Report from Headquarters
Autographed Space Shuttle Art Auction Opens
Own a strikingly beautiful matted and framed original Space Shuttle art print autographed by Space Shuttle Commanders and support Space Foundation education programs. The Space Foundation is auctioning six original works of art based on NASA Space Shuttle photography – one for each of the Space Shuttle vehicles. The auction benefits Space Foundation education programs…
Apply for Scholarships by April 15
April 15 is the deadline to apply for two scholarships offered by the Space Foundation for educator professional development courses. One scholarship is specifically for educators in Pinellas County, Fla., and one is for those who are of Hawaiian descent or who teach children who are of Hawaiian descent. See the Space Foundation education website to…
Teacher Liaison’s Students Win NASA Competition
Four students of Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Kimberley Klein have won first place in the national 2010 NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Award video contest sponsored by NASA and Hasbro. The contest asked students in two age groups, 3rd – 5th grade and 6th – 8th grade, to create short videos that demonstrate how technologies developed…
Themis Granted Certified Technology Status
The Space Foundation has designated hyperspectral imaging systems by Themis Vision Systems as a Certified Space Technology(TM). Used in a space exploration support role, hyperspectral sensors capture reflected energy from observed objects, which is then analyzed to identify attributes not otherwise visible. Working with NASA, Themis Vision Systems has radically reduced sensor size and eliminated…
Internet Provides Cool Space Links
The Internet is overflowing with interesting, education and sometimes just silly space information. For a time-lapse history of the construction of the International Space Station, click here. For the first-ever view of Mercury from orbit around the innermost planet, click here. To see how aliens view our use of space developments, click here. To see…
Space Foundation Art Contest Winners Dazzle
The Space Foundation received more than 150 pieces of imaginative artwork created by school children from 13 states as entries in the student art contest co-sponsored by ARES Corporation, Fisher Space Pen Co. and the Space Foundation. New to the 27th National Space Symposium, the contest invited students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade to submit original artwork…
Space Foundation Seeking Artifacts
As the Space Foundation prepares to move to our new headquarters later this year, we are also actively seeking donations of space artifacts and memorabilia for our visitors center. Located near the entrance to the Garden of the Gods, a popular destination for visitors to Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation’s visitor center will also become an…
NASA Budget Reviews Occupy D.C.
The House Science, Space & Technology Committee held a hearing March 2 on NASA’s FY 2012 budget request, which proposes $18.7 billion in funds for the space agency. Administrator Charles Bolden testified before the Committee. Members of Congress from both parties voiced their concerns that the funding priorities outlined in NASA’s budget request did not…
Congress Expresses EASE Support at Hearing
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing March 15 on the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for National Security Space Activities. Witnesses included: The Honorable Erin Conaton, under secretary of the Air Force, U.S Department of Defense General William Shelton, commander, Air Force Space Command Ambassador Gregory Schulte, deputy…
Space Foundation Hosts Ambassador Schulte
On March 14, the Space Foundation hosted a breakfast briefing on the national security space strategy for Congress featuring Ambassador Gregory Schulte, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy, who briefed attendees and fielded questions. Schulte outlined the strategy’s three major objectives: to maintain the advantages that space provides the U.S. to protect…