Space Foundation News & Media
Steve Eisenhart Named to USGLC Colorado Advisory Committee
Space Foundation Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs Steve Eisenhart has been named to the Colorado Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC). “As head of the Space Foundation’s International Affairs division and a graduate of West Point, Steve brings decades of experience to the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Colorado Advisory…
Technical Track Call for Papers: Submit Abstracts by Nov. 16
The Space Foundation is announcing a Call for Papers for Technical Track presentations to be delivered on April 11-12, 2016, as part of its 32nd Space Symposium, to be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. Tech Track sessions offer registrants an opportunity to hear from government and industry leaders in…
Space Certification Promotes Space Technology
The Space Foundation builds awareness of the benefits of space through our Space Certification™ program, which demonstrates how space technologies improve life on Earth and makes space more interesting and accessible to everyone. Products and services that display the Space Certification seal are guaranteed to have stemmed from, or been dramatically improved by, technologies originally…
Clifford™ Inspires Literacy at the Space Foundation Discovery Center
by Colleen Parith, Space Foundation Marketing & Communications Specialist On Oct. 3, a Big Red Dog named Clifford™ landed at the Space Foundation Discovery Center thanks to a partnership with the Pikes Peak Children’s Museum (PPCM). The beloved childhood literary character is visiting from the Minnesota Children’s Museum as a part of the Adventures with…
COO Meetings on The Hill
Shelli Brunswick, Space Foundation Chief Operating Officer, spent a week in Washington, D.C., during October meeting with a number of officials to promote various Space Foundation programs, including its new Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, to be offered for the first time Feb. 10, 2016, and its new Space in the Community program, promoting STEM…
International Student Art Contest Deadline Approaching
The Sixth Annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest is quickly approaching an end. The deadline for all art submissions is noon universal time (12:00 UTC) Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. A new format was introduced for the 2016 contest. This year all submissions must be made by a teacher, parent or legal guardian 18 years…
October D.C. Space Activities
by Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate On Oct. 8, the Space Foundation D.C. team attended lunch at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, where Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham presented an update of Space Foundation business. That same week, the team attended briefings at the Embassy of Sweden about U.S.-Swedish space collaboration.…
Space Foundation Hosts Space Power Breakfast with Secretary of the Air Force James
On Oct. 8, the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office hosted a Space Power Breakfast, with featured speaker Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. The breakfast was attended by nearly 80 congressional staff, industry executives, and various officials from U.S. government departments and agencies that are responsible for space, plus the Space Foundation’s CEO…
The Benefits of Becoming a Teacher Liaison
by Carah Barbarick, Space Foundation Space Education Specialist. Before coming to work for the Space Foundation this year, Carah was one of our Teacher Liaisons. Now she heads the program. Carah is pictured here in 2010, when she was a new Teacher Liaison, meeting NASA astronauts CAPT Michael McCulley, USN (Ret.) and Col. Michael Good,…
Halloween Costume Fun at the Discovery Center Oct. 30 and 31
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 26, 2015) – Clean out the closet and throw on your favorite galactic or sci-fi costume Oct. 30 and 31 for a celebration of all things space and science fiction at the Space Foundation Discovery Center for this month’s Star Days “Space and Sci-Fi Celebration.” Located only five minutes from Garden of…