Space Foundation Press Releases
Space Foundation Congratulates 2009 Individual and Organizational Space Technology Hall of Fame® Honorees
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 1, 2009) — The Space Foundation inducted three individuals and three organizations into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® last month for their roles in developing two technologies that originated with space exploration and have now had a positive impact on life on Earth. In addition, six individuals and three organizations…
Space Business Forum: New York to Examine Private Space Travel
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 29, 2009) — The space economy, even in turbulent economic times, is growing – primarily because the industry is expanding to include a wide variety of consumer products and services. Private space travel is already an almost $40 million business with the potential to increase that amount more than 10-fold in…
Space Foundation Astronaut Program Sparks Math, Science Interest at Two Colorado Springs Schools
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 28, 2009) — On Monday, April 27, the Space Foundation took one of its PreK- 2nd grade astronaut programs to two Colorado Springs schools, giving students the opportunity to meet former NASA astronaut and Colorado Springs resident Dr. Jim Reilly and to experience space science in action. More than 100 pre-school…
Space Studies Students Hear from Space Foundation CEO
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 24, 2009) — Students from the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s space studies seminar program enjoyed a wide-ranging lecture and question-and-answer session about the global space industry April 23 with Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Holokauahi Pulham – himself a native of the “Big Island” of Hawai’i who attended UH…
The Space Report; Space Business Forum: New York Look at Changes in Space Economy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 24, 2009) — More than 68 percent of the $257 billion in 2008 global space activity was driven by commercial ventures including GPS technology, satellite radio, telecommunications and direct-to-home television. Last year’s overall industry growth rate was approximately 2.5 percent, but consumer sectors were much more robust – some growing as…
Space Foundation Brings Astronaut Jim Reilly and an Indoor Rocket Demonstration to Two Colorado Springs Schools
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 23, 2009) — The Space Foundation’s education outreach is taking its student PreK-2nd grade astronaut program to two Colorado schools on April 27, giving boys and girls an opportunity to meet former NASA astronaut and Colorado Springs resident Jim Reilly and to experience space science in action. The astronaut program will…
Register by May 15 and Save $200 on Space Business Forum: New York
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 21, 2009) — Register by May 15 for Space Business Forum: New York to save $200 and receive a special advance electronic version of The Space Report 2009: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity. Created for Wall Street analysts, investment bankers, institutional advisors, and high-risk insurers, Space Business Forum: New York will…
What's Next? Space Business Forum: New York on June 4
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 17, 2009) — Registration is open for the Space Foundation’s Space Business Forum: New York on Thursday, June 4, 2009, at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City. Created for Wall Street analysts, investment bankers, institutional advisors, and high-risk insurers, the Forum provides a meaningful exchange with industry leaders…
The Space Report 2009 Reveals Industry Growth to $257 Billion
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 14, 2009) — The Space Report 2009: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity has revealed that worldwide space revenues grew nearly 2.5 percent in 2008, rising to $257 billion. This is one of many fascinating facts revealed in the publication — the definitive overview of the global space industry and…
25th National Space Symposium Breaks Records
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 9, 2009) — The Space Foundation’s 25th National Space Symposium, held last week, has broken records in attendance, international involvement, exhibitor participation, and educational involvement, underscoring the fact that the space industry is maintaining a relatively strong position, even in a difficult economy. The premier gathering of the global space community,…