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Meet the Astronauts Who Made Space History at Space Foundation Yuri's Night April 12
The Space Foundation invites the public to help launch its Space Symposium week in Colorado Springs with an event at the Discovery Center that celebrates the U.S. Space Shuttle program while raising funds for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Meet the astronauts and former NASA administrators who shaped U.S. history in space. The…
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
Steps to Apollo, Two-by-Two By John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst A little over 50 years ago on Jan. 19, 1965, a capsule was launched from Launch Complex 19 in Cape Kennedy, Fla. It was the second capsule to be launched as a part of NASA’s Project Gemini program. Project Gemini was a testbed for…
Reception Welcomes a New Generation of Space Professionals
The board of directors of the Space Foundation held its annual meeting in Cocoa Beach, Fla. in January. While there, the Space Foundation and its Corporate Member, Space Florida, hosted a New Generation Networking and Space Coast Professional Reception at the new Exploration Tower in Port Canaveral. The reception enabled more than 50 young space…
A Heartfelt Valentine’s Message
Your philanthropic support is critical in fueling the Space Foundation’s mission success, and your generosity is significant in funding our education, advocacy and public awareness about the importance of space. Your support comes to us in many ways throughout the year: Annual Gifts Ongoing annual gifts quickly add up and go to work immediately to…
Volunteers Support Symposium Success
The Space Foundation sends its thanks in advance to our more than 300 volunteers who will support this year’s 31st Space Symposium. Volunteers provide valuable support in crucial areas, such as exhibitor registration, speaker support, on-site registrant check-in, greeter/directional personnel and technical support. The Symposium will be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in…
Space Foundation Team Member Selected for NASA Social Event
By Colleen Parith, Space Foundation Marketing & Communications Specialist If you told me a month ago, I would be chosen by NASA to attend the Orion Flight Test on Dec. 4, 2014, I probably would have smiled, laughed and said “Yeah right!” Turns out, I would have been very wrong. More than 3,000 applications were…
You Shop; Amazon Gives…to the Space Foundation!
Shop with AmazonSmile and a portion of your purchases will go directly to the Space Foundation When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll get the exact same prices, selection and convenience as Amazon.com. The only difference is that your shopping will benefit the programs of the Space Foundation! Amazon will donate 0.5 percent of the purchase…
Space Foundation Welcomes New Research & Analysis Team Members
This fall, the Space Foundation welcomed two new team members to its World Headquarters in Colorado Springs. John Holst is a research analyst, and his background is primarily in the Air Force, where he worked in a variety of space-related positions, both as a servicemember and later as a contractor for the Missile Defense Agency.…
Space & Science Fiction Costume Ball will Benefit STEM Education
The 3rd Annual Space & Science Fiction Costume Ball will be held at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Drive, Colorado Springs, on Saturday, Oct. 25, 7:00-11:00 p.m. Proceeds will benefit STEM education by providing scholarships for students and teachers to experience hands-on field trips to the Discovery Center. The ticket price includes two…
Gina Taranto is 2014 Outstanding Fundraising Executive
On Sept. 19, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Southern Colorado Chapter presented the 2014 Award for Outstanding Fundraising Executive to the Space Foundation’s Director – Development Gina Taranto, CFRE. This award annually recognizes an individual in the Southern Colorado area for outstanding work, time, passion and commitment to making the community better by elevating philanthropy.…