Space Foundation News & Media
Space Foundation Partners with DLR and ESA to Host Rosetta Event
In addition to sending its congratulations on the astonishing landing of Rosetta’s Philae on Nov. 12, the Space Foundation also hosted a free public event at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. Partnering with DLR, the German Space Agency, and ESA, the European Space Agency, the Space Foundation opened its doors all day on Nov.…
Pulham Speaks at AIRTEC
The 9th International Aerospace Supply Fair was held this fall in Frankfurt, Germany, and Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham (pictured) was a featured speaker. This business and technology event brings together suppliers and executives of manufacturers involved in the aerospace supply chain from around the globe. While in Frankfurt, the Space Foundation and…
Space & Social Media – Bringing the World Together
In a world filled with war, famine and disease, two things that bring humanity closer are a fascination with space and social media. We hear a great deal about the bad news in our world, but this is the time of year when many of us want to be reminded about the good. We’ve had…
Students from 19 Colorado Schools to Visit Space Foundation Discovery Center on Lockheed Martin ScholarTrips
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 1, 2014) – Thanks to a grant from Lockheed Martin, more than 600 students at 19 Title 1 schools in Colorado will be able to visit the Space Foundation’s Discovery Center in Colorado Springs this school year. Title 1 schools serve high concentrations of low-income, at-risk and under-represented families, and are…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Celebrates 100th High Performance Apogee Thruster Flight
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 1, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, is pleased to report the completion of its 100th geosynchronous satellite apogee insertion using its iridium/ rhenium High Performance Apogee Thruster (HiPAT™), including first and second generation design configurations. The successful insertion was achieved with a large geosynchronous telecommunications satellite, built by commercial…
Learning How Our Solar System Formed, from Inside the International Space Station
NanoRacks Downlinks Video Footage from Within NR’s Research Platform #2 Webster, TX., (Nov. 25, 2014) – The University of Central Florida’s experiment, NanoRocks, currently on board the International Space Station (ISS) is producing promising results. The experiment, studying solar system formation, was brought to the ISS through a NanoRacks’ partnership with Space Florida’s International Space Station Research Competition. NanoRocks is…
Technical Track Abstract Deadline is Dec. 1
The Space Foundation has extended the deadline to Dec. 1, 2014, for its Technical Track paper abstracts. Tech Track presentations will be part of the Spce Foundation’s 31st Space Symposium, to be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. The Tech Track sessions will offer registrants an opportunity to hear…
Come to "There's Snow Place Like Space" at the Discovery Center Saturday, Dec. 6
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 17, 2014) – The Space Foundation will bring space down to Earth for a special day of winter-weather science for all ages at the Discovery Center on Saturday, Dec. 6. The following Star Days activities are included in the price of Discovery Center admission on Dec. 6, from 10:00 a.m. -…
Reserve Space Now for Dec. 12 Homeschool Day
In November, 47 homeschool students attended the Space Foundation Discovery Center’s first Homeschool Day, where activites included a basic engineering lesson with the design, construction and testing of simple aerodynamic landers (pictured top) and a session in Science On a Sphere® (pictured below). Homeschool Day at the Discovery Center uses hands-on science activities to reinforce…
Space Foundation Congratulates ESA on Successful Landing of Rosetta's Philae
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 12, 2014) – After a 10-year journey, Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft made history today when its lander Philae successfully attached to its destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The European Space Agency (ESA) launched Rosetta aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle in March 2004 out of the space center in Kourou, French Guiana. While not…