Space Foundation News & Media
New Gen Spotlight: Not Your Typical Space Careers
This new series in Space Watch spotlights one New Generation participant and one New Gen mentor, providing insight into the success of these space professionals. The Space Foundation’s New Generation program was founded in 2008 as a forum to foster long-term peer relationships between young space professionals, aged 35 and younger, and top space leaders and mentors. To…
Space Foundation to Host Networking for New Generation Space Leaders in Washington, D.C.
by Bernadette Maisel, Space Foundation Director – Customer Relations and New Generation Program Lead The Space Foundation New Generation Programs are expanding from coast to coast, providing networking and mentorship opportunities for young professionals. The goal of our New Generation program is to foster meaningful, long-term peer relationships between space professionals aged 35 and younger,…
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…
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…
Support the Space Foundation's Annual Holiday Food Drive: Get Discounted Discovery Center Admission
The Space Foundation is supporting efforts to stock the pantries of the Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado in anticipation of greater need during colder weather and the holiday season. Receive $2 off admission to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs from Oct. 28 through Dec. 17 with your donation of…
Educators: Apply by Feb. 1 for the 2017 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 1, 2016) – 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…
Space Foundation Brings NASA Astronauts and STEM Education Program to Los Angeles Air Force Base
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 31, 2016) – In November, the Space Foundation will bring its Space in the Community STEM education program to Los Angeles Air Force Base to inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The week of Nov. 14 through 18, former NASA astronauts Lt. Col. Duane Carey,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Launch Abort Engine Hot Fire Tests to Support Next Era of Human Spaceflight Launches from the United States
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 31, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), has successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests on two Launch Abort Engines (LAE) featuring innovative new propellant valves for Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner service module propulsion system. The tests were conducted in the Mojave Desert…
Buzz Aldrin's ShareSpace Foundation Awards Giant Destination Mars Map™ to Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 26, 2016) – The newest education tool at the Space Foundation’s Lockheed Martin Space Education Center, located at the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, is a Giant Destination Mars Map™ recently awarded by Buzz Aldrin’s ShareSpace Foundation. As a Mars Map recipient, the Space Foundation will receive honorary membership into the…
Submit Paper Abstracts by Nov. 18 for Tech Track at 33rd Space Symposium
The Space Foundation is accepting paper abstracts for the 33rd Space Symposium Tech Track, and the deadline to submit is Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. The 33rd Space Symposium will be held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA, April 3-6, 2016. This premier global space conference annually attracts thousands of space professionals from dozens…