Space Foundation News & Media
Lexon Humanitarian Demining Device Recognized as Certified Space Technology
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 6, 2003) — The Space Foundation today announced that Lexon Technologies has joined the growing list of companies able to market a qualified product as an officially Certified Space Technology. “Lexon’s new Humanitarian Demining Device is precisely this kind of commercialized technology transfer that our Space Certification program is intended to…
Space Foundation Appoints Chief of Staff
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 5, 2003) — The Space Foundation announced today that James `Jim` Jannette has been promoted to the position of Chief of Staff. Jannette had previously served as Space Foundation Vice President of Marketing and Communications and director of marketing, since joining the Space Foundation in 2000. Jannette is responsible for the…
Space Foundation Accepting Nominations for 2004 General James E. Hill Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 4, 2003) — Nominations for the 2004 presentation of the Space Foundation’s highest individual honor are being accepted now through Oct. 17, 2003. The General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award is presented in memory of the Foundation’s long-time chairman, the late General James E. Hill, USAF (Retired). The Space…
Nominations sought for 2004 Space Technology Hall of Fame
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(Aug. 1, 2003) — The Space Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2004 Space Technology Hall of Fame. All nominations are due to the Space Foundation by October 31, 2003. The Space Technology Hall of Fame honors technologies and innovators who have transformed space-based technology into commercial products and services. The Cochlear…
Space Foundation and Air Force Academy train teachers on space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jul. 22, 2003) — The Space Foundation recently wrapped up its `Rocketry and the Biology of Living in Space` Space Discovery graduate course, a unique hands- on experience for educators to gain new skills and content knowledge in math, science and aerospace studies. The course was held July 7-11 at the United…
Events and speakers join Strategic Space 2003, early registration deadline July 1
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 25, 2003) — The space-related components, strategies and requirements of United States Strategic Command and how these affect the space industry will be the focus of Strategic Space 2003, a two-day national security space conference, 2-4 September 2003 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Omaha, Neb. The conference agenda now includes…
Space Foundation leads NASA's Blue Ribbon Panel
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 19, 2003) — NASA has selected the Space Foundation to form a “Blue Ribbon Panel” to develop new educator astronaut evaluative criteria. Led by Dr. Patricia “Patty” Arnold, Space Foundation Vice President of Education and Workforce Development, the nine-member panel is meeting at Space Foundation headquarters for an intensive five-week effort…
Space Foundation applauds Mars Exploration
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 17, 2003) — “The ability of humans to explore Mars has never been better, and the desire to do so has never been greater,” said Space Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Elliot G. Pulham in applauding the launch this month of three near-simultaneous Mars exploration missions. Two robotic Mars explorers…
United Nations Urged to Adopt Space Technologies to Improve Global Health, Safety and Environment
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 17, 2003) — Space Foundation President & Chief Executive Officer Elliot G. Pulham today urged the member nations of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) to consider how space technology spin-offs can effectively be used to improve life on Earth. Pulham highlighted several space spin-off…
Sponsors support Strategic Space 2003
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jun. 5, 2003) — Several Space Foundation industry partners have already secured a supporting role as sponsors at Strategic Space 2003. Strategic Space is a highly focused, national security space conference, which takes place 2-4 September 2003 in Omaha, Neb., in support of America’s strategic space forces. The new conference includes featured…