Space Foundation News & Media
Final Days for 31st Space Symposium Super Savings
The Space Foundation is currently offering the lowest rate that will be available for standard industry registration for its 31st Space Symposium, to be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. The Super Savings rate on standard industry registration is available until Jan. 16 at www.SpaceSymposium.org. This international space conference…
“I Want to be an Astronaut” at the Discovery Center Jan. 10
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 7, 2015) — One Saturday each month the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs designates a special Star Days theme with extra activities included in the daily admission price. On Saturday Jan. 10, the Star Days theme is “I Want to be an Astronaut” with activities that demonstrate the astronaut…
Inmarsat Transmits Record-setting 10Mbps in L-band
Successful testing over the innovative Inmarsat-4/Alphasat satellite system demonstrates the potential of small L-band terminals to meet emerging intelligence and media needs. Washington, D.C., (Dec. 19, 2014) — Inmarsat confirmed the U.S. Government Business Unit’s successful testing of its on-demand lease service using the prototype L-band Advanced Communications Element (LACE) terminal. The experimental terminal established a…
Apply for 2015 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award by Jan. 16
Educators from anywhere in the world who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2015 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation, the…
Astronaut Training is January Homeschool Day Theme
The Space Foundation Discovery Center’s new Homeschool Day program is off to a good start with about 50 students attending each session. The program is held for 90 minutes, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., one afternoon each month, with activities appropriate for ages 5 to 18 years. The theme for Jan. 15 will be “Train…
Space Journalists Who Get it Right
In the December issue of Space Watch, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham wrote in his View From Here column about the role of journalists who cover space. He cited some who “…cover our industry with objectivity, journalistic know-how and a solid knowledge base…” and he listed a few names of those who excel…
Witnessing History Firsthand
By Colleen Parith, Space Foundation Marketing & Communications Specialist NASA chose 150 social media “gurus” from more than 3,000 applications from around the world to cover the EFT-1 Orion Launch as a part of the NASA Social program, and I was one of them. The NASA Social program is designed to allow social media users to…
TIMEZ5 Product is Certified Space Technology
The newest member of the Space Certification program has helped thousands improve their spiritual experience through comfort Technology originally used in space can now help you meditate with ease. TIMEZ5 Global Inc. is the newest partner in the Space Foundation Space Certification program. After five years of intensive research and development, TIMEZ5 labs made startling…
Learn the Benefits of Space Certification
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 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 developed for…
A New Lunar Mission for Everyone
Lunar Mission One, the international exploratory mission to the Moon’s South Pole has completed its crowdfunding campaign, raising a total of £672,447 (approx. $1,051,000), exceeding its £600,000 target. Based in the U.K., the Lunar Missions Trust is a not-for-profit organization that is overseeing the governance of the project. Lunar Mission One was backed on Kickstarter…