Space Foundation News & Media
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Loans Huygens Probe Model to Space Foundation Visitors Center
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 14, 2012) – NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is providing a full-scale model of the European Space Agency’s Huygens Probe, part of the international Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, on long-term loan to be put on display at the Space Foundation’s world headquarters at 4425 Arrowswest Drive in Colorado Springs, Colo. The…
Teachers Learn What It’s Like to Travel Through Space
The Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development course Biological and Physical Research: Long-Term Space Travel started this week at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs. The class included teachers not only from Colorado, but also from Arkansas, Illinois and Minnesota. Focusing on the effects of space travel on the human…
Education Grant Funds Space Foundation STEM Programs in Association with Adams State University
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 13, 2012) — A grant was recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Education enabling the Space Foundation to help teachers across Colorado strengthen their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through programs at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo. Adams State University received the Title III grant to…
Summer Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum Courses Begin
Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses started this week at two locations in Colorado Springs, Colo. These intensive week-long graduate-level courses for pre-k – 12 educators provide space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content that is instantly transferable to the classroom. All courses are hands-on and focus on national standards…
Space Technology Helps Coloradoans Locate Beer, Get Deals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2012) — Prepare now for summer fun and let space help you locate the beer! The 6th Edition Beer Drinker’s Guide to Colorado, published by Motion Pixel Lab, Inc., and recognized by the Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation’s Space Certification™ program as a Certified Imagination Product, is available now. The 27″ X…
Space Foundation Issues Statement on Passing of Author Ray Bradbury
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 6, 2012) – The Space Foundation issued a statement today expressing sadness at the death of writer Ray Bradbury, who often wrote about space themes and was author of such science fiction works as The Martian Chronicles. “Ray Bradbury’s creativity was legendary. Many of his works showed a remarkable ability to…
Space Foundation Student Art Contest is on Display
Winning artwork from the Space Foundation 2012 Student Art Contest is now on display at three Pikes Peak Library District locations through the month of June. The winning artwork can be seen at Old Colorado City and Sand Creek Libraries in Colorado Springs, and at High Prairie Library in Falcon, Colo. Each year, the Space Foundation…
Index Shows First Quarter Gains
The Space Foundation Indexes followed a strong fourth quarter of 2011 with significant gains in the first quarter of 2012. The Space Foundation Services Index and the Space Foundation Infrastructure Index outperformed the Space Foundation Index which in turn slightly outgained the S&P 500 Index for the quarter as can be seen in Exhibit 1.…
Congressional Legislative Updates
The House of Representatives has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill (H.R. 5326), which funds several federal agencies, including NASA and NOAA. The House bill would provide NASA with $17.447 billion in FY 2013, $263 million below the President’s request. In addition, the House bill would provide $4.961 billion…
Speed Mentoring Propels New Generation of Space Leaders
The Space Foundation’s New Generation Space Leaders program provides opportunities to young space professionals that could literally change their lives. A prime example is the New Generation Leadership Exchange, also known as “speed mentoring,” which kicked off the New Generation programs held throughout the 28th National Space Symposium. Twenty-three space industry leaders sat down face-to-face…