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Winners of Space Foundation's Seventh Annual International Student Art Contest Announced
For the Space Foundation’s seventh annual International Student Art Contest, 3,099 entries were submitted from 50 countries and 31 U.S. states by students ages 3 through 18 years. Of those, 25 winners from seven countries were selected, with one entry chosen for the top Space Foundation Achievement Award. The 2017 contest theme is “Space Through…
A Look Ahead in 2017
Last month, we looked back in Space Watch at accomplishments in space during 2016. This month, we’re looking ahead to the future to see what 2017 has in store for the global space community. Rocket Lab finished building its New Zealand launch pad, and the company hopes to conduct a test launch of its new…
Symposium Panel to Feature 10 World Space Agency Leaders
The first panel presentation of the Space Foundation’s four-day 33rd Space Symposium will be a discussion of the most pressing global space issues by the world’s top space agency leaders. Confirmed leaders who will be joining the panel include: Mohammad Nasser Al Ahbabi, Ph.D., Director General, United Arab Emirates Space Agency Gwang-Rae Cho, Ph.D., President,…
2016: A Year in Review
It’s been an exciting year for the global space industry. Let’s take a look at some amazing 2016 space moments! March 1: The Launch of ExoMars. A joint ESA-Roscosmos mission to Mars, ExoMars left the Earth at 9:31 UTC on March 1, 2016, from Baikonur Kazakhstan. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Schiaparelli took a…
Space Foundation Receives More Than 3,000 Artwork Submissions
The 7th Annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest came to a close Nov. 15, with a total of 3,099 entries from 50 countries, and 31 states in the United States. Now that the contest has closed for entries, the artwork has transitioned into the three-stage judging process to narrow the entries down to 25…
Space Foundation COO Speaks at 18th Global Women in Leadership Economic Forum in Dubai
Space Foundation Chief Operating Officer and Acting CEO Shelli Brunswick spoke at the 18th Global Women in Leadership Economic Forum, held in Dubai Oct. 24 and 25. She was part of the panel addressing “Where are the women: A look at male-dominated fields.” A focus of her message was how the Space Foundation’s education programs…
2017 International Student Art Contest Reflects "Space Through My Eyes…"
One way to excite children about a future in space is to ask them to create their vision of space. The 2017 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest is doing just that by inviting children around the world to create art based on the theme “Space Through My Eyes…” The 2017 contest began accepting artwork…
World Space Week 2016 DIY Activities
Declared in 1999 by the United Nations, World Space Week is celebrated internationally each year Oct. 4 through Oct. 10. World Space Week is one of the largest public space events on Earth, with more than 1,800 events in 73 countries celebrating the benefits and exploration of space, according to the World Space Week organization.…
Successful Launch for Tiangong-2 Space Lab
Late in the evening of Sept. 15 in China, the uncrewed Tiangong-2 spacecraft headed into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Tiangong-2 is a space station laboratory that China plans to have up and running in the early 2020s. This is China’s second space station, and one step in the…
Judges Announced for 2017 International Student Art Contest
The goal with selecting judges for the Space Foundation’s annual International Student Art Contest is to choose talented, trained, professional artists from diverse backgrounds who can contribute various perspectives to the daunting task of sorting through thousands of artwork entries. Artwork submitted for the 2017 contest will be reviewed by a panel of outstanding artists,…