Space Foundation News & Media
Piecing Together the Space Industry Puzzle
by Micah Walter-Range, Space Foundation Director – Research & Analysis Human brains crave stimulation and novel experiences. This is one of the reasons I enjoy studying and writing about the space industry – there is so much variety and the nature of the industry itself is undergoing some major changes. As the space economy grows…
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…
DeBates Speaks at STEM Center Opening
by Elias Molen, Space Foundation Space Education Specialist Bryan DeBates, Space Foundation Senior Director – Education, was one of a few people honored to give a brief speech for the ribbon-cutting of a new STEM Center at Pueblo (Colo.) Community College (PCC) on Oct. 2. The science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) center will offer…
Come to the Discovery Center for Tinker Space!
The Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs is beginning a new offering on the third Saturday of each month. Following the Maker® movement, each month the Space Foundation will host a Tinker Space workshop, highlighting new and upcoming technologies in an educational environment. Projects include: 3D printing, quadcopters, Raspberry Pi computers, robot…
Dec. 4 is Deadline to Apply for International Teacher Liaison Program
Educators from anywhere in the world are invited to apply now to become a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison. This prestigious program helps educators use space themes to strengthen curriculum and inspire student’s interest in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM). Teacher Liaisons may be any PreK-20 educator, or other professional or informal educator in…
World Space Agency Spotlight: Russian Federal Space Agency (FKA, RKA)
An authorized federal executive agency of Russia, the Russian Federal Space Agency or Roscosmos (FKA or RKA) was formed in 1992. Formerly the Soviet Space Program, the Russian nation has a rich history in space firsts. Most well known is the first manned space flight, which occurred on April 12, 1961, with Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.…
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…
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…
Kincaid Elementary Student Project Features the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska
ANCHORAGE, AK (Oct. 26, 2015) – Tatym Doucet, a sixth grade student at Kincaid Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska built a replica of the Launch Service Structure at the Pacific Spaceport Complex — Alaska (PSCA) as her class project. Tatym, who visits Kodiak each summer, was inspired for the project when she went out to…
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…