SPACE FOUNDATION
Advocating for Innovation. Bettering Life on Earth.
Space Foundation is a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983, offering a gateway to education, information and collaboration for space exploration and space-inspired industries that define the global space ecosystem.
SPACE EDUCATION
Space for you. Space for all.
Space Education, a division of Space Foundation, is a lifelong learning platform for the global space ecosystem that delivers workforce development and economic opportunity for students, teachers, entrepreneurs and professionals via programs offered digitally worldwide or at Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado...
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Space Foundation supports Pre-K through 20 students with standards-based curriculum that uses space principles to integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in laboratory, classroom and after-school settings.
Space Foundation’s New Generation initiatives target aerospace professionals 35 and younger. The program fosters meaningful, long-term peer relationships by providing access to top space leaders through program opportunities at Space Symposium and throughout the year.
Space Foundation offers space commerce training workshops and a related webinar speaker series. These workshops and webinars provide key insights to address the most common challenges in establishing or expanding space-based technology companies.
Space Foundation provides unique and exclusive membership programs for individuals and corporations to connect and participate with the greater space community.
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SPACE FOUNDATION FEATURES
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Space Foundation Launches Space Path Program to Help Companies Navigate the Space Industry
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 7, 2025— Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 as a gateway to unite…
Space Foundation Now Accepting Nominations for Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. New Generation National Security Scholarship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Dec. 9, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 as a gateway to…
The Space Report 2024 Q3 Shows Significant Private Workforce Growth in Europe, a Push for Commercial Space Stations, and Space Force Surpassing Guardian Recruiting Goals
Europe’s annual private sector space employment grew 66% in the last decade. Four space stations in development signal a new…
Space Foundation Announces New Government Relations Directors
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 1, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering education, collaboration and…
Space Foundation to Celebrate World Space Week 2024
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 11, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering education, collaboration and…
Space Foundation Announces Nomination Period for General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, Presented at 2025 Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sept. 4, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering education, collaboration and…
This Week in Washington Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) was named Chair of the HASC Strategic Forces Subcommittee. The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee announced new and returning members for the 119th Congress. Dr. V. Narayanan has been appointed as the Secretary of the Indian Department of Space and the Chairman of the Indian Space…
This Week in Washington NASA has revised the launch dates for the Artemis missions, with Artemis II now set for April 2026 and Artemis III scheduled for mid-2027. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator. President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Brendan Carr as the new chairman of the FCC. United…
This Week in Washington Denmark has become the 48th signatory of the Artemis Accords. SpaceX’s sixth Starship flight test is set for Monday, November 18. The FAA has established an Aerospace Rulemaking Committee for Part 450. United States Space Policy Updates The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched its Aerospace Rulemaking Committee to revise the FAA’s Part…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Nov. 12, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 as a gateway to unite the global space community, today announced it will host Innovate Space: Finance Forum, a premier event providing an opportunity for industry leaders to define the next wave of growth that will shape the future…
This Week in Washington Chile and the Republic of Cyprus have officially joined the Artemis Accords as the 46th and 47th signatories The government of Thailand has approved the country’s participation in the Artemis Accords. NASA has released its “NASA Economic Impact Study 2023,” estimating the agency’s annual economic output at $75.6 billion. United States…
This Week in Washington The Dominican Republic and Estonia have officially joined the Artemis Accords as the 44th and 45th signatories. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is participating in an official visit to Romania and Bulgaria to meet with key government and space officials. SpaceX completed the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket, successfully “catching”…
