Space Foundation News & Media
Today: Minecraft Mars Mission at the Discovery Center
Come to the Discovery Center May 3 for special “Star Days” space-related activities, including Minecraft Mars Mission. This computer game is appropriate for age five and older, and will be available in our AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory. “Star Days” activities are included in the price of regular admission. Saturday “Star Days” Activities, May 3,…
EaglePicher Technologies Closing in on 2 Billion Cell Hours in Space without a Mission Failure
JOPLIN, Mo. – EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, (EPT), a leading supplier of specialty batteries and energy storage solutions for the defense, aerospace, medical, commercial and grid energy storage markets, announced today that it is merely weeks away from reaching a major milestone. When the United States entered the Space Race in 1958 by launching the Explorer…
"Star Days" Features Minecraft Mars Mission
Come to the Discovery Center May 1 and 3 for special “Star Days” space-related activities, including Minecraft Mars Mission. This computer game is appropriate for age five and older, and will be available in our AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory. “Star Days” activities are included in the price of regular admission. Thursday “Star Days” Activities,…
STEM Education Comes Alive for Students Thanks to Philanthropy
More Than 1,000 Students Benefit from Donors Generosity Thanks to three generous gifts, the Space Foundation recently offered “Discover ScholarTrips,” or scholarships, to various Colorado schools to experience a field trip to the Discovery Center. Located in Colorado Springs, the Discovery Center is the region’s first and only space, science and technology attraction, offering a…
Space Foundation Takes New Horizons to Wyoming
The Space Foundation recently took its popular New Horizons community program to elementary students in Casper, Wyoming. Bryan DeBates, Director-Education, and Elias Molen (pictured), Space Education Specialist, spent three days in Casper visiting schools to conduct space-based programs. In just three days the pair conducted hands-on programs in astronomy and rocketry to more than 1,100…
Cyber 1.4 at a Glance
The Space Foundation’s annual cyberspace conference is for anyone with responsibility for the cyber domain, whether government policymaker, industry executive or military cyber professional or practitioner at any level. Cyber 1.4 takes place immediately preceding the official opening of the Space Foundation’s 30th Space Symposium, also at The Broadmoor. Leading presenters at Cyber 1.4 are:…
Panel Topics Address Cyberspace Threats and Solutions at Space Foundation's Cyber 1.4
Space and cyberspace intersect at the Space Foundation’s Cyber 1.4 conference on Monday, May 19, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. The conference provides a forum for cyber professionals and those new to the field to meet and discuss crucial issues affecting the global cyber domain. Cyber 1.4 focuses on senior leadership…
Congress Marks up Authorization and Appropriation Bills for NASA
On April 29, the House Science, Space, & Technology Committee marked up the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014, H.R. 4412. The bill would authorize Fiscal Year 2014 appropriation levels for NASA at the $17.6 billion level agreed to in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law 113-76, which was signed into…
House Armed Services Subcommittee Marks up FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act
On April 30, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces marked up its section of the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill provides policy guidance to the Department of Defense (DoD) on strategic areas such as space and missile defense. The House Armed Services Committee is scheduled to mark up the…
Read Fact Sheet on U.S. Use of Russian-made Rocket Engines
A fact sheet issued by the Space Foundation details U.S. use of Russian-made rocket engines, addressing concerns of some policy makers and the public. This Space Foundation-created fact sheet provides such information as: which Russian rocket engines are in use within U.S. space launch programs the heritage of the engines technical and performance characteristics of…