Space Foundation News & Media
Teachers Examine the Biological Effects of Space Travel
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 25, 2010) — Teachers in the Space Foundation professional development class “Biological and Physical Research: Long-Term Space Travel,” wrapped up their week of study with a presentation of space suits. They designed the suits to illustrate their learning about the biological effects of space travel. During the week the teachers also simulated the…
Teachers Learn STEM Activites for Very Young Children
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 23, 2010) — Teachers enrolled in this week’s Space Foundation class “PreK-2 Early Childhood Space Exploration,” are spending time in the classroom and out-of-doors, learning age-appropriate, hands-on activities they can immediately use with their students. The class resulted from a new partnership between the Space Foundation and Colorado State University (CSU)…
Teachers Take on Space Simulation in Space Foundation Professional Development Class
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 23, 2010) — This week at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, educators are learning about the biological effects of space travel in, “Biological and Physical Research: Long-Term Space Travel.” This week-long, full-day, graduate-level course allows teachers to earn continuing education credits, graduate credits, or work toward a master’s degree in multiple…
Space Foundation Delivers STEM Education Training for Early Childhood Teachers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 22, 2010) — The Space Foundation is helping early childhood teachers develop activities to interest very young children in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The 25 teachers enrolled in this week’s Space Foundation class “PreK-2 Early Childhood Space Exploration,” are learning age-appropriate, hands-on activities they can immediately use with their students. The…
Space Foundation Expands its Educator Professional Development Programs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 21, 2010) — The Space Foundation is delivering two teacher professional development classes in Colorado this week, including one specially designed for teachers of very young children. The class is offered through a new partnership between the Space Foundation and Colorado State University (CSU) – Pueblo and gives teachers of very young children…
Space Across the Curriculum Rocketry Class Concludes with Avion Launch
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 18, 2010) — The last day of the Space Foundation’s Space Across the Curriculum rocketry class began with an outdoor launch of chemical rockets. It was a breezy morning in Colorado Springs, so Friday’s launch included an additional lesson on the effects of wind. With a view overlooking Garden of the Gods, the…
Space Foundation Class Studies Rocketry
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 17, 2010) — During a week of full-day, graduate level studies, 13 teachers from four states are designing and launching rockets in the Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development class, “Rocketry: The Future of Human Space Exploration.” The lessons include a variety of rockets and both indoor and outdoor launches. The class…
Teachers Become Students for a Week in Rocketry Class
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 15, 2010) — Thirteen teachers from four states are spending this week in the classroom as students learning rocketry lessons to take back to their classes in the fall. “Rocketry: The Future of Human Space Exploration,” is a Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development program held at the Space Foundation Discovery…
Two Space Foundation Directors are Inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame®
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 9, 2010) — On June 5, Space Foundation directors Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Ph.D., and Kathryn Thornton, Ph.D., along with Capt. Kenneth D. Bowersox, USN (Retired), and Capt. Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., USN (Retired), were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® at a ceremony at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.…
Space Foundation Participates in Beijing Conference, Continues Engagement with CSA and CMSEO
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 7, 2010) — Space Foundation Senior Vice President Steve Eisenhart spent the past week in China participating in a number of significant space events. While in Beijing, he participated in the Global Lunar Conference sponsored by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA). The conference featured…