Space Foundation News & Media
Toffler Associates Joins the Space Foundation's Growing List of Corporate Members
The Space Foundation welcomes Toffler Associates as a Corporate Member at the Partner level. World-renowned futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler founded Toffler Associates to help organizations understand and succeed in the rapidly changing global society. The couple has been exploring the future for more than 40 years, and their ideas form the backbone of how the…
Report from Washington, D.C.
On Feb. 26, the Space Foundation hosted a briefing about international space programs and U.S. cooperative efforts in space. As part of the Foundation’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness about and support for space-related endeavors, the briefing featured presentations from a panel of experts: Al Condes, Office of External Relations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
Space Certification Creates Business Opportunity
In a relationship facilitated by the Space Foundation, TransTech Corporation is now using the petroleum remediation product (PRP) technology developed by Universal Remediation, Inc., to clean up potential spills of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) associated with testing transformers for PCB content. PRP technology is officially recognized by the Space Foundation as a Certified Space Technology and…
Entrepreneur Musk to Share Insights about The Next Space Age
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Mar. 2, 2009) — One of the space industry’s most celebrated entrepreneurs is Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief architect of a new way of thinking about the vehicles that carry payloads and people to and from space. Musk will be a Featured Speaker at the Space Foundation’s 25th National Space…
Chiropractor Credits NASA and Space Foundation for New Treatment
Oxford, Ohio, Chiropractor Alan Hudson credited NASA and the Space Foundation in a recent article in the Oxford Press for his ability to measurably improve his patients’ pain. Hudson is one of many chiropractic doctors who have added the Insight Subluxation Station to their practice. “The technology is designed to measure some of those things…
Space Foundation Statement Regarding President's FY2010 Budget Request for NASA
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 26, 2009) — The Space Foundation has released the following statement regarding the President’s FY2010 Budget Request for NASA: “The budget proposal for NASA represents a disappointingly small step in the right direction. It is far from what is needed if the U.S. is to stimulate the economy, create more high-tech…
The Early Bird Gets $175 discount on 25th National Space Symposium Registration until Feb. 27
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 23, 2009) — Just five days remain to take advantage of the special Early Bird Registration rate for the 25th National Space Symposium. The Symposium, scheduled to take place at The Broadmoor Hotel, March 30 – April 2, 2009, is the premier gathering of the global space community and draws leaders…
The Phoenix Mars Lander Team Wins 2009 Jack Swigert Award for Space Exploration
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 19, 2009) — In recognition of the technical developments that led to one of the most startling and meaningful discoveries of the new millennium, NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander Team has been selected as the winner of the Space Foundation’s 2009 John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration. The award,…
Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner to Feature Bill Nye the Science Guy®
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 13, 2009) — Technology is serious business – but understanding it doesn’t have to be. In this spirit, the Space Foundation has chosen Bill Nye the Science Guy® to entertain and inform the audience at the Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner April 2 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs,…
Space Industry Overview from Top Executives at 25th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 13, 2009) — Top Space executives from the across the industry will gather for the featured panel Today’s Top Space Companies Look at the Next Space Age during the 25th National Space Symposium. These leaders will discuss the challenges and opportunities coming in The Next Space Age of the $251 billion…