Space Foundation News & Media
Apply Now to Become a Teacher Liaison
The Space Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2013 flight of Teacher Liaisons. This will be the 10th year of this prestigious, nationally recognized program that provides an honored few educators numerous benefits and privileges, helps strengthen their teaching skills, builds resumes and influences education at a national level. There is no fee to apply, or membership…
Space Exploration Seminar is Jan. 23
Especially for Colorado State University-Pueblo (CSU-Pueblo) students, the annual Space Exploration Seminar is presented by the Space Foundation and the CSU-Pueblo Office of Student Activities. The event is offered with support from the College of Education, Engineering and Professional Studies and the College of Math and Science. The Space Exploration Seminar will be held at the Occhiato University Center, Library…
Space Foundation Scholarship Recipients Share Space Lessons
The Florida Association of Science Teachers (FAST) held a conference this fall, themed “STEM-U-Lating Science.” During the conference, two previous winners of a Space Foundation teachers scholarship led a session for 43 educators, sharing a lunar shelter engineering design challenge. Donnika Jones and Robin Little were awarded the Space foundation’s Dr. Catherine Pedretty Space Scholarship…
Teachers: Jan. 18 is Deadline to Submit Student Artwork
The deadline is approaching for the annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest, open to students from around the world in PreK-12th grade (or the equivalent outside the U.S.). The deadline for entries is Jan. 18, 2013, and teachers must submit artwork entries for their students. See details on the art contest website. The theme for…
Aging NASA – and Industry – Workforce Creates Concern
The recently released Space Foundation report on the state of NASA and its potential future, PIONEERING: Sustaining U.S. Leadership in Space, addresses a number of aspects of the agency’s performance and culture. It focuses on high-level issues at the agency and addresses performance and culture. While not specifically covered in the report, a frequently noted concern…
GMV Named to World’s "Top 50" Space Manufacturing and Service Companies
For a third year, Space Foundation Patron GMV has been named to the Space News “Top 50 List” of the world’s largest space manufacturing and service companies. In the space sector, GMV is currently the world’s number one independent supplier of satellite control centers for commercial telecommunication satellites. In recent years, over 45 percent of…
Star Watching Tips from the Space Foundation
Space Foundation space education specialist Elias Molen was recently interviewed by the Denver Post for an article about star gazing. In it, he recommended smartphone applications for finding constellations, including: Star Walk, Google Sky Map, Starry Night and Planets. “Families just bring up the night sky on their smart phones,” Molen was quoted in the…
Space Foundation Partners with NORAD Tracks Santa
Space Foundation Certified Imagination Products cover the spectrum from beer maps to Santa tracking and at this time of year the focus is on NORAD Tracks Santa. This annual holiday tradition is a Certified Imagination Product in the Space Foundation’s Space Certification program, and typically Space Foundation team members help staff the phones on Christmas…
Paragon Space Development Corporation® is Newest Space Foundation Certification Program Partner
Paragon Space Development Corporation® is now a Space Foundation Space Certification Program Partner and has been authorized to carry the Certified Space Technology™ seal. It is being recognized for its Modular Air Revitalization System (MARS). Designed to be used by astronauts in the hazardous environment of space, the system’s technology has found a lifesaving use in…
Logic BodyWave Device Provides Control
Controlling apps on your iPhone or Android via mind alone is now possible. Freer Logic’s BodyWave® device provides control of apps on iPhone, Android or PC via the ebb and flow of brain activity. A small wristband controls the apps, making BodyWave truly unique. BodyWave uses Bluetooth technology to wirelessly transmit data to the phone…