Space Foundation News & Media
Space4U Podcast: Alan Ladwig – Author, Part One
In this episode: We meet author of “See You in Orbit? Our Dream of Spaceflight” by Alan Ladwig. Between 1981 to 1990, Alan held a variety of positions at NASA Headquarters, including Manager of the Space Flight Participant Program, Director of Special Projects for the Office of Exploration, and Manager of the Shuttle Student Involvement Program.…
Space Foundation Board Selects Gene Kranz to Receive the 2020 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 29, 2020) – Gene Kranz headed NASA’s Mission Control during some of the most dangerous and most-watched missions of the Apollo era, including the Apollo 11 lunar landing and the oxygen tank explosion of Apollo 13. On March 30, Kranz will be honored during the Opening Ceremony of the 36th Space…
Space4U Podcast: Paul Francis – Inventor
In this episode: We meet Paul Francis, an award-winning inventor. Paul invented SpiraFlex resistance technology for NASA‘s Mission Critical program to counteract astronaut bone and muscle loss caused by zero gravity. Paul tells us about his journey as an inventor and how he came to work with NASA on the technology that would be used by astronauts aboard the…
L3Harris Technologies to Fund Space Foundation STEM Programs at Six Prince George’s County Maryland Schools in January
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 23, 2020) – Thanks to funding by L3Harris Technologies, the Space Foundation will present its Space in the Community (SITC) program at six Prince George’s County Public Schools (Maryland) Jan. 29 – 31. SITC is an immersive program for students, parents, teachers, and community members to reinforce the importance of science,…
Space Policy Review — 2019
As we launch into the new year, here’s a recap of some of the key space policy activities, legislation, and funding that resulted from government action in 2019. Government Funding/Appropriations On December 20, 2019, President Donald Trump signed the FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations bill (H.R. 1158) into law (Pub. L 116-93), finalizing appropriators’ efforts to combine…
Winners of the Space Foundation’s 10th Annual International Student Art Contest Announced
25 winners selected from 58 countries 5,598 entries submitted Space Achievement Award winner is Chev Cedric from the Phillippines COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan 21, 2020) — The Space Foundation has announced the winners of its 10th Annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest, co-sponsored by Earth Observing System. The 25 winners represent four U.S. states and 10…
Space4U Podcast: Duane “Digger” Carey – Former NASA Astronaut, Part Two
In this episode: We continue our conversation with former NASA astronaut Lt. Col. Duane “Digger” Carey, USAF (Ret.) and current owner of One-Eighty Out, Inc. Among Digger’s accomplishments was piloting the Space Shuttle Columbia on the STS-109 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope in 2002. In this second part of our conversation, Digger discusses…
Space Foundation Announces Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame Inductees for 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 15, 2020) — The Space Foundation has announced this year’s inductees into the Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame, to be honored at a reception at the Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion on Feb. 26. The Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame was created by the Space Foundation in 2016 to…
Lockheed Martin-Funded Junior Space Entrepreneur Program Launches Today
Thanks to funding from Lockheed Martin and support from Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, 50 high school students from the STEM School Highlands Ranch are participating in the Space Foundation’s new Junior Space Entrepreneur Program (JSEP) this week. This pilot program leads students through a challenging weeklong team exercise of creating a business plan for a mission…
Space4U Podcast: Duane “Digger” Carey – Former NASA Astronaut, Part One
In this episode: We meet former NASA astronaut Lt. Col. Duane “Digger” Carey, USAF (Ret.), and current owner of One-Eighty Out, Inc. Among Digger’s accomplishments was piloting the Space Shuttle Columbia on the STS-109 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope in 2002. In part one of this two-part conversation, Digger talks about his humble…