Space Foundation News & Media
Astronaut Jim Reilly Visits Swigert Academy
What does it feel like to travel in space? That’s what students at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., wanted to know when astronaut James F. Reilly, II, Ph.D., visited the school in October. Reilly, a Colorado Springs resident and former NASA astronaut, spoke about his three Space Shuttle missions and answered…
Space Foundation Inspires Kids at STEMapalooza
The Space Foundation headed north to Denver last month, taking some favorite educational activities for children in kindergarten through 12th grade to STEMapalooza. The two-day event, free and open to the public, Oct. 16 and 17, at the Colorado Convention Center, featured more than 100 exhibitors from around the state of Colorado, supporting science, technology,…
Space Foundation VP Speaks at Career Day
Space Foundation Vice President for Government Affairs Brendan Curry was a featured speaker at the Piccowaxen Middle School Career Day in Charles County, Md., in October. He described his job to about 300 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students, and shared basic information about a wide variety of career fields in the space industry. He…
Jan. 16 is Education Award Deadline
The deadline is approaching to nominate an outstanding technology educator for the 2010 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. The award, which recognizes outstanding contributions by K-12 educators and district-level personnel in the field of educational technology, is presented annually by The Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF) in partnership with the Space Foundation and NASA. The…
New Home for Space Foundation Education Team
The Space Foundation is solidifying its position as one of the nation’s premier space-focused education providers with the establishment of the new Space Foundation Discovery Institute on the campus of the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Space Foundation Discovery Institute provides space- and aerospace-themed professional development, training, and support for teachers…
Space Foundation Says Keep ISS Going
A Space Foundation white paper issued this fall strongly recommends that the United States keep the International Space Station (ISS) functioning until at least 2020 and beyond, if possible. The recommendation is the key message of a Space Foundation white paper, The International Space Station: Decision 2015, that argues for continued U.S. involvement to further scientific…
Space-Related Activity on the Rise
On Oct. 22, after months of deliberations, the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee released its final report. Among lawmakers there has been strong bi-partisan consensus that the current U.S. human space flight program is on an unsustainable trajectory that needs increased funding. However, lawmakers continue to debate the report’s prospective paths going…
Lawmakers Gain Insight into Chinese Space Program
The Space Foundation Government Affairs team spent a large portion of October debriefing space policy decision-makers on the Space Foundation-led mission to Chinese space facilities, which offered helpful insight into the future of Chinese human space flight initiatives. Led by Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham, the Space Foundation delegation comprised former shuttle astronaut and AVIATION…
SGAC Publishes Vision for the Next Decade
The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), a non-governmental organization that represents students and young space professionals to the United Nations, member countries, and space agencies, has released a report that outlines a youth vision of the “spacescape” in the next decade. The Youth Space Vision for the Next Decade: Looking Back to Look Forward includes…
Space Foundation a Hit at IAC
Space Foundation Research Analyst Mariel John presented two papers at the 60th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Oct. 12-16, in Daejeon, South Korea. Both papers – Space Activities in Developing Nations: Contributions to Capacity Building and Innovation and Remote Sensing for Disease Prevention in Nigeria – focused on Nigeria as a case study for the positive impact space activity can…