The Space Foundation supported my coworker designer/developer Luciana and I in a trip to New York to attend Do It with Drupal October 11 – 14, 2011, organized by the Drupal training experts Lullabot. Previously attending the 2009 event, this was something I was highly looking forward to revisiting. New York was amazing and overwhelming. [...]
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Do It with Drupal 2011 in New York
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011Stylized QR Codes for Space Foundation
Thursday, July 7th, 2011With the Space Foundation moving to a new headquarters location in Colorado Springs, the marketing team designed and ordered fresh business cards. The new cards contain a cool new feature on the back of each card: a stylized, personalized QR Code. Contacts who receive the card may scan it with their smart phone camera using [...]
Black Hole Porter Saves the World
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010John Sterling Vinson was commissioned by Space Foundation CEO Elliot Pulham to craft the Space Foundation’s first celebratory beer titled Black Hole Porter, making its debut at the team Halloween party. The porter was sweet but not too sweet, with a light nutty taste, and dark like a black hole. I loved it, and hope [...]
A Visit to Cheyenne Mountain Complex
Sunday, December 5th, 2010Photo Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NORADNorth-Portal.jpg Recently I had the joy and honor of joining members of the Space Foundation team on an unclassified tour of Cheyenne Mountain, sarting home of NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command). It’s ironic as a tour has been on my to-do list ever since I could remember. I just never thought that [...]
Final Scheduled Launch of Shuttle Atlantis
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010The Space Foundation sent a delegation of employees including myself to see Shuttle Atlantis launch, a beautiful success without delay. First launched in 1985, this was the shuttle’s 32nd and final scheduled launch. Atlantis was the first shuttle to dock with Mir station, and the last to service the Hubble telescope recently (On a side [...]
Successful 26th National Space Symposium
Monday, April 26th, 2010Roughly 9,000 people from 20 countries attended the 26th National Space Symposium, breaking all attendance records! The exhibit halls were sold out months in advance. The new sub-events/programs (Cyber 1.0, and New Generation Initiative programs were filled up before the event. There were top notch speakers, panels, and new fun twists. Organized and launched by [...]
Three New Space Foundation Websites Powered by Drupal
Saturday, September 26th, 2009The Space Foundation Education website went live this week, showcasing one of the Space Foundation’s primary areas of focus, education! The site highlights the new Space Discovery Institute and courses and the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy (check out the grand opening blog post). It features programs, resources, grants and scholarships for educators, content for students, [...]
New Jobs. New Town. New Apartment.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009In a single trip on Saturday, the family caravan moved all of our boxes and furniture to a new apartment in Colorado Springs! I started my new job as web designer and developer at the Space Foundation on Monday while Amanda started her new job today. She is now a seasonal supervisor at a much [...]
