Space Foundation News & Media
The View From Here: Life Begins at 30
In our youth-obsessed American culture, turning 30 can be a traumatic change-of-life event. I was curiously unaffected by turning 30, although I will admit that I was oddly unsettled by attaining the unremarkable age of 32. Since then, I’ve come to realize that 30 represents a tremendous coming-of-age milestone, when your best years still lie ahead…
Inspiring a Generation
This month’s Second View is by Space Foundation Vice President – Education Iain Probert. Anyone may submit a column for Second View by sending it to [email protected]. Unless you were en route to Mars, you would have been hard-pressed not to realize that “the greatest games on Earth” were taking place this summer in London. The…
Space Foundation Mourns Neil Armstrong’s Death
The Space Foundation mourns the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the Moon. Armstrong died on Aug. 25 at the age of 82 following complications from heart-bypass surgery he underwent earlier this month, his family said in a statement. Elliot Pulham Cites Armstrong’s ‘Quiet Resolve’ “Neil Armstrong was a humble,…
NASA Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin Visits Space Foundation
A diverse background in materials science engineering, professional football and as an astronaut led Leland Melvin to his current position as NASA Associate Administrator for Education. On Friday, he visited Space Foundation headquarters and toured the soon-to-open Visitors Center. Melvin also toured the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs and spoke to students at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy.…
Pulham on "The World Today" Radio Show
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham participated in a panel discussion about the future of space on The World Today, Australia’s leading afternoon radio current affairs radio program on Thursday, Aug. 30. Broadcast across Australia by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), The World Today can also be heard internationally on the Internet or via podcast. The ABC is…
Space Foundation Plays Major Role in AMOS Conference in Maui
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 30, 2012) – The Space Foundation is supporting the future of space with programs at the 13th annual Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference in Maui, Hawai’i. Involvement includes presentation of a space technology panel on the main agenda, education programs for teachers and students, a reception for…
Aerojet Propulsion Systems to Maneuver Radiation Belt Storm Probes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 30, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V successfully lofted NASA’s twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) on a two-year mission to explore the Van Allen belts. Each RBSP relies on an Aerojet integrated propulsion system that will be used throughout the mission…
Buy Individual Tickets Now for The Space Foundation Presents a 30th Anniversary Salute to Air Force Space Command
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Aug. 29, 2012) — Individual tickets are still available for The Space Foundation Presents a 30th Anniversary Salute to Air Force Space Command, which will celebrate the history and contributions of the Air Force Space Command and its 30-year heritage in the Pikes Peak community. Tables sold out in early August for…
ScienSonic Laboratories is Newest Space Foundation Certified Space Imagination Partner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 27, 2012) — The Space Foundation welcomes ScienSonic Laboratories as its newest Certified Imagination Partner. The Space Foundation grants Certified Imagination Product status through its Space CertificationTM program to products and services that increase interest in and excitement for space and inspire new generations to take an active interest in space. “Whether…
Space Foundation Mourns Neil Armstrong’s Death
The Space Foundation mourns the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the Moon. Armstrong died on Aug. 25 at the age of 82 following complications from heart-bypass surgery he underwent earlier this month, his family said in a statement. “Neil Armstrong was a humble, soft-spoken hero who never forgot that it was…