Feb 7, 2019 | Press Releases
32 university teams register for the competition, with inaugural sponsors including Dassault Systèmes, Blue Origin, SpaceX and Firefly Aerospace Costa Mesa, CA, Feb. 7, 2019 — Leland Melvin, the only person drafted into the NFL to also have flown in space, will...
Jan 10, 2019 | Press Releases
Longtime champion of educational equity aims to expand nonprofit’s national network COSTA MESA, Calif., January 10, 2019 — Ingrid Ellerbe has been named the Executive Director of Base 11, a nonprofit that accelerates students from diverse backgrounds by...
Oct 11, 2018 | Press Releases
Innovative STEM curriculum to be adapted as a full semester course during Academic Year 2018/19 COSTA MESA, Calif. & WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Base 11 and the Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY) U.S. Foundation have announced the expansion of the...
Aug 28, 2018 | Press Releases
Lansdowne, Va., Aug. 28, 2018 — The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced today the award of $1.1 million in grants to six programs focused on closing excellence gaps. These Academic Enrichment and College Access and Success Grants extend the Foundation’s...
Jun 25, 2018 | Press Releases
Grant Aims to Improve Diversity in Aerospace Talent Pipeline Cincinnati, OH, June 25, 2018 — The nonprofit Base 11 has received a $1.5 million gift to improve diversity in the aerospace talent pipeline. With the money, Base 11 will fund a grant to one...
Jun 6, 2018 | Press Releases
COMPTON, CALIF. (June 6, 2018) — Leaders in aerospace, government, and academia joined students from around the U.S. and Canada today to announce the largest-ever student space competition: the Base 11 Space Challenge. Created to provide hands-on skills training...
