Here's a twist on technology, which is serious business, but understanding it doesn't have to be. In this spirit, the Space Foundation has chosen Bill Nye the Science Guy® to entertain and inform the audience at the Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner April 2 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Since 1988, the Space Technology Hall of Fame, in cooperation with NASA, has had the more serious responsibility of honoring those who transform technology originally developed for space exploration into products and services that help improve the quality of life here on Earth. Dozens of technologies and hundreds of individuals and organizations have since been recognized.

The dinner is the capstone event of the 25th National Space Symposium, and is open to Symposium attendees and the general public. Scientist, engineer, comedian, author, and inventor, Bill Nye uses humor to foster a scientifically literate society. Always fascinated with "how things work" and experienced as a tutor from his high school days in Washington, D.C., Mr. Nye earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and worked as an engineer at Boeing in Seattle before becoming a world-famous one-of-a-kind science comedian.

The "Bill Nye the Science Guy®" television series originated in Seattle and then moved to PBS, where it now enjoys wide syndication. The show has won 28 Emmy Awards and Mr. Nye has won seven for writing, performing, and producing. He is the author of five children's books about science and has hosted "The 100 Greatest Discoveries" on the Science Channel and  "The Eyes of Nye" on PBS. He is a member of the Planetary Society's Board of Directors and serves as part of the Frank H.T. Rhodes Visiting Professorship at Cornell. He holds Honorary Doctorate degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Goucher College. More information is available at .