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Serving Vertical Market Consumers, Thuraya’s Industry Leading Satcom Solutions Live at GITEX
ABU DHABI, UAE (Oct. 4, 2011) – Thuraya, the leading international mobile satellite services operator, is set to showcase its ground-breaking portfolio of space-based products during GITEX, the Middle East’s largest ICT event. The Company will be exhibiting its full suite of data, maritime and voice solutions that continue to lead the market with unique…
Countdown Begins for 28th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 3, 2011) — The countdown has begun for the 28th National Space Symposium, which is set for April 16-19 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Space Foundation is offering a Super Early Bird rate with up to $500 in savings for industry attendees who register before Jan. 13,…
DigitalGlobe and Ball Aerospace Successfully Complete Critical Design Review for WorldView-3
BOULDER, Colo. (Oct. 3, 2011) – DigitalGlobe, a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. jointly announced today they successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for DigitalGlobe’s next generation remote-sensing satellite, WorldView-3. The successful CDR was completed in late August and keeps WorldView-3 on schedule for a…
Students Invited to Enter Art Contest
The Space Foundation invites students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, or equivalent, throughout the world to enter original artwork depicting the theme “Space is Infinite – Explore!” for an opportunity to receive national recognition and to win prizes, and an invitation to attend an awards ceremony at the 28th National Space Symposium next April in…
Like Space? Volunteer!
Volunteer opportunities abound at the Space Foundation, giving space fans an inside role in global space activities. Each spring hundreds of volunteers help the Space Foundation make its annual National Space Symposium the premier gathering of the global space community. Symposium volunteers have an opportunity to sit in on panels and speeches, tour the innovative exhibit center…
Education Brochures Available
Two new brochures are now available for educators describing Space Foundation education programs. Space Across the Curriculum The Space Across the Curriculum brochure describes the Space Foundation’s hands-on, professional development courses for PreK-12 educators. The classes, which will be offered next summer at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo., and at Colorado State University-Pueblo, are customized for every…
Space Across the Curriculum Schedule Set
The Space Foundation has set the schedule of the 2012 summer session of Space Across the Curriculum courses for preK-12 teachers. The courses, some of which will be held at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute (SFDI) in Colorado Springs, Colo., and some which will be held at Colorado State University – Pueblo (CSU-P), are week-long intensive graduate-level…
Nominate Now for Three Awards
Who has made a lasting impact in the space industry? The Space Foundation annually recognizes outstanding accomplishments in three categories: space exploration; creating a positive public environment for space; and space achievement – and is seeking nominations from the general public. The Space Foundation will award these honors at the 28th National Space Symposium, to…
Fascinating Images from the Internet
The Internet offers great opportunities to learn about space. See these sites: Watch a Space Foundation interview on space technology to learn more about how space benefits you every day! (The video plays on the home page) Kepler finds a real-life Tatooine; click here. What’s the Sun up to? Click here. Travel around the Earth on…
Kelly Shelton Joins the Space Foundation
Kelly Shelton has joined the Space Foundation in the new position of development assistant, responsible for grant screening and research, donor relations, reporting and other development issues. Shelton most recently worked for the Girl Scouts of Colorado where she was responsible for fundraising events and a variety of administrative duties. She is a Texas native…