Space Foundation News & Media
New Certification Partner Announced
The Space Foundation has designated Best Tech Brands LLC’s Synergyn combustion enhancing fuel additive technology as a Certified Space Technology™. The Space Foundation’s Space Certification program recognizes products originally developed for space that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Certification allows Best Tech to display the exclusive Space Certification seal and to use…
Gen. Shelton Tours Space Foundation HQ
In October, Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, visited the new Space Foundation headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., to meet with Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham. The visit included a tour of the building, which is undergoing renovation as the 45,715 square feet of space is adapted for Space Foundation growth…
Sen. Bennet at Space Foundation Discovery Institute
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado toured the Space Foundation Discovery Institute and adjacent Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy just one week after making an impassioned seven minute speech on the Senate floor regarding the new education bill and the needs of minority students. The Space Foundation is meeting those needs by providing onsite teacher support and…
Support Tomorrow’s Leaders
Space Foundation education programs focus on giving teachers tools they can use to build skills, motivate students to learn and – ultimately – build a stronger workforce for our nation. And our education programs open up possibilities for students of all grade levels – from pre-kindergarten to college – so that they can reach their…
Ewa Folden Joins Space Foundation
Ewa Folden has joined the Space Foundation as executive assistant to CEO Elliot Pulham. Folden was born in Poland and lived in Germany before coming to the United States in 1989. She earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and communication from Regis University, Colorado Springs. She was most recently executive assistant at FedEx, and prior…
Space Foundation Promotes STEM at Boo at the Zoo
The Space Foundation seeks out opportunities to find new ways to interest young people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). When the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo., offered Boo at the Zoo during the last week of October, the Space Foundation was there, offering a fun astronomy project helping children create constellations…
Basla Talks about Cyber Security
In October, the Space Foundation held a senior executive luncheon focused on cyber security featuring Air Force Space Command Vice Commander Lt. Gen. Michael Basla, USAF. Attended by 26 Space Foundation corporate member executives, the event was hosted by Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham and Vice President – Washington Operations Brendan Curry. Basla…
Subcommittee Looks into ISS Crew Safety
The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on Oct. 12 entitled The International Space Station (ISS): Lessons from the Soyuz Rocket Failure and Return to Flight. In establishing the purpose of the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Steven Palazzo (R-MS) said the recent Progress launch failure caused “NASA to contemplate…
Republicans Recommend NASA Cuts
Republicans on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee recently sent a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction recommending “over $1.5 billion in savings in FY 2012,” including cutting $177 million from the NASA budget by taking the following actions: • Cancel the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)-2 missions • Reduce the Other…
Commercial Acquisition Clarified
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last month on the proposed Department of Defense (DoD) block buy acquisition strategy for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELVs), recommending that the DoD “assess engine costs and mission assurance activities, reassess the length of the proposed block buy and consider how to address broader launch acquisition and…