One of the long-standing advocacy groups for space is Space Foundation, which was established in 1983 with a mission to advance the global space community through education, collaboration, and information.
“We know that there are going to be some obstacles, but we know together we can get there. Artemis II proved that when you have all of the various pieces that came together and it all worked perfectly.”
Rich Cooper, Space Foundation
Space Foundation is perhaps best known for its Research & Analysis, Space Certification program, the Space Technology Hall of Fame, and its signature annual event: Space Symposium, which has been around for more than 40 years.
Space Foundation operates across nearly every segment as a neutral convener. It doesn’t build rockets, it builds the ecosystem around those who do.
On this edition of The Journal of Space Commerce podcast is Rich Cooper, vice president of Strategic Communications & Outreach at Space Foundation, talks with Tom Patton about the hot topics on everyone’s mind during the recent Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
Cooper said that while Artemis and Golden Dome got a lot of the attention in the keynote speeches and breakout sessions, in the corridors people were talking about something else.
“I will say the state of relationships between international partners, who can do what, who is prepared to do what. Obviously, there’s a lot of challenge that’s going on in the world and lots of debate and discussion about what those alliances are and what they may look like in the future,” Cooper said. “But what you also, I would say, saw is relationships that have been built over decades. literally decades of collaboration and cooperation on countless numbers of missions. Those relationships remain as strong today as they were before. And that’s what gives, I would say, a great deal of energy to this community that we know we can do hard things. We know it’s going to take some challenge. We know that there are going to be some obstacles, but we know together we can get there. Artemis II proved that when you have all of the various pieces that came together and it all worked perfectly.”
Space Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded as a gateway to advance the global space community. As a charitable organization, Space Foundation raises support from corporate members, sponsors, individuals, and grants to offer a comprehensive portfolio of programs and activities that extend our worldwide mission.
