Space Foundation News & Media
Brunswick Elected to Military Affairs Council Board of Directors
The Military Affairs Council (MAC) is celebrating 75 years of service to the military in the Colorado Springs community. Founded in 1941, the MAC has more than 250 members, and is the lead on recognition events for military personnel, including the Annual Armed Forces Week Celebration. In October, the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance Board…
Gen. William Shelton Elected Space Foundation Vice Chairman
The Board of Directors of the Space Foundation held its annual meeting on Nov. 10, and Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF (Ret.), was elected to a one-year term as Vice Chairman of the Board. Shelton is former Commander, Air Force Space Command. ADM James O. Ellis, Jr., USN (Ret.), will continue as Chairman of the…
AFA Awards Colorado Medal of Merit to Space Foundation
Bryan DeBates, Space Foundation Vice President – Education, and Elias Molen, Manager – Space Education, were recently honored by the Colorado Air Force Association with the Colorado Medal of Merit. The award was given to DeBates and Molen for their work in the partnership between the Space Foundation and the Air Force Association’s (AFA) StellarXplorers…
Verizon Foundation Grant Funds Space Foundation Program for Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region
Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, the Space Foundation will offer a new program for Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. Six Tinker Space workshops will be held between November 2016 and May 2017, specifically for Boys & Girls Club of the…
Educators: Gain Recognition for Your Contributions to Technology in Education
Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2017 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation, the award recognizes contributors to technology…
Taking Space in the Community to Maryland
Three members of the Space Foundation Education Team took its Space in the Community STEM education program to Charles County Public Schools in Maryland in November. The Space Foundation has a long-standing relationship with the schools in Charles County, and was able to work with students across the county from 3rd grade on up to…
From the Tall to the Small – We all Need Space
From the small to the tall, space technology benefits all of us on Earth. Jockey Willie Shoemaker and NBA player Kareem Abdul Jabbar explain in this short PSA from the 1980s that what we learn up there in space, helps us all down here. In the early 1980s, the Space Foundation teamed up with the…
Bac-Shield Steam Applied Antimicrobial is Space Certified Space Technology
The Space Foundation has officially recognized STERIS IMS as the newest Certified Space Technology partner for its application of Bac-Shield Steam Applied Antimicrobial (Steam Applied Chitosan Antimicrobial) to medical devices. STERIS IMS is a surgical device management and consulting company, with sales and clinical teams serving more than 4,000 healthcare facilities in the United States.…
SmallSat Symposium to be Held in February in Silicon Valley
Registration has begun for the 2017 SmallSat Symposium, to be held Feb 6-8, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. Participants in the Symposium will include manufacturers, system operators, launch providers, investors and representatives of financial institutions. Questions to be addressed include: How to market and price a small satellite service What will…
NORAD Tracks Santa for 61st Year Thanks to GPS
by Colleen Parith, Coordinator – Social Media & Public Relations It all began 61 years ago on Christmas Eve, right here in Colorado Springs, when a young child called a hotline promising to disclose the location of Santa Claus as he made his yearly journey around the world. The hotline number had been misprinted, and…