Space Foundation News & Media
Be a Hero of Space During the Space Foundation’s Summer of Discovery
The fourth annual Summer of Discovery program is in full swing at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. The summer has been broken into four themes all designed to celebrate the fields involved in space travel, Visionaries, Engineers, Scientists and Astronauts. Last month we celebrated visionaries. Before there can be small steps and giant leaps there…
New Corporate Giving Club Members Welcomed
by Kelly Shelton, Space Foundation Manager – Philanthropy The Space Foundation welcomes and thanks its newest member companies of the Corporate Giving Club. This annual program gives participating companies year-round marketing recognition along with some other great benefits. The marketing benefits include social media recognition, inclusion in our enewsletter Space Watch, branding in our lobby and…
Scavenger Hunts and Space Swag
There is a lot to see and do at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, but there is one activity that gets the entire family engaged, the Space Scavenger Hunt. For summer 2016, the scavenger hunt has been enhanced with a digital aspect, equipped with amazing prizes! For each theme of Summer of Discover (Visionaries, Scientists,…
Bryan DeBates Named Space Foundation Vice President – Education
The Space Foundation has promoted Bryan DeBates to Vice President – Education, from his previous position as Senior Director – Education, effective July 1. In this position, DeBates will administer the development and implementation of the Space Foundation’s education programs that support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. This includes establishing project goals and…
Discovery Center Welcomes Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
In June, the Space Foundation customized some of its education activities for students from the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. The students visited the Discovery Center for space-based learning about weather and severe storms. The Space Foundation team used its 3D printers at the Discovery Center to make plastic models with ridges…
Explore Space Experience Launches at Discovery Center
A goal of the Space Foundation’s education programs is to help young students develop an interest in STEM subjects, to spark life-long passion for science, technology, engineering and math. It is part of our education mission to partner with communities and with parents on organic workforce development, so that children can put down roots in…
Save the Date for Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
Plan now to attend the Space Foundation’s Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, a one-day classified conference that connects participants with government and industry decision makers versed in national security space and intelligence issues. Following on the success of the first Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, the 2017 conference will also be held in the Washington,…
June Space-related Activities in Washington, D.C.
by Brendan Curry, Vice President – Washington Operations The month of June saw activity on a variety of space-related fronts in the nation’s capital, and the addition of a new intern at the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office. Ariel Sheely just completed her sophomore year at George Mason University. She is studying government, and also…
Report on Space Foundation Participation in Delegation to UN Meetings
The Space Foundation participated June 8-17 in the 59th Session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, at the United Nations Office in Vienna. The Committee meets every year to promote international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. During this year’s session, David Kendall, of Canada, assumed the chair of…
Report on "Advancing the Trilateral Europe-United States-Japan Space Security Partnership" Conference
Space Foundation Senior Vice President Steve Eisenhart recently participated in the third “Advancing the Trilateral Europe-United States-Japan Space Security Partnership” Conference held in Prague, Czech Republic. This by-invitation event for about 100 speakers and attendees was conducted by the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI), together with its partner, the Secure World Foundation (SWF), and accommodated…