Space Foundation News & Media
Last Issue of Space Watch
After 16 years, the Space Foundation’s monthly newsletter Space Watch is ending with the November 2017 issue. Read about this decision, and other changes at the Space Foundation, in CEO Tom Zelibor’s View From Here in this issue. Coming in December, you’ll find more current information about the Space Foundation and global space news on…
Update on Space-related Activities
Throughout October, most of the activity on Capitol Hill was largely focused on tax reform, but there was some space-related activity.
Submit Abstracts by Nov. 10 for 34th Space Symposium Tech Track
The Space Foundation is accepting abstracts for papers to be presented at the 34th Space Symposium Tech Track, April 16, 2018, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. This premier global space conference annually attracts thousands of space professionals from dozens of countries. Abstracts will be accepted until Nov. 10, 2017, and authors will…
Educators: Apply by Feb. 1 for the 2018 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 25, 2017) – Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2018 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space…
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson to Speak at 34th Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 12, 2017) – For its 34th year, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium will bring together leaders of the civil, commercial and defense space sectors from more than 30 spacefaring nations to discuss and shape the future of space. The Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, The Honorable Heather A. Wilson, will…
See the 34th Space Symposium Website for Featured Speakers
The Space Foundation is the world’s premier organization to inspire, educate, connect, and advocate on behalf of the global space community. As such, for our 34th Space Symposium, we are bringing together leaders of the civil, commercial, and defense space sectors from more than 30 spacefaring nations to discuss and shape the future of space.…
Space Watch: October 2017 (Volume: 16, Issue: 10)
The View From Here Delivering on the Promises of Space Space Symposium See the 34th Space Symposium Website for Early Featured Speakers Experience the 34th Space Symposium as a Volunteer 2018 Technical Track Call for Abstracts Spotlight Scenes from the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow Art is Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders World Space…
2018 Technical Track Call for Abstracts
The Space Foundation’s ever popular Technical Track is calling for candidates to submit abstracts for 2018’s event. Tech Track provides the opportunity for candidates from all backgrounds to present technical ideas surrounding space launch, spacecraft technologies, architectures, processes, strategies and updates. Presenters from all generational strata, from space industry manufacturers and operators, from commercial, civilian…
Scenes from the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
The weekend of Sept. 23 and 24, the Space Foundation participated in Colorado’s Pikes Peak Regional Airshow, offering hands-on STEM activities for children at its booth in the KidZone. The activities were designed by the Space Foundation education team to introduce children of all ages and skill levels to basic concepts of science, technology, engineering…
World Space Week 2017
In 1999, the United Nations declared that October 4 through 10 of each year would be known as World Space Week, a time “to celebrate at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition.” Since then, World Space Week has grown into the largest public space…