer
Summer of Discovery is returning to the Space Foundation Discovery Center, and this year you can be a space hero. Four themes will take you on a fun and educational journey through the work of visionaries, scientists, engineers and astronauts. Our summer program will give you a chance to experience what it will be like…
Share Your Expertise – Volunteer at the Discovery Center!
With the approach of summer, the Space Foundation is looking for space-enthusiasts to join our team of volunteers. Volunteers assist with everything from interacting with youth group camps visiting our Discovery Center, to putting computer skills to use in our AGI Space Missions Simulation Lab. We can use your help in our Mars Robotics Laboratory…
Promoting Aerospace in Colorado
Space Foundation COO Shelli Brunswick participated in the recent Government Aerospace Affairs Forum, a bi-annual event organized by the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) and the Colorado Space Coalition. The purpose of the forum was to inform Colorado Congressional delegation staff members of important legislative issues to promote aerospace in Colorado. …
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
Gemini’s “Pitch” Hitter by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst Gemini IX’s major objective was an in-orbit rendezvous with a Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle (GATV). This would have been the third rendezvous, allowing NASA and its astronauts to gain more experience for Project Apollo’s lunar missions. The plan was to launch the GATV first. After a…
What’s Going On at the Discovery Center This Month
The Space Foundation Discovery Center is going to be a busy this month! We invite homeschool students to join us for two Homeschool Days in May. “Tinkering” will be offered Wednesday, May 4, and Thursday, May 19. Homeschool students will search out the inventor inside and learn how toys work, build a mini game, design…