Space Foundation News & Media
Jami Sunkel is New Space Education Specialist
The Space Foundation education team welcomed a new space education specialist in July, Jami Sunkel. Sunkel’s credentials include a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and a bachelor’s degree in health promotion and wellness from Missouri Southern State College in Joplin. Most recently she was the 7th…
South Korean College Students Tour Discovery Center
Twenty honor students from Yeungjin College in Daegu, South Korea, toured the Space Foundation Discovery Center in July as part of a week-long program called Global Leaders Exploration to the United States. The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was instrumental in bringing them to Colorado Springs and to the Space Foundation for the visit.…
Space Across the Curriculum Provided to Maryland Educators
For the seventh consecutive year, the Space Foundation provided Space Across the Curriculum professional development courses for Charles County (Md.) Public Schools teachers during July. This year, four courses were offered through a partnership with the district. The courses and the number of teachers enrolled included: PreK-2 Early Childhood Space Exploration (21 teachers)This course provides…
The Drive SunShine Institute is a Space Foundation Certification Program Partner
The Space Foundation has certified the Drive SunShine Institute (DSI) as a Certified Educational Products partner for its efforts in supporting a green environment and clean air educational technology. DSI promotes the use of alternative fuels such as wind and solar that, like the battery technology found in their automobiles, can be traced from technology…
Last Chance to Submit Nominations for Space Technology Hall of Fame 2014 Induction
Aug. 31 is the deadline to submit a nomination for induction into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2014. This international program honors innovations by organizations and individuals who transform space technology into commercial products that improve life on Earth. Nomination information, including a downloadable nomination form, is available here. Anyone can submit…
Space Foundation Index Performance Second Quarter 2013
The second quarter of 2013 saw sustained, but slowing, growth in every index except for the Space Foundation Infrastructure Index, which led the way with 7.75 percent growth (double its first quarter growth) as can be seen in Exhibit 1. For the first half of the year, the five tracked indexes performed fairly evenly, within…
Borowitz Presents at Secure World Foundation Event
Space Foundation Research Analyst Dr. Mariel Borowitz was a featured panelist at the Secure World Foundation event on July 15, Earth Observation Satellite Data-Sharing: Policies and Partnerships. About 70 people attended the discussion, held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., including academics and representatives from the Canadian and French embassies and from…
Report from Space Foundation's Washington, D.C., Office
On July 17, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee approved its version of the fiscal year funding legislation for the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies bill, which includes funding for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) weather satellite programs. The bill would appropriate a topline budget of $16.6 billion dollars…
The Drive SunShine Institute is a Space Foundation Certification Program Partner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 31, 2013) – The Space Foundation has certified the Drive SunShine Institute (DSI) as a Certified Educational Products partner for its efforts in supporting a green environment and clean air educational technology. DSI promotes the use of alternative fuels such as wind and solar that, like the battery technology found in…
Space Foundation Discovery Center Features "Colorado Days" July 30 – Aug. 3
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 29, 2013) – Celebrate Colorado’s statehood with “Colorado Days” at the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, July 30 – Aug. 3. Festivities will include the opening on July 30 of a new space exhibit displaying satellite images of Earth, on loan from Colorado company DigitalGlobe. The Space Foundation’s Discovery Center is…