Space Foundation News & Media
Space Love at Its Finest
Who doesn’t love space? No one we know, and this month we are bringing out all our love of space at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. Wednesday, Feb. 1, Homeschool Days: I ❤️ Space Hands-on science activities linked to learning about space travel and the universe. Saturday, Feb. 4, Star Days: I ❤️ Space Spend the…
Space in the Community Returns to Tulsa
The Space Foundation education team returned to Tulsa, Okla., just nine months after delivering a Space in the Community program to more than 5,000 students there. They were invited back after the success of the program at Tulsa-area schools last May. The team spent the last week of January delivering more hands-on STEM activities, teacher…
Report from Washington
by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations With a new Congress and new Administration in place, 2017 is off to a fast start. While legislation, executive actions and other initiatives are cropping up each day, there is very little activity on the space side. Several members of the Trump Administration’s NASA landing…
Winners of Space Foundation's Seventh Annual International Student Art Contest Announced
For the Space Foundation’s seventh annual International Student Art Contest, 3,099 entries were submitted from 50 countries and 31 U.S. states by students ages 3 through 18 years. Of those, 25 winners from seven countries were selected, with one entry chosen for the top Space Foundation Achievement Award. The 2017 contest theme is “Space Through…
Celebrate 30 Years of the Space Technology Hall of Fame with Mr. Jefferson and P.J. O'Rourke
The Timeless Spirit of Exploration What lessons do modern space exploration and the Lewis and Clark Expedition share? Find out at the 2017 Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner as we mark 30 years of space technology excellence with an evening of civil discourse, critical thinking and good citizenship. Featured guest speaker Clay Jenkinson skillfully portrays…
Join the Party at Yuri's Night
The Space Foundation is kicking off Space Symposium week in Colorado Springs with a party that any adult can attend! Yuri’s Night is the global space party that celebrates the accomplishments of Yuri Gagarin, as well as the U.S. Space Shuttle program. Enjoy spirits and meet astronauts, all for a good cause. Proceeds from Yuri’s…
Volunteer Louis Ramon Receives Jacobs Community Care Award
During his nearly 50-year aerospace career, former NASA engineer Lou Ramon was involved in a number of U.S. human spaceflight programs, from Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle to the International Space Station. He is now a dedicated volunteer docent at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. Among the many highlights during his…
Register Now for Women's Global Gathering Luncheon at 33rd Space Symposium
A new forum has been added to the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium that will be open to Symposium registrants as well as non-registrants. This year, we will launch our inaugural Women’s Global Gathering, to provide a unique opportunity to hear about the accomplishments and opportunities for women in the space industry. Our thanks to co-sponsors…
What is the Future of Space?
What is the future of space? I have to confess up front that I don’t have the answer. I do have lots of questions. Of most immediate concern is the new administration’s ideas about space policy. What’s the plan? What’s the budget? Are we going to jettison all things Obama, or make more gradual course…
Boeing Exhibit Center and Pavilion Sells Out in Record Time
The Boeing Exhibit Center and Pavilion has sold out months in advance of the Space Foundation’s 33rd Space Symposium, to be held April 3-6, 2017, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. This is the earliest in the Symposium’s 33-year history that the exhibit center has sold out. For 2017, The Boeing Company is sponsoring…