Space Foundation News & Media
ROSCOSMOS Director General Igor Komarov to Speak at 34th Space Symposium
Russian delegation participation at the 34th Space Symposium will include featured speaker Igor Komarov, Director General, ROSCOSMOS State Space Corporation. Komarov has been Director General since August 2015. Previously, he served as a Director General of United Rocket and Space Corporation, and prior to that, as Deputy Head of the Federal Space Agency. He was graduated…
President Signs Directive for Return to the Moon and Future Travel to Mars
On Dec. 11, President Trump signed Space Policy Directive 1, the first recommendation of the reconvened National Space Council. According to the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., representatives, the order makes it national policy for NASA to return humans to the Moon for long-term exploration and use, and to build a foundation for eventual trips…
Space Foundation Board Selects Chris Kraft to Receive the 2018 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 11, 2017) — Each spring, during its Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation confers its highest honor — the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. For 2018, the Space Foundation Board of Directors has chosen to honor Christopher Columbus “Chris” Kraft, Jr., the first U.S. human space…
Homeschool Days in a Galaxy Far Away, Space Technology Tracking Jolly St. Nick and more at the Space Foundation Discovery Center this December
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 5, 2017) – The Space Foundation Discovery Center is hosting several events to wrap up 2017 that are interactive, educational and of course, fun. Before the Space Foundation offices and Discovery Center close for the holidays (Dec. 19 – Jan. 1), families will find the following things to do at the Discovery Center in…
Space Foundation Announces New Scholarship Recognizing Former Board Chairman, Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 4, 2017) – The Board of Directors of the Space Foundation held its annual meeting last week, where Admiral James O. Ellis Jr., USN (Ret.), led his final meeting as Chairman of the Board. In lieu of a traditional departure gift, the Space Foundation established a special scholarship recognizing Admiral Ellis…
Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF (Ret.), Elected Space Foundation Chairman
Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF (Ret.), was elected to a two-year term as Chairman of the Board.
Remembering Elliot Pulham
The Space Foundation team was saddened to learn in October of the passing of Elliot Holokauahi Pulham, its former Chief Executive Officer. Over his many years of service, Mr. Pulham made significant contributions to the Space Foundation and to the global space industry. We are grateful for his efforts and inspiration. The following tributes from…
Registration Opens for 2018 Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
The Space Foundation’s third annual Faga Forum on Space Intelligence will be held on Feb. 20 at SAIC in Chantilly, Va. This one-day classified conference requires U.S. citizenship and a TS/SCI security clearance for registration. The Forum will bring together industry, as well as government, decision makers versed in national security space and intelligence issues…
New Exhibits for a New School Year
by Bryan DeBates, Space Foundation Vice President – Education Now that the new school year is underway, new changes are arriving at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs to make the experience even better for students and visitors. Two new exhibits have been unveiled, recently. A View from Space, an exhibit from the Oregon Museum…