Space Foundation News & Media
Space Offers Solutions for Developing Nations
Some of the solutions to many developing nations’ social and economic woes might just come from the most unlikely place – outer space. Solutions from Space: Space Applications for International Development, a Space Foundation white paper released last month, says that the ability of space-based technology to overcome infrastructure and access issues might help solve previously…
D.C. Awaits Full Space Flight Commission Report
As we proceed into the autumn, much of the focus of the space policy community in Washington, D.C., has been absorbing and digesting the recently released Executive Summary report from the committee on the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans. Both the House of Representatives and Senate have already held oversight hearings on the…
U.S. and Europe to Cooperate on Space
NASA has signed a number of agreements to facilitate cooperation between the United States and Europe on matters relating to space. A memorandum of understanding with the European Space Agency (ESA) signed last month allows NASA and ESA to exchange technical information and personnel, which will aid the eventual development of new space transportation systems.…
Space Growth Can Build Overall National Capacity
Creating a locally grown space program could be a key to development and growth for low-income countries, according to one of two papers being presented this month by Space Foundation Research Analyst Mariel John at the 60th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Daejeon, South Korea. Using the Nigerian space program as a case study, John looked at the…
Space Could Stop Epidemics
One of two papers presented by Space Foundation Research Analyst Mariel John this month at the 60th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Daejeon, South Korea, examines the technical, programmatic, and political requirements for implementing an operational program to use remote sensing for disease prevention in Nigeria. With a fast-growing economy and a population of more…
Space Foundation Adds Government Affairs Associate
Tommy Sanford has joined the Space Foundation as a government affairs associate, working out of the Washington, D.C., office. Sanford has held internships with the House of Representatives Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee and the Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commercialization. “I’m a strong believer in opportunities in space improving life on Earth,” said Sanford. In…
Space Watch Covers Historic Space Foundation Delegation Visit to China; Upcoming Strategic Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 2, 2009) — The October issue of the Space Foundation’s e-newsletter, Space Watch, features Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham’s account of his recent visit to China to tour the country’s manned spaceflight facilities and meet with leaders of China’s human spaceflight program. Pulham and his delegation of Space Foundation executives, journalists,…
Astronaut Jim Reilly to Speak at Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 29, 2009) — The Space Foundation’s education outreach is taking its student astronaut program to the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy on Friday, Oct. 2. Former NASA astronaut and Colorado Springs resident James F. Reilly, II, Ph.D., will speak to the students about his experiences in space. “This is a rare opportunity…
Teachers Receive NASA Moon Materials Training
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 25, 2009) — This week, the Space Foundation Discovery Institute at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs conducted a workshop for about 15 Colorado Springs School District 11 teachers so they could become certified to borrow lunar and meteorite samples from NASA. Colorado Springs educators from the Jack Swigert…
Teachers Receive NASA Moon Materials Training
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sep. 25, 2009) — This week, the Space Foundation Discovery Institute at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs conducted a workshop for about 15 Colorado Springs School District 11 teachers so they could become certified to borrow lunar and meteorite samples from NASA. Colorado Springs educators from the Jack Swigert…