Rocky Mountain Tracking received certified space technology accreditation from the Space Foundation, making them the only GPS technology company to be recognized. The accreditation recognizes products developed for space that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Founded in 2003 in Fort Collins, Rocky Mountain Tracking offers a range of GPS tracking systems, including [...]
Continue reading …The Space Foundation is looking for a bigger, better facility. In a statement today, director Elliot Pulham said the Colorado-Springs based nonprofit group needed additional room to grow. “The Space Foundation is actively engaged in a search for a more capable headquarters that will allow us to contribute more to the community, and better serve [...]
Continue reading …The U.S. Space Foundation is one of the quiet crown jewels of the Pikes Peak region. Founded in Colorado Springs 28 years ago by (among others) Bill Hybl, Bill Tutt and Dick McLeod, the foundation was created to be “an organization that could, in a non-partisan, objective and fair manner, bring together the various sectors [...]
Continue reading …The Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corp. is launching what it hopes will become a community-wide effort to keep the Space Foundation in the area in response to efforts by other cities to lure it away. An international nonprofit focused on the space industry, the foundation hosts an annual symposium at The Broadmoor and provides [...]
Continue reading …It’s not exactly a giant step for mankind, but the fourth edition of the Beer Drinker’s Guide to Colorado did get a stamp of approval from the Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation. The full-color, topo-physical map pinpoints the location of 126 Colorado brewing operations, using GPS-enabled measurements – allowing beer drinkers to venture where many have [...]
Continue reading …A representative from the Space Foundation has met with Chinese space industry leaders for the first time since the organizations signed an agreement to partner for space research and education. Steve Eisenhart, Space Foundation senior vice president, traveled to China in June in order to promote a “mutually beneficial relationship” between the Colorado Springs-based organization [...]
Continue reading …A change of address could be in the offing for the Space Foundation, one of the community’s key nonprofit organizations. The Space Foundation’s programs have grown steadily since it was founded in 1989. It is perhaps best known for hosting the annual National Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel. This year’s event drew more than [...]
Continue reading …Attention, Trekkies: Leonard Nimoy has accepted an invitation to headline the Space Foundation-sponsored 2010 Space Technology Hall of Fame dinner set for April 15 at The Broadmoor hotel during the 26th annual National Space Symposium. “Leonard Nimoy has inspired people around the world to explore the wonders of science, space, and technology through his television [...]
Continue reading …The Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation will partner with Toffler Associates – owned by author Alan Toffler who wrote “Future Shock” – to host the second annual Space Business Forum on June 4 at the Hilton New York Hotel. The event, a follow up to the record-breaking Colorado Springs Space Symposium that attracted 8,000 attendees at [...]
Continue reading …The Space Foundation’s 25th National Space Symposium in April broke all previous records for attendance, international involvement, exhibitor participation and educational involvement. Almost 8,000 people, including speakers, attendees, exhibitors, teachers, students, volunteers, and journalists attended the four-day event, exceeding the Space Foundation’s estimates and surpassing previous years’ attendance of 7,500. Supporters say this year’s showing [...]
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