Space Foundation News
2010 Was an Extraordinary Year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 3, 2011) — For the Space Foundation, 2010 was a defining year. The nation’s foremost space advocacy organization expanded its global reach, increased its already significant impact on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and teacher professional development, provided valuable research and education for policy makers and industry leaders, rolled…
Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Recognized
Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Marci Ward, a third-grade teacher at Immaculate Conception Grade School, Catholic Schools of Fairbanks (Alaska), has been named by Cambridge to Who’s Who for Excellence in Elementary Education. “Marci is as passionate as they come. Her dedication to educate herself in order to better her students growth is extraordinary,” said Bobby Gagnon,…
Resources from the Internet
The wonders of space can be explored in depth in cyberspace. Below are Internet resources of particular interest to educators: Last April, 80 professional observatories representing more than 100 countries held a planet-wide celebration of astronomy during which more than a million people had their first close-up views space through telescopes. Click here to learn – and see –…
Space Foundation Year in Review
This issue of Space Watch contains six articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all here or you can download a copy of the full report by clicking here. 2010 Was an Extraordinary Year For the Space Foundation, 2010 was a defining year. The nation’s foremost space advocacy organization expanded its global…
Year in Review: Global Influence
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. For the Space Foundation, 2010 was a defining year. The nation’s foremost space advocacy organization expanded our…
Year in Review: Education Programs Soar
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. The Space Foundation continues to expand and refine our nationally recognized standards-based education programs for teachers, students,…
Year in Review: the "Go to" Space Expert
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. Throughout 2010, the Space Foundation continued to serve as an expert on the industry for legislators, educators,…
Year in Review: New Generation Initiatives
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. The Space Foundation continues to expand our New Generation Initiatives, which provide professional development and education forums,…
Year in Review: National Space Symposium
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. The 26th National Space Symposium, held in April in Colorado Springs, broke all attendance records – and,…
Year in Review: Even More Accomplishments for 2011
The following is part of a series of six Space Watch articles reporting on Space Foundation activities and accomplishments in 2010. You can read them all in this issue. To download a copy of the full report, click here. Steady, continuous growth helped the Space Foundation reach a milestone in 2010, when the number of corporate…