Space Foundation News & Media
How Will Your Children Spend the Summer?
Why send your children to camp when they can have an Explore Space Experience! Launch your future explorer, scientist or engineer into a memorable summer adventure at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, with a new summer program in Colorado Springs. Specifically for youngsters ages nine through 12 years, Explore Space Experience is designed and led…
Visit Alien Worlds at the Space Foundation Discovery Center this Saturday, May 7
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 4, 2016) – It’s time to explore the other side of the universe, and the unusual inhabitants of distant planets. The Space Foundation Discovery Center is celebrating aliens and their worlds this Saturday as part of Star Days “Alien Worlds.” Take your photo as an explorer on an alien world as you…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Headed to Mars for 13th Time
SPARKS, Nev. (May 2, 2016) – NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems, a business area of aerospace and defense company SNC, multiple contracts to supply critical hardware for the Mars 2020 mission. Scheduled to launch in 2020, the robotic science rover will investigate key questions about the habitability…
Sealing the Deal at the Space Symposium
The Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium is known as the must-attend global space conference for conducting meaningful business. In addition to the robust Symposium agenda, side meetings during the four-day conference provide opportunities to “seal the deal.” During the 32nd Space Symposium in April, Dr. Matthew Choung, Chairman of Aribio, Incorporated, and Kevin C. Cook,…
How the Space Symposium Supported STEM Field Trips
The annual Space Symposium got a little brighter this year thanks to many of the attendees! Space Foundation team members were overwhelmed by the support, inspirational messages and stories that were shared at the Space Foundation philanthropy booth during the 32nd Space Symposium. In an effort to spread awareness about the robust Space Foundation education…
32nd Space Symposium – A Social Affair
The 32nd Space Symposium was more social than ever this year! The new mobile Space Symposium app was designed with social interaction in mind, and with over 1,500 users and 181,000 interactions, we would say it was a success. The app also allowed users to post directly from the app to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. …
Promoting Aerospace in Colorado
Space Foundation COO Shelli Brunswick participated in the recent Government Aerospace Affairs Forum, a bi-annual event organized by the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) and the Colorado Space Coalition. The purpose of the forum was to inform Colorado Congressional delegation staff members of important legislative issues to promote aerospace in Colorado. …
Request an Invitation for the Space Technology & Investment Forum Aug. 16 and 17
Held in the heart of San Francisco, the Space Technology & Investment Forum is a by-invitation boutique investment conference that joins together top venture capitalists and angel investors with space industry experts who can explain the technical, legal and business issues critical to market analysis and risk assessment. Successful space industry CEOs and founders of…
What’s Going On at the Discovery Center This Month
The Space Foundation Discovery Center is going to be a busy this month! We invite homeschool students to join us for two Homeschool Days in May. “Tinkering” will be offered Wednesday, May 4, and Thursday, May 19. Homeschool students will search out the inventor inside and learn how toys work, build a mini game, design…
Celebrate Space in May
The first week of May is a big one for any space enthusiast, with three national days of space celebration filling calendars and date books. May 4 – National Star Wars Day “May the fourth be with you.” The force is strong this month. Not only was George Lucas born during the month of May,…