Space Foundation News & Media
Space Symposium to Open with Space Agency Leaders Panel
More than a dozen space agency leaders will fill the stage when the 32nd Space Symposium panel discussions begin on Tuesday, April 12, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. This premier global space conference annually attracts thousands of space professionals from dozens of countries. The 32nd Space Symposium will also feature discussion of…
Space Foundation Announces Sixth Annual International Student Art Contest Winners
With the second largest participation of its six year history, the Space Foundation’s Sixth Annual International Student Art Contest has resulted in 25 winners from eight countries. There were a total of 3,883 entries from 40 countries and 38 U.S. states submitted for the 2016 contest. Students from around the globe, ages 3 through 18,…
Faga Forum on Space Intelligence to be Held Feb. 10
Engage with government and industry decision makers, versed in national security space and intelligence issues to discuss current challenges, opportunities and solutions at the Space Foundation’s Faga Forum on Space Intelligence. This new classified event will be held in Chantilly, Va., at Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30…
Space Foundation Report from Washington
by Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate Congress returned in January to begin the second session of the 114th Congress. The year 2016 will be busy, but Congress will be in session somewhat infrequently, due to the November elections. In spite of this fact, government and industry are hopeful that a NASA re-authorization and…
Space Foundation Welcomes New Space Certification Program Partner
The Space Foundation welcomes its most recent Space Certification Program partner. A sub-licensee of exclusivity partner AFM Heatsheets™, JUNTO LLC is a Philadelphia, Pa., based company that produces KegSheets™. KegSheets™ are insulating covers that keep kegs cooler longer. They are lightweight, compact, extremely effective, less expensive than other options and easy to use — they…
Raytheon's MathAlive! Gives Latest Boost to Space Foundation STEM Education Platform
The Space Foundation opened the first and only science center museum in the Pikes Peak region, the Space Foundation Discovery Center, about three and a half years ago. There have been a lot of exciting events and developments since then, with major sponsors like Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, AGI and others helping us create enriching…
SpaceX Wins 2016 Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 1, 2016) – In December 2015, SpaceX, a known pioneer in the space industry, successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 left Cape Canaveral in Florida, delivered 11 satellites to orbit and historically landed the first stage minutes later. For that achievement, the Space Foundation…
Space Foundation Announces Sixth Annual International Student Art Contest Winners
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 26, 2016) – With the second largest participation of its six year history, the Space Foundation’s Sixth Annual International Student Art Contest has resulted in 25 winners from eight countries. There were a total of 3,883 entries from 40 countries and 38 U.S. states submitted for the 2016 contest. Students from…
Space Foundation Offers Tesla Destination Charging Station in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 25, 2016) – The Space Foundation has added Tesla Destination Charging to the parking lot of its World Headquarters and Discovery Center in Colorado Springs with the installation of two charging stations, available for free to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Destination charging adds nearly 60…
Pluto New Horizons Exploration Team Earns 2016 John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration from Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2016) – A mission nearly 10 years in the making, New Horizons left Earth on Jan. 19, 2006. Speeding through the Solar System at more than 50,000 miles per hour, the spacecraft completed the first ever flyby of dwarf planet Pluto on July 14, 2015. On the three billion mile…