Space Foundation News & Media
Sponsorships Now Available for Summer of Discovery
5 Themes – 10 Weeks – Thousands of People – Tons of Smiles You’re invited to become a proud sponsor and participant in the 2014 Summer of Discovery. The Space Foundation’s second annual Summer of Discovery program features ten weeks of exciting, unique, hands-on and interactive educational space activities appropriate for all ages. A…
Thank You Volunteers!
April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month, and the Space Foundation is extremely fortunate to receive year-round support from a dedicated corps of volunteers. More than 300 volunteers assist us with presenting the annual Space Symposium, they help at our Space Foundation Discovery Center and World Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., and with research and public…
Space Foundation Sponsors KCME-FM Classics for Kids
The Space Foundation proudly announces a new partnership with classical music station 88.7 KCME-FM. As the exclusive sponsor of KCME’s Classics for Kids program, we further focus on the “Arts” slice of our acclaimed science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, or “STEAM” standards-based space educational outreach. Tune in to Classics for Kids® every Sunday at…
Space Foundation Presents Globalcasts to Schools Worldwide
The Space Foundation is now providing distance delivery of its space-themed education programs. Using Google Hangouts, the Space Foundation brings GlobalCasts featuring its Science On a Sphere® to schools across the country and even around the world. GlobalCasts during March included one for potential students and parents of a new space school opening in the…
Discovery Center Offers STEM Resources for Students
As the end of the school year approaches, educators are quickly scheduling excursions to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, the region’s only space, science and technology attraction and education facility. The Center features the standards-based “Discover the Universe” program, with Science on a Sphere® (SOS) as the centerpiece of these science, technology,…
Space Foundation Produces FY 2015 Budget Reports for DoD and NASA
The White House released its Fiscal Year 2015 budget request to Congress on March 4. The budget is normally issued in early February, but was delayed due to a delay in finalizing FY 2014 funding. The Space Foundation has produced two reports, providing overviews and comparisons of the Fiscal Year 2015 budgets. The reports include…
House Supports Strong Federal Science Funding
On March 26, the House Science, Space, & Technology Committee held a hearing entitled, “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request for Science Agencies.” Members of the Committee agreed that investing in science and innovation was important for the United States’ maintaining a competitive economy and inspiring young people to study science,…
Senate Reviews FY 2015 Budget Request for Military Space Programs
On March 12, the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing entitled, “Military Space Programs.” The hearing covered a broad spectrum of issues facing the space community including, concept studies for future military satellite architectures, updates on current satellites under production, the future of EELV competition and the space situational awareness architecture,…
More than 20 International Exhibits will be On Display at the 30th Space Symposium
Expect more international participation than ever at this year’s 30th Space Symposium, to be held May 19-22 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. Widely known as the most important worldwide space industry conference, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium annually attracts more than 9,000 participants. A discount is currently available on standard industry…
Pulham to Moderate Panel at Global Aerospace Summit in Dubai
In April, Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham will travel to Dubai to participate in the second annual Global Aerospace Summit. Pulham will moderate the panel, “Launch Capabilities and Its Impact on Space Commercialization,” with panelists: Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al Saud, Vice President, King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (KACST)…