Space Foundation News & Media
Government Budget Battles Leave Federal Agencies and Their Industry Partners in Flux
Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 appropriation bills that would fund NASA, NOAA and Department of Defense, amongst other Federal agencies, are still waiting to be adjudicated by the full Senate and House of Representatives. The 2013 fiscal year ended Sept. 30 without Congress having agreed to either a Continuing Resolution (CR) or FY 2014 appropriation…
Team Building and Rocket Launching
On Sept. 30, the Space Foundation led a team-building exercise for Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance. The participants gathered in the Area 51 section of the Space Foundation’s Discovery Center, where they learned the basic principles of rocketry. They formed groups and designed and constructed their own water rockets out of 2-liter plastic bottles, then…
DigiGone® Approved for Use on the Thuraya Satellite Network
DUBAI, UAE (Sept. 27, 2013) – Thuraya and DigiGone® today announced that its innovative video communications system and software platform has been approved for use with Thuraya’s IP terminals. A leading mobile satellite services operator, Thuraya is actively promoting the DigiGone satellite communications solution across their distribution channels in all vertical markets. Optimized for narrowband…
Educators: Apply Now for Space Foundation's International Teacher Liaison Program
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 26, 2013) – If space and teaching are your passions, the Space Foundation can connect you with other like-minded educators around the globe to share ideas for bringing space themes into the classroom. Educators from anywhere in the world, who have an interest in space, are invited to apply now to…
Space Foundation Presents Audience with an Astronaut for World Space Week
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sept. 23, 2013) – On Friday, Oct. 4, the global celebration of World Space Week will launch locally when more than 500 elementary and middle school students and educators fill the seats of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s (USAFA) Fairchild Hall auditorium for presentations by former NASA Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Ph.D. The…
Buy Tickets Now for the 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 18, 2013) – Have fantastic, futuristic Halloween fun at the Space Foundation’s 2nd Annual Space & Science Fiction Halloween Ball. This fundraising event will be held at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Dr., Colorado Springs, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:00-11:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person advance, $30 at…
Space Foundation Hosts Training with Sally Ride Science and Northrop Grumman Foundation
Sally Ride Science, with support from the Northrop Grumman Foundation, will deliver in-person training to educators at the Space Foundation in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, September 21. This professional development event — called Igniting Student Interest in STEM — will help improve how educators increase student engagement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)…
European Space Propulsion Welcomes Paul Sinton as Managing Director
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (Sept. 16, 2013) – European Space Propulsion (ESP), an Aerojet Rocketdyne company, announced today that Paul Sinton has joined the company as the Managing Director for its ESP subsidiary. In his role, Paul will manage and direct the operations of ESP as they bring online the manufacturing and test capabilities for producing…
Educators: Apply Now to Become a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison
If space and teaching are your passions, then the Space Foundation can bring you together with other like-minded educators to learn new ways to use space themes to strengthen curriculum and inspire students. Educators from around the world who have an interest in space are invited to apply now to become a Space Foundation Teacher…
Chuck Zimkas Receives Hartinger Award
Retired Space Foundation President Chuck Zimkas received the 2013 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) General James V. Hartinger Award at the NDIA Rocky Mountain Ball Friday evening at the Hotel Elegante in Colorado Springs, Colo. According to the award citation, Zimkas “…distinguished himself through a lifetime of outstanding accomplishment both in the military supporting the…