Take Back Your Space Program!

by Space Frontier Foundation December 14, 2009 Featured

For decades, the American space program has been held hostage by special interests who have kept us chained to planet Earth. Next year, that will change. In 2010, American citizens will visit Capitol Hill to take back the American space program. First Flight of this year-long effort is scheduled for the week of February 7-12, 2010.

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Last Chance to Register Online for the NewSpace 2009 Conference

by William Watson July 16, 2009 Newspace News

Your last chance to register online for the NewSpace 2009 Conference at NASA Ames (July 18-20) is fast approaching. Don’t miss this opportunity to mingle with NewSpace insiders, including Pete Worden of NASA Ames, Peter Diamandis of X PRIZE Foundation, Gwynne Shotwell of Space X, Dennis Stone of NASA COTS, and Ken Davidian of FAA/AST.
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Seals Goes Zero-Gravity for Space Education

by William Watson April 7, 2009 SFF News

Jeff Lester at The Coalfield Progress
Norton, VA — When Megan Seals looks into the night sky, she sees out-of-this-world opportunities.
The Big Stone Gap native and Fairfax County fifth-grade teacher believes the time has come to put more educators on space flights. They can inspire a new generation of kids to expand their horizons not just beyond their [...]

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Astronaut Teacher Candidates to be Announced at NewSpace Conference

by William Watson April 2, 2009 SFF News

 
 
Teachers in Space, America’s next great astronaut program, will take a big step forward this summer. On July 18, Teachers in Space will announce the first six Pathfinder astronaut candidates. The announcement will be made at the NewSpace 2009 Conference, taking place at NASA Ames Research Center from July 17 to July 20.
“Teachers in Space [...]

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One Giant Leap for Educator Astronauts, One Small Step for Education

by Space Frontier Foundation March 15, 2009 SFF Press Releases

Thee successful launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery with educator astronauts Joe Acaba and Ricky Arnold onboard is an important symbol for education, but NASA’s education programs need more support according to leaders of the nonprofit Teachers in Space program.
“We congratulate Joe Acaba and Ricky Arnold on today’s successful launch, and we look forward to [...]

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Teachers in Space statement on STS-119

by William Watson March 11, 2009 SFF Press Releases

Seattle, WA – [...]

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Teachers Help Design New Astronaut Curriculum

by William Watson February 9, 2009 SFF News

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX – February 7, 2009

Teachers from across the nation met here today to help design a new training course for astronaut teachers. The workshop, attended by more than 50 teachers, was sponsored by Teachers in Space, which aims to put hundreds of American teachers into space.

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