Space Foundation News & Media
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…
Space Foundation to Co-Sponsor Global Summit
Participants at the 2nd Global Space Development Summit, organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in partnership with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Space Foundation and the Chinese Society for Astronautics, will examine critical developments on issues of space exploration and Earth observations. Scheduled for Nov. 12-13 in Washington, D.C., the…
Strategic Space Symposium Kicks Off Today
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 2, 2009) — The Strategic Space Symposium starts today and runs through Nov. 4 at the Qwest Center Omaha in Omaha, Neb., with more than 1,800 attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors. Presented through a Space Foundation/United States Strategic Command partnership, the Strategic Space Symposium will encourage collaboration, conversation, and creative interchange…
Space Foundation Says Keep the International Space Station Operating until at Least 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 21, 2009) — The Space Foundation today strongly recommended 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.…
AVIATION WEEK Article Outlines Chinese Lunar Plans
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 19, 2009) — In an article published Oct. 16 in AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY, reporters Frank Morring, Jr., and Bradley Perrett outline China’s planned lunar program. Covering Chinese involvement in last week’s International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the story also draws on Morring’s experience as a member of last month’s Space Foundation…
Space Foundation Will Travel to Denver for STEMapalooza
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 15, 2009) — The Space Foundation will head north to Denver on Friday, taking some favorite STEM 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, will feature more than 100…
Nov. 3 Teacher Space Seminar to Brief Educators on Programs and Resources Available to Support Classroom Activities
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 15, 2009) — Nebraska K-12 teachers have an extraordinary opportunity to learn about space-related educational programs and resources available from the Space Foundation, Lockheed Martin, and the NASA Nebraska Space Grant at a seminar for educators being held in conjunction with the Strategic Space Symposium at the Qwest Center Omaha in…
Pulham Summarizes State of U.S. Space Program for PPCC Students
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 14, 2009) — Students at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, Colo., got an overview of future space travel through a presentation by Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham, one of a series of All Pikes Peak Reads space events this fall. The students traveled vicariously behind the scenes…
AVIATION WEEK Gives "First Look" at Chinese Facilities
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 13, 2009) — AVIATION WEEK has published a detailed account of the historic Space Foundation delegation visit to China’s manned spaceflight facilities and its meetings with leaders of China’s human spaceflight program. An article by delegation member Frank Morring, Jr., published Oct. 9 in AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY gives a rare…