Space Foundation News & Media
Boeing to Spotlight Advanced Capabilities at National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 5, 2010) – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will spotlight its satellites, intelligence and security solutions, human spaceflight activities and advanced network technologies at the Space Foundation’s 26th National Space Symposium. This year’s event takes place April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. “Whether we’re building and launching satellites,…
Biggest-Ever National Space Symposium is this Month
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 3, 2010) — More than 8,000 people will converge on The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs this month for the biggest, boldest, and best National Space Symposium in the 26 years the event has been held. The are many reasons you should be there including multiple opportunities to meet and network…
Space Foundation Hosts ISU EMBA Module
Eleven students representing 11 different nations spent two weeks in Colorado Springs last month working on one of the rarest college degrees you can get: an Executive Master of Business Administration focused on the space industry. The Space Foundation served as the local host for the students, who are all pursuing the highly specialized degree from the…
Space Foundation Adds Education Partnership Manager
The Space Foundation has hired Margo Hatton as the manager, development and education partnerships. She is responsible for fundraising to support the Space Foundation’s science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs. Her responsibilities also include global outreach to education entities including K-12 school districts as well as universities, community colleges, and civic organizations. Prior…
Space Certification has a New Website
The Space Foundation’s Space Certification program has a new website. Go to www.spaceconnection.org to find out about the program, to see descriptions of Cerified Products, and to apply for Space Certification if your company offers a product that was originally developed for space, was improved by space utilization, or is used to increase awareness or…
The Space Report 2010 Now Available for Pre-Order
A complete guide to all sectors of the global space industry, the Space Foundation’s The Space Report 2010: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity is now available for pre-order in multiple formats: • Hard Copy for $79.95 • Compact Disk for $79.95 • e-Book in PDF format for $69.95 • Both a Hard Copy…
New Product from Space Certification Partner
Through its Space Certification and Space Technology Hall of Fame® programs, the Space Foundation recognizes space-based technologies and innovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Outlast Technologies, a Space Foundation Certified Partner and the leader in temperature- regulating technology, announces Wigwam has extended its range of Outlast temperature-regulating socks to include a…
UK Develops Space Garbage Disposal
Space junk is a proliferating problem: tens of thousands of objects ranging from specks of debris to large objects hurtling around the Earth threaten satellites and spacecraft. So far, no one has come up with a solution to clean up the mess. The topic is important enough to be covered by a panel – Critical…
Announcing Six New Corporate Members
Membership with the Space Foundation places companies in the presence of industry giants and other successful, growing companies in the space industry. Space Foundation corporate members benefit from advance notice of Foundation event sponsorship and business opportunities, preferential exhibit hall positioning, reduced exhibit booth rates, complimentary event registrations, and much more. The Space Foundation announces six new…
Report from Washington, D.C.
NASA’s proposed FY 2011 budget came under close scrutiny by both House and Senate lawmakers in March. During several hearings, lawmakers and aerospace industry veterans cited astronaut safety, commercial viability, workforce impacts, and a lack of program details as their most pressing concerns. On March 3, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) introduced S. 3068, a…