Space Foundation News & Media
Supporting the Workforce Pipeline
The Space Foundation is addressing the nationwide concern about the need to build a skilled workforce for the future. Its new Space in the Community program provides a long-game approach to growing an organic workforce, starting at the grass roots level by establishing a STEM education program that builds interest in science, technology, engineering and…
The Value of Networking: One Connection Can Make All the Difference
by Bernadette Maisel, Space Foundation Director – Customer Relations and New Generation Program Lead As a young professional, networking seems to be the common theme at many events I attend. Often, I attend these events just because there is a time set in the agenda for networking. I like to think of networking as an…
Space Foundation Supports United Launch Alliance and Ball Aerospace Interns' Record-setting Launch
On July 24, a 50-feet-tall high-power sport rocket carried payloads thousands of feet above Fort Carson Army Post, the largest sport rocket to launch anywhere in the world. This student rocket launch carried payloads weighing in at more than 1,200 pounds and generating 6,600 pounds of thrust off the launch pad. The event also included…
An Apollo 50th Anniversary Moment
“Say ‘Cheese!’” by John Holst, Space Foundation Research Analyst Moving quickly across the Moon’s surface, an object, looking somewhat like a toy spinning top lying on its side, transmitted streams of information back to Earth. The transmissions contained detailed photographs of the Moon’s surface, and fulfilled one of the main objectives of the Lunar Orbiter…
Space Watch: August 2016 (Volume: 15, Issue: 8)
The View From Here 100,000 Reasons We Appreciate Your Support Second View Growing an Organic Workforce Top News Network with Top Space Innovators and Investors at the Space Technology & Investment Forum Space Foundation Discovery Center Welcomes 100,000 Visitors Submit Nominations Now for the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award Honoring the Past,…
Network with Top Space Innovators and Investors at the Space Technology & Investment Forum
It’s not too late to request an invitation to attend the Space Foundation’s Space Technology & Investment Forum, to be held Aug. 16 and 17 at JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square. With 70 companies represented, the Forum will offer a unique opportunity to network with some of the most innovative, insightful and visionary professionals from…
Growing an Organic Workforce
by Bryan DeBates, Space Foundation Vice President – Education The United States is in trouble. According to the May 2016 jobs report (CNN Money) there were 5.8 million job openings that month that went unfulfilled. This is an indication that employers can’t find enough qualified individuals to fill those openings. Let’s take a closer look…
100,000 Reasons We Appreciate Your Support
A few weeks ago, the Space Foundation surpassed a critical milestone in the pursuit of our mission when we celebrated the 100,000th visitor to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. Perhaps even more significant, as our fiscal year ended on June 30, we exceeded the design capacity of the Discovery Center (40,000 per…
Progress is Heard as RS-25 Engine Roars to Life for NASA's Space Launch System
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 29, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully tested NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 development engine, 0528, as the engine roared to life for 650 seconds at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi earlier today. “When we send astronauts to deep space destinations, including…
Meet Former NASA Astronaut, Christopher “C.J.” Loria at the Space Foundation Discovery Center July 30 and Aug. 6
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 28, 2016) – Taking the small steps that help us make giant leaps, astronauts are on the frontline of space exploration. Drawn from many backgrounds and professions, these bold explorers help us push the frontiers of science, engineering and the future of humanity. This summer, the Space Foundation Discovery Center has been…