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When a launch vehicle the size of Artemis II takes off, the roar shakes everything around it for miles. The brightness of the flames burns like the sun. This fusion of spectacle and science is sending humans toward the Moon for the first time in more than half a century. In just a few days,… The post How the Artemis II Mission Lifted 6 Million Pounds Into Space appeared first on Space Foundation.

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are leaving Earth’s orbit. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) took off from Kennedy Space Center at 6:35:12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on a mission that will set the stage for U.S. lunar habitation by 2028. As the 322-foot-tall launch vehicle thundered into the sky,… The post Artemis II Successfully Launches 4 Astronauts Toward the Moon appeared first on Space Foundation.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — April 1, 2026 — Heather Pringle, CEO of Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, issued the following statement today on the successful launch of Artemis II: “Today, people around the world share this generation’s Moon moment and celebrate the Artemis II crew and the extraordinary team supporting… The post Space Foundation Statement on Artemis II Launch appeared first on Space Foundation.

Blaine Brown has worked 40 years for Lockheed Martin and spent half his career on the Orion spacecraft. He remains as enthusiastic about human spaceflight as he was in the 1980s.i   “The pay is good, but there are a lot of easier jobs you could have and make money,” said Brown, who joined the Orion project at its earliest stage in 2005. “The inspiration… The post Veteran Lockheed Martin Engineer Driving Artemis Beyond Apollo’s Success appeared first on Space Foundation.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — March 25, 2026 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, today announced thatSpecialist 4 Logan E. Pinder, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the recipient of the Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. New Generation National Security Scholarship. The scholarship was established to encourage the… The post Space Foundation Announces Recipient of Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. New Generation National Security Scholarship ap

For 37 years, Steve Nielson has been the man in the middle, joining sections of Northrop Grumman solid rocket boosters, first for the space shuttle and now for Artemis. He’s one of the last people left on the planet with an encyclopedic understanding of the seals, which hold back millions of pounds of thrust per booster. “There are only… The post Artemis Booster Expert Keeps NASA’s Solid Rocket Boosters Flight-Ready appeared first on Space Foundation.

From the Garage to the Moon A couple of decades ago, Mark Aldaba was working on machines that only left the surface of Earth when something went horribly wrong. Those custom motorcycles and hot rods couldn’t hold a candle to the kind of horsepower he deals with now. One benefit from his youth spent on wheels, he said: “It gave me the start… The post ‘Throttle Up’ Takes on New Meaning for L3Harris Engineer Supporting NASA’s Artemis Missions appeared first on Space Foundation.

Free STEM-Focused Family Event at James E. Richmond Science Center  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and WALDORF, Maryland — March 17, 2026 — Space Foundation and Charles County Public Schools are partnering once again for Space in the Community (SITC), bringing a week of space exploration and STEM fun to Charles County Public Schools in Waldorf, Maryland,… The post Space Foundation and Charles County Public Schools Host Space in the Community event in Waldorf, Maryland appeared first on Space Foundation

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — March 10, 2026 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, today announced that two leading-edge technologies developed for space will be inducted into the 2026 Space Technology Hall of Fame®. The induction ceremony will take place during the annual Space Symposium, April 13-16, 2026,… The post Space Foundation Inducts Microgravity Treadmill and Neurala Brain Into 2026 Space Technology Hall of Fame appeared first o

Boeing SLS engineer career Amanda Gertjejansen went to college with a single goal: Make more than her mother — enough to put poverty in the past. Now she’s on a rocket ride, managing a Boeing integrated product team overseeing the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage. Amanda Gertjejansen Boeing At Louisiana State University, Gertjejansen studied… The post Hard Work and Talent Lead to Dream Job at Boeing appeared first on Space Foundation.

GREENBELT, MD – Feb. 24, 2026 – ERT, a Macquarie Capital–backed company, announced today it acquired Sev1Tech, a digital modernization and IT transformation partner supporting complex space, defense and national security initiatives. The acquisition expands ERT’s ability to deliver secure, mission-aligned digital solutions to support modernization, resilience and operational effectiveness for government customers operating in highly… The post ERT Acquires Sev1Tech to Strengthen Integrated Missio

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 23, 2026 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, today announced its collaboration with BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions to produce a new branded film series, “Space Renaissance.” The three-part series will explore how technologies developed for space are being adapted to improve… The post Space Foundation Announces Collaboration with BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions for a New Branded Content Ser

Update: Amentum’s Breanne Rohloff and her big rig got an extra workout Feb. 25, when NASA engineers decided to roll the Artemis II back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center to diagnose a helium flow issue in the launch vehicle’s upper stage. She will get the long drive back on the crawler… The post Artemis II’s Slow Crawl to the Moon: Inside the 8-Hour Journey to Launch appeared first on Space Foundation.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Feb. 18, 2026 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, has named Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 team for the 2026 Space Achievement Award and the Petit Family Foundation for the 2026 Athena Education Award. “The extraordinary contributions of these two organizations are… The post Space Foundation Selects Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Team and the Petit Family Foundation for 2026 Space Symposium Awards ap

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 29, 2026 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, today announced it has selected NASA’s Voyager Team as the recipient of the 2026 John L. “Jack” Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration and the Estes Model Rocket Company as the 2026 Douglas… The post Space Foundation Announces 2026 John L. “Jack” Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration and Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Recipients appeared first on Space

• Program globally promotes space-related STEM education in schools • ‘Flight 26’ includes six international teachers from six nations outside the U.S. • Selectees will take part in the Space Symposium in April COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 21, 2026 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community,… The post Space Foundation Announces International Teacher Liaisons for 2026 appeared first on Space Foundation.