Space Foundation News & Media
Space Business Forum: New York Offers Great Slate of Speakers to Discuss Space Economy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 22, 2009) — The Space Foundation in association with Toffler Associates, is sponsoring Space Business Forum: New York is June 4 at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City. The Forum will provide financial analysts, investment bankers, institutional advisors, venture capitalists, insurers, and others from the financial community with…
Space Business Forum: New York Panel to Address Where Dollars Flow for Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 20, 2009) — Although the largest segment of the global space economy is the commercial sector, government acquisition programs play a determining role in the overall performance of the space economy. A panel comprising high-level representatives from four of the largest purchasers of space equipment and services will talk about their…
New Speakers Added to Space Business Forum: New York Roster
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 19, 2009) — Tom Henricks, president of AVIATION WEEK and former space shuttle astronaut, will be the keynote speaker at Space Business Forum: New York, June 4 at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City. Also joining the roster of impressive financial and space industry speakers will be: Andrew…
Space Foundation Names Two Winners of 2009 Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship; Ball Aerospace Makes Dual Award Possible
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 13, 2009) — The Space Foundation announced today two winners of the 2009 Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship: Jessica Kamalu, high school mathematics teacher at Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Anuenue, Honolulu; and Rod Floro, sixth grade physical science teacher at Kamehameha Schools Middle School, Hawai’i Campus, Keaau. “For the first time since…
Space Foundation Statement Regarding FY2010 NASA Budget Request
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 8, 2009) — The Space Foundation has released the following statement from Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham regarding the FY2010 NASA Budget Request: “The NASA budget proposal is disappointingly business-as-usual. Despite what appears to be an increase to the top line, the NASA budget continues a more-than-two-decade decline in…
Space Foundation CEO Comments on FY2010 NASA Budget Request
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 7, 2009) — Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham released the following statement today regarding NASA’s FY2010 NASA Budget Request: “The NASA budget proposal is disappointingly business-as-usual. Despite what appears to be an increase to the top line, the NASA budget continues a more-than-two-decade decline in real, inflation-adjusted dollars. “On…
Kehler Talks about Space Situational Awareness at Space Foundation Meeting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 6, 2009) — Space situational awareness (SSA) was a recurring theme at the Space Foundation Correspondents Group (SFCG) meeting May 6 in Washington, D.C. Speaking with about a dozen reporters, General C. Robert Kehler, USAF, commander, Air Force Space Command, said that the United States is working to update its Cold…
Space Foundation to Present Space Discovery Institutes for Omaha Public Schools
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 6, 2009) — The Space Foundation has signed a contract with Omaha Public Schools (OPS) for delivery of two weeks of Space Discovery Institute programming, beginning June 1. This important new relationship has been made possible through grants to Omaha Public Schools by the Omaha-based Sherwood Foundation, by a NASA Nebraska…
Space Dynamics Laboratory Joins the Space Foundation’s Growing List of Corporate Members
The Space Foundation welcomes Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) as the newest Corporate Member at the Partner level. SDL (www.sdl.usu.edu), a unit of the Utah State University Research Foundation, is a nonprofit research corporation owned by Utah State University. Charged with applying basic research to the technology challenges presented in the military and science arenas, SDL…
The Space Foundation Recognizes Corporate Members at the 25th National Space Symposium
Amid the excitement and activity of the 25th National Space Symposium, the Space Foundation set aside time to recognize our more than 90 corporate member companies at the first-ever Corporate Member Private Awards Reception. Held in the historic El Pomar Carriage Museum at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, the event underscored to critical role…