Education
Space Foundation Awarded $1.5M Grant From Department of Defense Through National Defense Education Program
Funds directed to grow STEM education, outreach and workforce initiatives Space Foundation is the only nonprofit selected among 15 recipients Grant funds to scale Center for Innovation and Education over a three-year period COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 28, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem,…
Lockheed Martin To Fund Space Foundation STEM Programs at Huntsville, Alabama Schools, Nov. 3-5
Events feature former NASA astronaut Captain Winston E. Scott, USN (Ret.) Hands-on STEM activities for students, focused on the Artemis I mission Public community night at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center: Thursday, Nov. 4 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Oct. 27, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global…
Space Foundation Announces New Auxilia Webinar Series to Support Teachers, Parents, and Students
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 1, 2020) — The Space Foundation’s team of educators has created a new webinar series now available free online to help teachers and parents keep students engaged in learning while at home. The webinars cover such information as how to use Zoom, write grants, create a scale Play-Doh solar system, map with…
Space Foundation Supports Colorado Wildfire Relief
Wildfire season continues in Colorado, and during June the most devastating wildfire in Colorado’s history occurred with the Black Forest fire just north of Colorado Springs, which destroyed more than 500 homes and killed two people. To help people affected by Colorado wildfires, the Space Foundation Discovery Center has been designated a collection point for…
Marketing Team Wins Awards from Colorado AMA
At the Colorado American Marketing Association’s 25th Annual Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony on June 6, the Space Foundation received two awards for its marketing entries. The event was held at the McNichols Civic Center Building in Denver, Colo. and highlighted hundreds of entries from agencies and organizations from across the state. The Space Foundation…
U.S. Air Force Academy and Space Foundation Partner to Host Audience with an Astronaut
On Friday, April 5, more than 500 regional elementary and middle school students and educators will fill the seats of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Fairchild Hall auditorium to hear about the experiences of former NASA Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., (pictured right) and learn about his life as a Space Shuttle astronaut and as a…
NASA Astronaut to Share Space Stories with the Public at Space Foundation Visitors Center on April 6
The public is invited to meet former NASA astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao, and hear his experiences on board the International Space Station. The Space Foundation is presenting this Audience with an Astronaut experience at its world headquarters Visitors Center, 4425 Arrowswest Dr., Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, April 6. Chiao will give three presentations and be…
Space Foundation Launches Stomp Rockets for Space Day
More than 800 people visited the Space Foundation booth at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Space Day in March, taking advantage of the opportunity to make and launch stomp rockets. The event stemmed from a partnership between the Space Foundation and the Pioneers Museum to celebrate a traveling exhibit currently on display from the Charles…
Space Foundation Presentations Support Space Exhibit
One way the Space Foundation is promoting space awareness in the Colorado Springs region is through support of a current space exhibit at the Pioneers Museum in downtown Colorado Springs (see article in November Space Watch). The Space Foundation is partnering with the Pioneers Museum to support a traveling exhibit from the Charles M. Schulz…
STEM Conference to be Held at Space Foundation Feb. 7
STEM education will be the theme of the Women in Defense (WID) – Rocky Mountain Chapter February luncheon, to be held at Space Foundation world headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 7. STEM education focuses on developing students’ skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and is a primary mission of Space Foundation…