The San Diego Space Society was founded in 2008 with the purpose of raising awareness and educating the general public to the benefits of human exploration of space and San Diego's role in space development, as well as to the idea of creating a spacefaring civilization within our lifetimes.

SD Space meets monthly at the Serra Mesa Branch Library and participates in space-related events around San Diego Country and Southern California. The general public is welcome to attend any meeting listed on this site.

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February Meeting: The Fate of NASA

Sun, Feb 14, 2010

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Location:
Serra Mesa Branch Library (map)
9005 Aero Dr, San Diego, CA

Join us for the February general meeting of the San Diego Space Society. This month, instead of a presentation we’ll be discussing the details (and consequences) of the shift in direction recently announced by NASA.

Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in this discussion. Email events@sdspace.org if you have any questions.

NewSpace 2010 Conference

June 23, 2010 to June 25, 2010

Location:
NASA Ames Research Center
Mountain View, CA

The Space Frontier Foundation’s annual NewSpace Conference is an opportunity for newspace industry leaders to celebrate the rapid progress made in this field, while exchanging knowledge and preparing for the obstacles ahead.

The conference theme for 2010 will be “NewSpace 2010: Ready for Take-Off.”

Stars in the Park

Wed, Mar 3, 2010

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Location:
Balboa Park (map)
El Prado & Village Pl, San Diego, CA

Stars in the ParkAt dusk on the first Wednesday of each month, following the monthly “Sky Tonight” planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater, members of the SDAA set up telescopes west of the Fleet on The Prado, for free public sky viewing.

The Mars Society San Diego and the San Diego Space Society set up displays near the telescopes. Stop by and say hello, or contact events@sdspace.org if you’re interested in volunteering.

Space Night Out

Fri, Feb 5, 2010

7:00 pm

Location:
Newport Pizza & Ale House (map)
5050 Newport Avenue, San Diego, CA

Breathable atmosphere? Check. SD Space t-shirts? Check. Beer? Check. Good Conversation? Well, we need your help with that last one. Join members of SD Space and fellow space enthusiasts/advocates at Newport Pizza & Ale House for a night of relaxed fun talking about space exploration news, our future in space, and anything else that comes to mind.

Don’t worry if you can’t make it this time; there will be another one in a few weeks—location and date to be announced here. No need to RSVP, either; just stop on by and look for the space geeks table. SD Space members will be wearing their t-shirts for easy identification. See you there!

MyMoon Webcast with author Francis French

Wed, Feb 10, 2010

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

MyMoon holds a biweekly webcast featuring lunar scientists, authors, and artists. Each presenter speaks about themselves for a few minutes then the rest of the conversation is up to you! Each presenter speaks about themselves for a few minutes then the rest of the conversation is up to you! The next webcast will feature local San Diegan (well Oceansideian to be exact), Francis French.

Francis is the Director of Education at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. He is also the co-author of two award-winning space history books, Into That Silent Sea, and In the Shadow of the Moon. In addition to discussing his two books, which chronicle the first eight years of American and Russian manned spaceflight, Francis will spend most of his time answering user submitted questions.

To submit your question and to listen to the webcast, visit the MyMoon website by clicking here.