Space Foundation News & Media
The Report from Washington D.C.
2009 will be critical for U.S. space policy. Later this year, we expect crucial decisions on funding for possible additional Shuttle flights, addressing the gap in human spaceflight capabilities, and awarding the newly amended Transformational Communications Satellite (TSAT) contract. The Congress and the new administration continue to craft a second economic stimulus package, due for release…
Space Technology That is Good for Your Smile
There’s a good chance that your dentist is using water purification technology originally developed for NASA. DentaPure® uses Space Certified Technology Microbial Check Valve (MCV®) to clean water used in high-speed drills and other dental instruments. Developed by Umpqua Research of Myrtle Creek, Ore., to support manned missions aboard the Space Shuttle and International Space Station, MCV® is commercially…
Call for Applicants for 2009 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 17, 2008) — The Space Foundation and the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF) are accepting applications for the 2009 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award until Jan. 16, 2009. The AMF, Space Foundation, and NASA, annually present the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award in a continuing effort to recognize outstanding contributions…
Space Foundation Recognizes Three GMV Products as Certified Space Technologies
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 11, 2008) — The Space Foundation welcomed insightArthroVR, Moviloc®, and SAGRAN, three of GMV’s many space-based products, as Certified Space Technologies. The Space Certification program was created by the Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, to raise awareness and understanding about the significant and practical benefits of technologies originally developed for…
Kids Get Chance to Touch – and Taste – Life on the Moon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 3, 2008) — The Space Foundation recently recognized three PLANET LLC commercial products – Space Garden, JSC-1A Lunar Regolith Simulant, and JSC-Mars-1A Martian Regolith Simulant – as Certified Education Products. The Space Certification program was created by the Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, to raise awareness and understanding about the…
Space Foundation Announces Date for 2009 Space Business Forum: New York
The Space Foundation announced that it will conduct the second annual Space Business Forum: New York on June 4, 2009, at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City. This Space Foundation event was created to allow financial analysts, investment bankers, institutional advisors, venture capitalists, insurers, and others from the financial community to engage…
Upcoming Space Foundation Events
Mark your calendars for these events! 25th National Space Symposium, March 30 – April 2, 2009, in Colorado Springs, Colo. www.NationalSpaceSymposium.org Space Business Forum: New York, June 4, 2009, New York, N.Y. www.SpaceBusinessForum.com Strategic Space and Defense 2009, Oct. 6-8, 2009, in Omaha, Neb. www.StratSpace.org This article is part of Space Watch: December 2008 (Volume:…
Space Certification Program
Space Foundation announces the 2009 Space Technology Hall of Fame panel of judges The Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, established the Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 1988 to increase public awareness of the benefits resulting from space exploration programs and to encourage further innovation. Nominations for the Space Technology Hall of Fame are…
Space Foundation Education Programs Makes an Impact Across the Nation
The Space Foundation recently shared its education mission across the nation in two very unique ways. The first was at the Suburban School Superintendents’ conference at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Members of the organization represented 100 influential school districts in the United States. The Suburban School Superintendents’ group meets annually so superintendents…
The Space Foundation welcomes back SPACEHAB as a Corporate Partner
The Space Foundation is pleased to welcome SPACEHAB as a returning Corporate Partner. SPACEHAB is a commercial and entrepreneurial force in the space industry providing a full spectrum of products and services to both the government and private sectors. The company offers spacecraft pre-launch processing facilities and services, production of valuable commercial products in space,…