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Space Foundation and Petit Family Foundation Offer Free Girls STEM Experience in Hartford

By mandrews | October 9, 2018

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 9, 2018) – Thanks to a partnership with the Petit Family Foundation, the Space Foundation is extending its STEM education outreach to the greater Hartford, Conn.,…

Discovery Center in Colorado Springs Recognizes World Space Week with Half-off Admission, Oct. 4-10

By mandrews | October 1, 2018

Discovery Center in Colorado Springs Recognizes World Space Week with Half-off Admission, Oct. 4-10   COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 1, 2018) Declared by the United Nations in 1999, World Space…

Firefly Aerospace Saves Space Foundation International Student Art Contest

By mandrews | September 12, 2018

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 12, 2018) – Since 2011, the Space Foundation’s International Student Art Contest has inspired thousands of children around the globe to envision the possibilities and adventures…

ROCKETOBERFEST Brings Family-Friendly Oktoberfest Celebration to the Discovery Center

By mandrews | September 5, 2018

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 5, 2018) — The Space Foundation is launching its inaugural ROCKETOBFEST on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. The all-ages event will…

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Harris to Fund Space Foundation’s Space in the Community

By mandrews | August 23, 2018

Harris Corporation has announced it will fund Space Foundation programs to further science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies, helping to foster the next generation of space innovators. During the…

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Space Foundation Delivers Virtual STEM Program to Students in Kabul

By mandrews | August 10, 2018

The Space Foundation recently provided STEM programming to visiting college-level students at a Lincoln Learning Center in Kabul, through oversight by the U.S. Embassy.

9th Annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest

By GPelican@SpaceFoundation.org | August 8, 2018

Information about the 9th Annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest will be available at the end of August, 2018. Thank you for visiting. Check back soon!

Petit Family Foundation to Host ‘Soar to the Stars’ Gala for Girls’ STEM Education

By mandrews | July 23, 2018

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 23, 2018) – This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Petit Family Foundation, and a decade of supporting the education of young people, especially girls…

Colin Cantwell

Death Star Designer Visits Space Foundation Discovery Center

By mandrews | July 20, 2018

Until recent years, Colin Cantwell was not a name known by many, although nearly everyone recognizes his work. Cantwell designed and constructed prototypes for the spaceships in the original Star…

Grainger Foundation Grant

Grainger Foundation Grant Supports Discovery Center Field Trips

By mandrews | July 3, 2018

Thanks to the generosity of the Grainger Foundation, hundreds of students in Colorado will be afforded the opportunity to take a field trip to the Space Foundation Discovery Center. This…