Space Foundation News & Media
25th National Space Symposium Looks at The Next Space Age
The Space Foundation’s 25th National Space Symposium ushers in The Next Space Age with an agenda packed with past, present, and future space leaders. Scheduled for March 30 – April 2, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., this premier U.S. space policy and program forum is a “must attend” opportunity for information and…
Space Commanders Forum Special Presentation at 25th National Space Symposium
The Space Commanders Forum at the 25th National Space Symposium will bring together more than two decades of commanders-in-chief of U.S. Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command. The 25th National Space Symposium, the premier annual gathering of the global space community is scheduled for March 30 – April 2, 2009, at The Broadmoor Hotel in…
Space Foundation Selects 29 Teacher Liaisons
The Space Foundation has named 29 outstanding educators as its 2009 Flight of Teacher Liaisons in recognition of their active promotion of space and science education in their classrooms and their communities. Drawn from 25 different schools in California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas, the new Teacher Liaisons will serve as advocates for space…
The Honorable Peter B. Teets to Receive 2009 Gen. James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
The Space Foundation Board of Directors has selected The Honorable Peter B. Teets for the Foundation’s highest honor – the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. The award will be presented at a special luncheon event on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, during the 25th National Space Symposium. A former Under Secretary of the…
Space Foundation Brings Excitement of Space to 15 Chicago School Districts
The Space Foundation’s education team, aided by veteran space shuttle astronaut Dr. Jim Reilly, brought the excitement of space and space education to teachers and administrators from 15 western Chicago-area school districts on Jan. 26. At a joint workshop of school administrators and teachers, Space Foundation aerospace education specialists Bryan DeBates, Bobby Gagnon, and Chrys…
Water Security Corporation Goes Exclusive
Water Security Corporation, makers of water purification technology Microbial Check Valve (MCV®), are the newest Certified Space Program category exclusive partners. In addition to being a long-time program partner, Water Security Corporation is also a 2007 Space Technology Hall of Fame inductee, recognized for its role in commercializing MCV® Certified Space Technology. The MCV® purification…
2009 Space Foundation Corporate Members
Thank you to all of our 2009 Corporate Members! Corporate Membership with the Space Foundation places companies in the presence of industry giants and other successful, growing companies in the space industry. Space Foundation corporate members benefit from advance notice of Foundation event sponsorship and business opportunities, preferential exhibit hall positioning, reduced exhibit booth rates,…
The Space Foundation Recognizes New Corporate Members, Cobham, Jacobs, and WP Aerospace.
The Space Foundation welcomes three new companies to its growing list of Corporate Members. The Space Foundation’s newest Corporate Partner, Cobham, is a global company engaged in developing, delivering and supporting leading- edge aerospace and defense systems in the air, on land and at sea. Employing more than 12,000 people on five continents, Cobham has…
Stevens New Director of Communications and Public Outreach for Space Foundation
Janet P. Stevens, APR, has joined the Space Foundation as director – communications and public outreach. Stevens is responsible for supporting the Space Foundation’s mission through relationships with targeted constituent groups, including the media. Stevens, a 30-year public relations professional, most recently was senior vice president – public relations for Idearc, Inc., provider of Superpages.comTM…
Report from Washington, D.C.
On Jan. 13, the Space Foundation hosted a Space Foundation Correspondents Group featuring former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, Ph.D. During the breakfast, Griffin addressed a variety of issues, including the national security value of U.S. international cooperation in civil space and the importance of investing in the superiority of the U.S. civil space program. He…