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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Congratulations, SpaceX!

Our friends at SpaceX made history on Sunday night. Flight 4 of the Falcon 1 rocket launched a test payload into orbit, overcoming all previous issues to achieve a perfect launch. James Pura, SD Space board member and SpaceX engineering intern, was at the SpaceX offices cheering the launch.

The 10-minute launch video is available on YouTube, as is the full 40-minute webcast with some explanation and graphics. The SpaceX updates site should have more details and a recap soon.

Congratulations to James and everyone else who worked so hard to achieve this amazing launch.