Education
Give Your Children Some Space This Summer
Launch your future explorers, scientists and engineers into a memorable summer adventure at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. The Space Foundation has created a new summer program at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, specifically for youngsters ages nine through 12 years. Explore Space Experience is designed and led by certified master teachers to offer…
Request an Invitation for the Space Technology & Investment Forum Aug. 16 and 17
Held in the heart of San Francisco, the Space Technology & Investment Forum is a by-invitation boutique investment conference that joins together top venture capitalists and angel investors with space industry experts who can explain the technical, legal and business issues critical to market analysis and risk assessment. Successful space industry CEOs and founders of…
Summer Enrollment Now Open for Space Foundation Explore Space Experience for Children Ages 9 – 12
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 27, 2016) – Launch your future explorer, scientist or engineer into a memorable summer adventure at the Space Foundation Discovery Center, with a new summer program in Colorado Springs. Specifically for youngsters ages nine through 12 years, Explore Space Experience is designed and led by certified master teachers to offer a…
Request an Invitation Now for Space Technology & Investment Forum 2016
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 22, 2016) – The Space Foundation’s Space Technology & Investment Forum (ST&IF) is a by-invitation gathering of some of the most innovative, insightful and visionary professionals from the entrepreneurial and investment sectors of space and technology. Successful space industry CEOs and founders of new space startups will share their experiences about…
Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska Medium Lift Environmental Assessment Approved by Federal Aviation Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 18, 2016 ANCHORAGE – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation has approved the Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) Environmental Assessment (EA) for construction of medium lift launch facilities at the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (PSCA). Notice of final approval was posted in the Federal Register on…
SSC UNVEILS SSC INFINITY FOR SMALL SATELLITES AND CONSTELLATIONS
New ground operations approach offers scalability, automation, web-based services and lower operational costs COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 13, 2016) – SSC, a global provider of advanced space services, today unveiled SSC Infinity, a new ground operations service that offers customers full flexibility for small satellites and constellations. The new endeavor aims to lower costs while providing…
University of Central Florida is First to Conduct Microgravity Research via NanoRacks on ISS, and in suborbital space, via Blue Origin
April 13, 2016-Webster, TX–Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have become the first ever team to experiment on both NanoRacks’ commercial research lab onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and in suborbital space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle. The UCF team, lead by physics professor and Assistant Director of the Florida…
AGI Hires Col Mike Wasson (ret.) to Complement ComSpOC Expansion
Exton, PA, USA (April 5, 2016): Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) is pleased to announce that Mike Wasson has joined the ComSpOC team as senior director, DoD Space Operations at AGI’s Colorado Springs office. In his new position, Mike’s focus will be supporting DoD customers of the ComSpOC’s services and SSA solutions, including their application of…
32nd Space Symposium to Open April 11
Widely known as the most significant annual global space industry conference, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium will be held April 11-14 at The Broadmoor, in Colorado Springs, Colo., attracting thousands of participants from dozens of countries, including the world’s leading decision makers from civil, military, government, commercial and academic institutions. The 32nd Space Symposium will…
Space Foundation Named Among 50 Best Nonprofit Organizations to Work For
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 1, 2016) – For the third time, the Space Foundation has been designated by The NonProfit Times and Best Companies Group as among the 50 Best Nonprofit Organizations to Work For in the United States, ranking 7th among Small Nonprofit organizations, and ranked 12th best overall. The Space Foundation also participated…