Report from Headquarters
Posters, Postcards, Art Prints Benefit Education
The Space Foundation is selling posters, postcards and art prints featuring six stunning Space Shuttle designs – and using the proceeds to fund STARS classroom-enrichment programs and teacher scholarships to Space Across the Curriculum courses. Beautiful Design, Great Price, Free Shipping The digital designs – created exclusively for the Space Foundation – are based on…
Psoria-Shield is New Space Certification Partner
The Space Foundation welcomes Psoria-Shield as its newest Space Certification program partner. Based in Tampa, Fla., Psoria-Shield produces a medical device to treat a range of problematic skin disorders. The Psoria-Light medical device uses Deep Ultra Violet Light Emitting Diode (UVLED) technology, offering targeted UVA/ NB-UVB phototherapy for fast and effective treatment of psoriasis, eczema…
Art Contest Grand Prize Winners are Named
Grand prize winners have been announced in the Space Foundation’s first student art contest. All winners were recognized at a special ceremony on April 13 at the 27th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., where two former NASA astronauts, Richard Hieb and Danny Olivas, announced the grand prize winners selected…
Florida Educator Wins Scholarship
A Florida educator with a passion for space has been awarded a new Space Foundation scholarship, the Dr. Catherine Pedretty Space Scholarship for Teachers. Robin Little, a Safety Harbor (Fla.) Elementary School teacher, plans to use the scholarship to attend the PreK-2 Early Childhood Space Exploration course that starts the week of June 13 at the Space…
WWII Veterans Attend Symposium
Amid the exhibits of state-of-the art space technology at the 27th National Space Symposium there was one exhibit designed to preserve the contributions of past heroes – World War II veterans. “We were very honored to participate in such a prestigious event,” said West Roberts, vice president of programs for The Greatest Generations Foundation. “The veterans were very…
The Internet Offers Pathways to Space
This month’s space Internet links include: To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s deployment into space, astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., pointed Hubble’s eye at an especially photogenic pair of interacting galaxies called Arp 273; to see it, click here. To read about how Space Technology Hall…
Morrow Winner's MOON SHOT e-Book Released
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first American in space, MOON SHOT: The Inside Story of America’s Apollo Moon Landing (e-riginal; Open Road Integrated Media; May 2, 2011) is being republished as an enhanced ebook, including embedded video and new, untold stories about America’s adventures during the Apollo flights. The MOON SHOT e-book, which…
Ruppersberger Supports Return to the Moon
Despite 50 years of strength and our current position of technological leadership in space, Congressman C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger (D-MD) said our space program is slipping. Speaking at the 27th National Space Symposium, Ruppersberger said that, between policy and budgetary uncertainty, the future is unclear. He said we must address four areas to reorient and refocus…
New Generation Program Focuses on Washington
The Space Foundation’s New Generation Space Leaders Initiative continued to grow at the 27th National Space Symposium with almost 150 young space professionals attending specialized programs. The New Generation Initiatives featured a full week of events that kicked off on April 11 with the popular “speed mentoring” New Generation Leadership Exchange. During the exchange, up-and-coming…
Day-by-Day Update on D.C. Activities
April 11 The Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee held a hearing on NASA’s FY 2012 budget request. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden told lawmakers that, in the current tough fiscal environment, the space agency would have to push back the launch date of several missions. For example, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) had…