Space Foundation News & Media
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…
Truss Building Products is Newest Space Foundation Space Certification Program Partner
The Space Foundation announces that Truss Building Products is now a Space Certification Program Partner, and its LeafLock™ products, including the LeafLock™ Gutter System, have been authorized to carry the Certified Space Technology™ seal. Karl Gramling, president and CEO of Truss LLC, SnapLock Gutter System® and the LeafLock Gutter Protection System™, invented the LeafLock™ products,…
Solar Eclipse Creates Excitement Among Skywatchers
A magnificent annular solar eclipse occured May 20, 2012, offering quite a show for skywatchers. Although not visible everywhere, this rare celestial event could be seen from East Asia, Japan and across the western United States. Other areas of the U.S. saw only a partial eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between…
Supermoon Images From the Internet
This month in Space Watch, we’re sharing images of the May 2012 “supermoon.” Read NASA’s supermoon explanation here See supermoon photos from major publications: The Huffington Post SPACE.com NPR And finally, see the CBS news report here Pictured: A previous “supermoon” occurred in March 2011. Here it can be seen rising near the Lincoln Memorial…
And, the Sun Won't Be Outshone
The Space Foundation’s website header features a continually updated image of the Sun peeking through the “windows” at the top of the home page. The featured image, which is refreshed every hour, is a very high resolution image of the Sun taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA). The actual image is…
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…