Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on April 6, 2009
Fri, Apr 10, 2009
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (map)
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Join popular author and science illustrator Michael Carroll on a journey to the most spectacular and terrifying scenes in our solar system. Alien Volcanoes reveals late-breaking discoveries throughout the planets with the latest NASA photos and stunning paintings. Carroll’s talk surveys the complete spectrum of volcanoes, from Earthlike cones with molten rock to alien geysers of liquid nitrogen.
A book signing will follow the lecture. Alien Volcanoes will be available for purchase at the North Star Science Store. This program is free with $8.50 admission and includes the 7, 8 or 9 p.m. IMAX® film.
Call (619) 238-1233 or visit the Fleet Science Center website for more details.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Chapter Updates on April 2, 2009
Sun, Apr 12, 2009
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
UPDATE: We realized that the library will be closed for the Easter holiday. Elections will be held at the Yuri’s Night party on Saturday, April 11th.
If you can’t attend Yuri’s Night and you’d like to vote in the elections, please email elections@sdspace.org before April 11th to request a ballot.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Chapter Updates on January 30, 2009
Sat, Apr 11, 2009
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location:
Killer Pizza From Mars (map)
3772 Mission Ave #M, Oceanside, CA
Join us for the biggest event on the SD Space social calendar: a World Space Party!
Yuri’s Night is a celebration of humanity’s achievements in space. Each April, people from around the world come together to mark the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first flight into space (in 1961) and the first launch of the US Space Shuttle (in 1981). Everyone can participate, so come and join us in celebrating our past–and our future–in outer space!
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Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on November 1, 2008
Sat, Apr 4, 2009
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Location:
Balboa Park (map)
San Diego, CA
The 2009 San Diego Science Festival (SDSF) is the first and largest celebration of its kind on the West Coast. Celebrating this year’s theme, “The Science of You,” the Festival will provide 500+ free and entertaining science outreach activities to Greater San Diego County throughout the month of March. Programs include on-site activities at local schools, once-in-a-lifetime field trips, and science workshops at local businesses and research facilities suitable for all ages.
The Festival concludes with Expo Day in Balboa Park on Saturday, April 4, 2009. On Expo Day, science takes over the museums, cultural centers, and the central corridor of Balboa Park with over 300 hands-on activities, demonstrations, experiments, contests, and performances.
SD Space, The Mars Society – San Diego, OCSS, and Spaceport Academy will all have booths during Expo Day. The SD Space booth will feature rocket launches and a space elevator. The Mars Society booth will feature the Mars Rovers and a full-scale MarsPod.
