Space Foundation News & Media
Space Business Forum: New York
The Space Foundation, along with key board members in the financial industry, has created a compelling event focused exclusively on the needs of the New York investment, finance, and analyst communities. The inaugural Space Business Forum: New York is a forum for Wall Street analysts, investment bankers, institutional advisors, and high-risk insurers to engage in…
Underwriting Opportunities for the Space Business Forum: New York
The Space Foundation is introducing the Space Business Forum: New York, a forum for Wall Street analysts, investment bankers, institutional advisors, and high-risk insurers to engage in a meaningful exchange with industry leaders about aerospace and defense financing and investment opportunities emerging from new commercial space ventures and established space-related businesses. This one-day, exclusive event…
Space Certification Program News
The Space Foundation’s Certified Space Technology program had a busy and productive April, welcoming a new technology and promoting an existing certified partner. The Space Foundation is pleased to welcome iShoe as a Certified Space Technology. iShoe is a patent-pending insole based on technology originally developed to facilitate astronaut balance during a moon landing. Partially…
Space Technology Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary
The Space Technology Hall of Fame celebrated 20 years with the induction of three outstanding technologies – ArterioVision, Petroleum Remediation Product, and ResQPOD, in a private ceremony and gala awards dinner at the 24th National Space Symposium. The capstone event, the Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner, co-sponsored by Space Florida, successfully concluded the symposium…
Education Activities Inspire Students and Teachers
During the 24th National Space Symposium, several education events inspired students and Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons. The week started with Teacher Liaisons attending the opening ceremony on Monday evening featuring music by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, followed by a reception in the Lockheed Martin Exhibit Center and lakeside fireworks at The Broadmoor Hotel. On Tuesday,…
Report from Washington, D.C.
April was a busy month for the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office. The Space Report 2008: the Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity, produced by the Space Foundation’s Research and Analysis division, was released on April 8, 2008. Well received by the space industry, business community, and media, the release has generated a significant amount…
Space Business Forum: New York
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 25, 2008) — The Space Business Forum: New York is a one day conference conducted by the Space Foundation, focused exclusively on the needs of the New York investment, finance, and analyst communities. It will be held at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City on June 18, 2008.…
Space Report Reveals $251 Billion Global Space Economy in 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 16, 2008) — The Space Report 2008: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity, released by the Space Foundation on April 8, revealed more than $251 billion in global space activity in 2007. This represents a single-year increase of 11 percent from 2006. The Space Report 2008 is a publication that…
24th National Space Symposium Successfully Concludes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 12, 2008) — The 24th National Space Symposium, the premier annual gathering of the global space community, came to a successful conclusion with featured remarks by noted astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., at the 20th Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner. The capstone event of the symposium, the dinner honored three…
24th National Space Symposium Blasts Off!
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 8, 2008) — The premier annual gathering of the global space industry, the 24th National Space Symposium, blasted off last night with a spectacular opening ceremony featuring award presentations and entertainment by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. The four-day program agenda features a vast array of special events, prominent speakers, pertinent panels,…