Space Foundation News & Media
Midland International Air & Space Port Receives Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Compatible Landing Site Designation
SPARKS, Nev. (Nov. 3, 2016) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and the Midland Development Corporation (MDC) today announce that Midland International Air & Space Port is now considered a compatible landing site for SNC’s Dream Chaser spacecraft. Midland International Air & Space Port, located in Midland, Texas, has successfully completed the compatibility portion of the Dream…
Save the Date for Space Foundation Yuri's Night 2017
The public is invited to join the Space Foundation’s Yuri’s Night celebration on Sunday, April 2, launching Space Symposium week in Colorado Springs. Yuri’s Night parties and events are held around the world every April in commemoration of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s first manned spaceflight in 1961, and the inaugural launch of NASA’s Space Shuttle in…
Meet Educators Who Love Space: Apply Now for the Teacher Liaison Program
Nov. 25 is the deadline to apply for the 2017 flight of the Space Foundation’s international Teacher Liaison program. Teacher Liaisons are extraordinary educators who use space-related education programs in the classroom, and act as advocates for space-based education in their schools and districts. A new flight of educators is accepted each winter, and if selected for…
Finding Funds for STEM Education at the Rocky Mountain CFC Fairs
During the month of October, the Space Foundation participated at local Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) fairs at the regional military installations. The Combined Federal Campaign is the world’s largest giving campaign, with more than $8 billion raised for charities around the globe. Over 25,000 charities participate in the program, and the Space Foundation is one…
Space World is Newest Space Certified Education Product
The Space Foundation welcomes its most recent Certified Education Product – Space World™ – and partner company Intergalactic Education LLC, based in Washington, D.C. Founder Justin Park has been campaigning to get Space World into classrooms across the U.S. “Good decisions require an even better vision,” he said. “Intergalactic Education continues to execute its strategic…
The President Wants YOU to know about Space Technology
Election season is upon us and whether you support the Republican, Democratic or a third party, there is one thing we can all agree on — the work done in space, benefits all parties here on Earth. In the late 1980’s the Space Foundation teamed up with former U.S. Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter…
GPS: Making the World Safer
by Brandon Kurtz, Guest Contributor* As I sat reading a book about the history of GPS, I was reminded of the societal benefits this innovation brought to the world. Though it has existed for over 30 years, warfighters and civilians alike continue to use GPS to a considerable extent, as it provides a highly reliable…
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment: On the Cusp of Apollo
Cusp of Apollo: Gemini XII by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst Walking toward their rocket, two astronauts had signs taped to their backs. Instead of victims of a “Kick me” joke, the astronauts were the joke perpetrators with one sign displaying the word “THE” and the other the word “END.” The astronauts and jokers,…
October Activity on the Hill
by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations October was a slow month in the policy world, due to congressional recess in D.C. and the focus on the election. NASA authorization bills have been passed in both the House and Senate, and congressional staff from each side are meeting to reconcile the differences…
Save the Date for Faga Forum on Space Intelligence 2017
Earlier this year, the Space Foundation launched a new classified one-day space conference in the greater Washington, D.C., area. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence was created in response to ongoing requests for more classified programming, and was named for Space Foundation Director Emeritus Martin C. Faga, former Director, National Reconnaissance Office. The Faga Forum…