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Fly Me to the Moon Yuri’s Night Fundraiser Comes to the Space Foundation Discovery Center

By mandrews | April 2, 2019

Fly Me to the Moon Yuri’s Night Fundraiser Comes to the Space Foundation Discovery Center Astronaut Meet & Greets Included in Admission Silent Auction Supporting STEM Education All Activities and…

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Data Transmission Technology and Interim Resistive Exercise Device are 2019 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees

By mandrews | March 25, 2019

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 25, 2019) – The Space Foundation’s 35th Space Symposium will celebrate the induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame® of two innovations developed for space…

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Space Foundation 2018 Annual Report

By mandrews | March 18, 2019

Since 1983, the Space Foundation has been dedicated to inspiring, educating, advocating, and connecting on behalf of the space community. As a charitable organization, we are committed to engaging the…

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Meet Geoff Chester in the Latest Space4U Podcast

By mandrews | March 12, 2019

In this episode: We meet Geoff Chester, the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., a position he has held since 1997.

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Space4U Podcast: Meet Dr. Anita Greenberg

By mandrews | March 7, 2019

In this episode: We meet Dr. Anita Greenberg, the COO and VP for Academics for Opifex Global out of Georgetown, Texas.

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Space4U Podcast: Meet Dr. Kavya Manyapu

By mandrews | March 1, 2019

Dr. Kavya Manyapu – Flight Crew Operations and Test Engineer In this episode, we meet Dr. Kavya Manyapu, a Space Scientist working in Flight Crew Operations and Testing for the…

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Jill Gilford is 2019 Recipient of the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award

By mandrews | February 20, 2019

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 21, 2019) – Jill Gilford, an Earth and Space Science Teacher at Twin Lakes High School in Monticello, Ind., has been selected to receive the 2019…

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Space Foundation Returns to Tulsa for Space in the Community

By mandrews | January 31, 2019

The Space Foundation sent one of its education teams to Tulsa, Okla., this week to deliver a Space in the Community program, co-sponsored by Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance and Flight…

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Space Foundation Named a 2018 Best Workplace

By mandrews | January 25, 2019

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 28, 2019) – The Space Foundation has been named a 2018 Best Workplace by the Colorado Springs Gazette and the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce &…

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Space Foundation Launches Podcast Series Space4U

By mandrews | January 23, 2019

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 24, 2019) – The Space Foundation announced today the launch of its new podcast series, Space4U, featuring conversations with a fascinating variety of space professionals. The…