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by Megan Owen, Space Foundation Manager – Speakers & Programs Back in 2009, a silly boy broke my heart, told me I would never be smart enough to work in the space industry, wasn’t pretty and was all around a bore. Ouch. I decided to enter in a pageant just to prove him wrong, but…

Hohmann for the Holidays by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell started their 14-day Earth orbit mission when their Gemini VII spacecraft roared from the launch pad in early December. Both astronauts and the rest of NASA’s teams had been preparing for that Dec. 4 launch for months, but…

The Space Foundation welcomes and thanks its newest member companies of the Corporate Giving Club. The Club annually funds programs for school groups and the general public at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. It also supports innovative and interactive traveling exhibits, the restoration and preservation of historic space artifacts and the overall…

If you are already a frequent Amazon shopper, please start shopping with AmazonSmile! When you do, Amazon will donate to the Space Foundation.   You will help us raise critical funds that fuel our mission. AmazonSmile is a terrific and easy way to make your shopping do double duty by also supporting the Space Foundation.…

The Space Foundation team extends warmest wishes for a happy and safe holiday season. Space Foundation offices will be closed for holiday break beginning Monday, Dec. 21, reopening Monday, Jan. 4, at 8:00 a.m. The Discovery Center will be closed beginning Sunday, Dec. 20, reopening Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 10:00 a.m.   Best wishes for…

One Saturday each month, come tinker at the Discovery Center and meet fellow tinkerers. Our project on Dec. 5 will be quadcopters. Come at 10:00 a.m. and pay regular admission, plus a $10 workshop fee to fly our quadcopters. Or pay an additional $40 for a quadcopter kit to build and take home. The Space…

Enjoy A Taste of Space Technology at Rocket In My Beer! by Kevin Cook, Space Foundation Vice President Marketing & Communications Learning something new is always great and the Space Foundation team always makes learning fun. With that in mind, make plans today to join us on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.…

The Space Foundation is supporting efforts to stock the pantries of Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado in anticipation of greater need during colder weather and the holiday season. Care and Share supplies more than 300 partner agencies (food pantries, emergency shelters, soup kitchens, etc.) with food for our Southern Colorado neighbors in…

The Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs is beginning a new offering on the third Saturday of each month.   Following the Maker® movement, each month the Space Foundation will host a Tinker Space workshop, highlighting new and upcoming technologies in an educational environment.   Projects include: 3D printing, quadcopters, Raspberry Pi computers, robot…

by Bernadette Maisel, Space Foundation Director – Customer Care. Maisel was recently selected as Honorary Commander, 22nd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. The 22nd Space Operations Squadron is a U.S. Air Force unit of the 50th Network Operations Group, a part of the 50th Space Wing. On Oct. 19, I had the opportunity…