Report from Headquarters
Symposium Hosts Students and Teachers
The Space Foundation hosted nearly 1,800 local students and 95 teachers from 18 states at a number of education activities at the 27th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs in April. The programs included educator professional development, national recognition of an outstanding educator, a surprise teacher grant announcement, student tours and sessions including “Audience with…
Space Growing More Accessible
The recent opening of the Mars Yard at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute exemplifies a trend of increasing access to space exploration technology and the potential for public participation. Programs centered around the Mars Yard and similar establishments can benefit both the public and the space community. The facilities are educational resources that can be…
Volunteers Make Symposium Click
The 27th National Space Symposium drew the largest number of volunteers in Symposium history. More than 350 volunteers comprised equally of civilians and military personnel, supported attendee, exhibitor, visitor, speaker, media and volunteer registration, transportation, information technology and security, as well as assisting with door monitoring and greeter/directional support positions. Although most volunteers come from the local…
Horace Mann Funds Teacher Scholarship
Horace Mann Insurance initiated a new scholarship this year, selecting one educator within Colorado Springs School District 11 to receive a free professional development course through the Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum program. The winner is Jo Ann Davis, mathematics coach at North Middle School. Davis will attend the Space Foundation rocketry class, to be held the week of…
EDC Awards Headquarters Project
At a ceremony in May, the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) awarded the 2010 Community Enhancement Award for the retention of the Space Foundation headquarters to the project team, made up of: Anna Keesling Ackerman Fund EDC El Pomar Foundation Scott Bryan of Bryan Construction, Inc. Space Foundation State of Colorado In January, the Space…
Space Foundation Welcomes Team Members
The Space Foundation welcomes two team members to regular full-time positions. Madeline Miller has been part-time education assistant since December, and her role has now expanded to a full-time position to help with the increase in Space Foundation education outreach. Miller received a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colo., and is working toward her…
Posters, Photos, Doodles and More
Every month Space Watch brings you interesting, exciting and sometimes a little weird space links: To see NASA’s most unusual posters, including the two posters are pictured at right, click here See the now-famous airplane window photos of the May 16 Endeavour launch, courtesy of SPACE.com, here Watch time-lapse photography of space from the International Space Station,…
Space Foundation CEO Testifies in Washington
Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham testified May 18 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the importance of a robust space program (the official topic of the hearing was The Contributions of Space to National Imperatives). The other participants were Frank Slazer, vice president of space systems, Aerospace Industries Association; Dr. Christopher…
NASA Budget Analysis Update Available
The Space Foundation has updated its report providing an overview and comparison of the NASA budget. The report provides an overview of FY 2011 NASA budget request and legislation, breaking it down into the President’s FY 2011 Budget Request, FY 2011 funds authorized by the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 and the FY 2011 Enacted…
House Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee Update
In May, the House Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee held two hearings: Office of Commercial Space Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request NASA’s Commercial Cargo Providers: Are They Ready to Supply the Space Station in the Post-Shuttle Era?” In the first hearing on May 5, members of the Subcommittee voiced their concern that the request sought…