….an easy-to-navigate, comprehensive view of how the Space Foundation advances space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity. The site’s features include:
- Comprehensive, easy-to-find information on Space Foundation programs and initiatives
- More than 2,400 pages of upcoming events, news briefs, press releases, the Space Watch e-newsletter, white papers, news from Space Foundation partners and more
- Colorful photo galleries and videos
- Lots of downloadable program overviews and fact sheets
- A wide array of free resources for teachers and students
- Enhanced Space Foundation Indexes that provide daily updates on space industry market performance
- Features that let browsers share, bookmark, connect to links, access social media sites and provide feedback
- Stunning and colorful design that includes continually updated images of the sun from Images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
- Clear information on how to find and contact the Space Foundation
The new site was developed entirely in-house by the Space Foundation Marketing team. Web Developers/Designers Luciana Mendes and Christopher Stevens are the lead architects, supported by Marketing Director Nancy Reed and Marketing Project Manager Julie Howell. The website is powered by an open-source content management platform called Drupal that supports millions of websites. The Space Foundation site will be continually updated with additional features and information.
About the Solar Images
The website features a continually updated image of the sun provided by NASA‘s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) in the header background on the home page. The featured image is a very high resolution image of the sun taken by SDO’s Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) and is refreshed every hour.
