Space Foundation News & Media
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…
Strategic Space Symposium Panel to Examine On-the-Ground Warfighter Perspectives
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 9, 2009) — When discussing space policy and how it supports combatant operations, a critical voice is that of the troops receiving the support. Strategic Space Symposium attendees will hear from on-the-ground warfighters in the Nov. 4 Enlisted/Officer Space Operator Perspective panel, which will provide insight into what is happening in…
Strategic Space Symposium Panel Features Broad Range of Combatant Commands Discussing Space Needs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 7, 2009) — Space capabilities are critical to the success of combat troops – and the need for advanced capabilities continues to grow. This is one of the topics that will receive special attention at the Strategic Space Symposium, which will be held Nov. 2-4, at the Qwest Center Omaha in…
Astronaut Jim Reilly Inspires Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy Students
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2009) — 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 last week. Reilly, a Colorado Springs resident and former NASA astronaut, spoke about his…
The Space Foundation and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic to Explore The Final Frontier
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2009) — The Space Foundation continues its partnership with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic by sponsoring an evening of space-themed music, highlighting the talents of southern Colorado’s premier professional symphony orchestra. On Oct. 17, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Thomas Wilson, will perform music from popular space…
Podcast Available of Radio Panel on Space Committee Report; Pulham Participates
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2009) — Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham participated with other space experts in an Oct. 5 Internet radio panel discussion about the potential implications of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee report, which is expected to be released later this month. The discussion on The…
NRO Director Carlson to be Featured Speaker at Strategic Space Symposium Keynote Luncheon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2009) — National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Director and retired Air Force General Bruce A. Carlson will be the featured speaker at the Strategic Space Symposium Keynote Luncheon, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Qwest Center Omaha in Omaha, Neb. Presented through a Space Foundation/United States Strategic…