Space Foundation News & Media
Today at the Discovery Center!
Free admission to anyone born in Colorado, today only at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. And meet the Stormtroopers and your other favorite Star Wars characters (courtesy of the 501st Legion). Saturday, Aug. 3, “Colorado Days” Family Activities at the Discovery Center Free tote bag for first 150 children on Saturday Free…
Experience the Final Week of Summer of Discovery; "A Taste of Space Technology" Aug. 6 – 10
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 2, 2013) – Don’t miss the Space Foundation’s grand finale week of its 10-week Summer of Discovery. Come to the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs Aug. 6 – 10 for “A Taste of Space Technology” and find out how space has become an important part of our everyday lives. The Space…
Gen. Shelton Tours Space Foundation Discovery Center
Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., toured the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs today and learned what the Space Foundation is doing to support STEM education. The visit included a demonstration of Science On a Sphere® (SOS), in the Discovery Center’s Northrop Grumman Science…
Space Foundation Releases New White Paper – Weather Satellites: Critical Technology in an Uncertain Environment
A new white paper by Space Foundation Research Analyst Dr. Mariel Borowitz provides an overview of U.S. weather satellite systems and their benefits, as well as a list of recommendations to help ensure that the United States maintains this critical technology. Weather Satellites: Critical Technology in an Uncertain Environment was released July 23 at a luncheon presentation…
Summer of Discovery July Highlights at the Space Foundation Discovery Center
Guest speakers drew the biggest crowds to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs during July. Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham started off the month’s presentations on July 2, sharing his insights regarding the future of space exploration in his talk “America’s Changing Role in Space.” Special guests at the Discovery Center on July…
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…
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…