Space Foundation News & Media
Space is the Place!
This month’s Second View is by Space Foundation Vice President-Operations Art Ratkewicz. A former commander of Air Force Space Command would often say “Space is the place!” His words are more true now than ever. When you think about how humankind’s ventures into space have improved life on Earth, space really is the place…
Discovery Center Opens One Evening per Month; Adds Super Saturday
Starting Thursday, Jan. 30, the Space Foundation’s Discovery Center in Colorado Springs will remain open one evening each month, leading into a special theme Super Saturday. Discovery Center hours on Jan. 30 will be 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a special new Science On a Sphere® presentation of Water Falls that evening. The evening…
Volunteers are Essential to the Space Foundation Mission
The Space Foundation could not do the work we do without the generous and tireless support of volunteers. If you are interested in space and have some spare time, we need you as a volunteer. We provide meaningful volunteer work that directly supports our mission: to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity.…
Global Space News Delivered to Your Inbox Daily
The Space Foundation offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe with its daily News Clips. The Space Foundation distributes and posts CSExtra, a daily compilation of space industry news selected from hundreds of online media resources. This service is provided in partnership with the Coalition for Space Exploration,…
Fun Stuff from the Internet
The Internet is full of fun and factual information about space. Check out these stories: A reproduction of the iconic NASA-issued blue flight jacket worn by the Apollo astronauts can now be yours! Have you ever wondered….where does gravity come from? Check out this unique view from space of an erupting volcano. …
2013 Space Foundation Highlights in Photos
For the Space Foundation, 2013 was jam-packed with events, activities and community outreach. Here are just some of the highlights: Outreach to Alaska – FebruaryIn February, a Space Foundation team took our community education programs to Fairbanks, Alaska. The six-day program included presentations and hands-on classroom sessions at public and private schools that reached more than…
Teacher Liaison is Featured Speaker at TedxPune 2013 Conference
In November, Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Vandana Suryawanshi was one of a dozen prominent speakers at TedxPune 2013, a conference highlighting Indian men and women becoming change agents, inventors and idea champions. The conference was held in Pune, India, and featured a variety of speaker topics including technology, education, science and many others. Suryawanshi, who…
Deadline Approaching for Shepard Award Nominations
Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2014 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 award recognizes outstanding contributions to technology education by K-12 educators…
Space Foundation Winter STEM Education Outreach
The Space Foundation education team was very busy during the month of December and will continue its outreach in January, with the popular Wonders of the Universe programs. These Space Foundation STEM education programs are open to student groups and are aligned with state standards. The programs center around Science On a Sphere®, located at…
International Student Art Contest Receives Huge Response
The Space Foundation 2014 International Student Art Contest, which closed for submission in November, received more than 7,100 entries representing 53 countries, as well as 43 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories, making this our largest contest yet. In 2011, the first year of the contest, we had just 150 children…