Space Foundation News & Media
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…
Key Space Legislation Signed Into Law; Indemnification Needs Fix in January
The update from Washington, D.C., is by Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate Tommy Sanford Dec. 2 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Space Launch Liability Indemnification Extension Act, H.R 3547. The bill would extend the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) commercial launch indemnification authority for another year. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a similar…
Call for Papers – Space Foundation Tech Track
The Space Foundation has issued a Call for Papers for Technical Track presentations to be delivered on May 21, 2014. A new addition to the annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., Tech Track sessions offer registrants an opportunity to hear from government and industry leaders in space technology development, and to learn about advances…
El Pomar Foundation Awards $5,000 Grant to Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 11, 2013) — The Space Foundation has been chosen to receive a $5,000 grant by the Pikes Peak Regional Council of El Pomar Foundation. In supporting the Pikes Peak Area regional interest behind this grant, the Space Foundation will offer scholarships to students and their teachers in the Pikes Peak Region,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Launch Abort Engine Development Testing for Boeing’s CST-100 Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 16, 2013) Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it completed development testing of a flight-like Launch Abort Engine (LAE) for an innovative “pusher” launch abort system on The Boeing Company’s CST-100 spacecraft. The launch abort engine is a critical component of future commercial crew transportation to low-Earth orbit. A…
Happy Holidays from the Space Foundation
Space Foundation offices and the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs will close for holiday break beginning Saturday, Dec. 14, reopening Thursday, Jan. 2. Our most sincere thank you to all who supported the Space Foundation during 2013. The Space Foundation is the leading proponent of peaceful space exploration and use, and brings people…
Register Now for the Space Symposium and Save $500 on Standard Industry Registration
The Space Foundation’s 30th Space Symposium will be held May 19-22, 2014, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S.A. A Super Early Bird rate is now available, with up to $500 in savings, for industry attendees who register before Jan. 24 at www.SpaceSymposium.org. Space Symposium registration includes admittance to the exhibit center, the…