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.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Events on May 30, 2008
According to an email from the NSS, C-SPAN is broadcasting ISDC 2008 sessions live today from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm ET (8am to 3pm in San Diego). I just checked the C-SPAN site, and it looks like they’ve switched to a White House briefing, but the morning sessions are still available for viewing online. Live coverage of the afternoon sessions is supposed to resume at 2:00 pm ET (11am in San Diego).
Posted by Chris Radcliff in News on May 23, 2008
Francis French, SDASM Director of Education and SD Space member, received San Diego’s “Outstanding Contribution to Aerospace Education” award from the AIAA in a special ceremony on 22 May, 2008. From the museum’s press release:
French is being honored for his work heading the Museum’s education efforts to interest and engage a new generation of audiences in science, technology and engineering, as well as his prior work in science education at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, Sally Ride Science, and his popular science books “Into That Silent Sea” and “In the Shadow of the Moon.”
Congratulations, Francis!
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Events on May 19, 2008
I’m getting caught up with these, I promise! :)
The San Diego Space Society display table made its second appearance at the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Space Day Celebration on May 10th. We set up right next to the always-crowd-pleasing Mars Society booth, and Gerry Williams and John Stone kindly helped me by watching things while I dashed off for a quick lunch. Thanks, guys!
The crowd was great. All ages were present, with kids, parents, and the young-at-heart all showing their excitement for space topics past, present, and future. Visitors also got to see displays by OCSS (our neighbors to the North), Goldstone, Virgin Galactic, NASA/JPL, a local SETI group, and more. Special guest Bill Shepherd signed autographs and gave a talk as well, then stopped by to say hello to the presenting groups.
More photos after the jump (courtesy Shalene Baxter of SDASM and Michelle Evans of OCSS). Thanks again to the SDASM for hosting such a fun event; we’ll definitely be back next year.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Events on May 14, 2008
On Tuesday evening, April 29th, members of the San Diego Space Society, Mars Society San Diego, and UCSD SEDS enjoyed meeting Anousheh Ansari and hearing the exciting details of her time on the International Space Station at a lecture sponsored by the UCSD Students for the Exploration and Development of Space.
The SD Space display table made its debut before the event, joining a SEDS table and the always-impressive Mars Society display. The lecture was well-attended by space enthusiasts of all ages, and we made some new friends. (Hello, new friends!)
More photos (by kind permission of Carol Stone) after the jump. Thanks again to James Pura for putting this amazing event together.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Events on May 6, 2008
Come join us on May 10th from 10am to 2pm at the San Diego Air & Space Museum for the 5th Annual Space Day Celebration! Space Day will feature demonstrations, giveaways, and hands-on activities with local and national space experts.
SD Space will show off our new display table; other presenters include Travel Dynamics SpaceTeam, representing Virgin Galactic, NASA, SDAA (San Diego Astronomy Association), DSN (the Deep Space Network), JPL, The Mars Society, Rockwell Collins, SETI, ,UCSD EarthKAM, and The Planetary Society.
Bill Shepherd, former NASA astronaut and the first commander of the International Space Station, will give a dramatic multimedia presentation about his journey into space and experiences living and working there.
If you plan to go, sign up for a special discount coupon to Space Day and the museum.
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