Space Foundation News & Media
Talented Young Artists Win 2012 Space Foundation Student Art Contest
The Space Foundation has announced the winners of its 2012 Space Foundation Student Art Contest co-sponsored by ARES Corporation and Fisher Space Pen Co. The 36 winners came from seven U.S. states and the country of Pakistan. The Space Foundation invited students from around the world in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade to submit original artwork…
Internet Provides Space Resources and Beautiful Photos
Take a few seconds for a quick peek into space with the links below! See new images of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus and the watery jets erupting from what may be a vast underground sea (above). These jets, which spew through cracks in the moon’s icy shell, could lead back to a habitable zone that is…
Space Watch: April 2012 (Volume: 11, Issue: 4)
The View From Here The View From Here: 28th National Space Symposium on the Launch Pad Second View Second View: We Must Work Together to Improve STEM Education Space Symposium So Many Satellite Operators and Manufacturers, We Need Two Panels New Exhibit Pavilion Debuts for 28th National Space Symposium National Space Symposium will be a…
Brochure, Shuttle Art Win Awards
Three Space Foundation projects created by Crystal Peak Design, a Colorado Springs graphic design, advertising, marketing and website design agency, received 2011 Silver ADDY® Awards from AAF Colorado Springs. The materials recognized include the Introduction to Space Activities brochure and the Space Foundation’s commemorative Space Shuttle postcards and Space Shuttle posters. Introduction to Space Activities…
Teachers: Plan Now for Professional Development in Colorado Springs This Summer
Educators who want to improve their classroom skills and better motivate their students may sign up now for Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development summer courses. The courses are held at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo., and cover topics including rocketry, meteorology, robotics, astronomy and living and working…
Find Out What’s New at Cyber 1.2
Unique to this year’s Cyber 1.2 conference is a Cyber Industry Dialog panel, with perspectives not previously presented at Space Foundation cyber conferences. Top industry leaders will detail issues, risks and capabilities regarding the cyber domain. Cyber 1.2 is a full day conference of industry dialogs, a dynamic roster of featured speakers and a panel on…
Space Technology Hall of Fame® to Induct Flexible Aerogel, German Fire Prevention Technologies
Two diverse technologies that have origins in space are being inducted into the Space Foundation’s Space Technology Hall of Fame® next month. Events honoring the 2012 honorees, which include the first international inductee, will be held on April 19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Low-density, light-weight flexible aerogel insulating material and a…
The Space Report 2012 on Sale Until May 1
The Space Report 2012: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity will be released in mid-April and, if you act quickly, you can get it for an incredible discount. Until May 1, the newest edition of the definitive overview of global space is on sale for 50 percent off. The special price, which is available…
Hearing Considers NOAA Budget Request to Fund Weather Satellites
In March, the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) FY 2013 Budget Request. NOAA requested $5.1 billion in FY 2013, a 3 percent increase from FY 2012. A significant portion of NOAA’s budget request will go toward funding the acquisition…
Notes on March Budget Hearings
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing on Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for National Security Space Activities. Members of the subcommittee congratulated the national security community for its recent string of successful launches. Members expressed concerns that defense budget cuts focused too heavily on space-related research…