The San Diego Space Society works toward creating a spacefaring civilization within our lifetimes by raising awareness and educating the general public to the benefits of space exploration and San Diego's role in it. More about us…

  1. hands-on learning
  2. lunar rover driver
  3. Apollo IX Command Module "Gumdrop"
 
 

DART Rocket Launch

Sat, Apr 10, 2010

9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Location:
DART Fiesta Island launch site (directions)
Mission Bay, San Diego, CA

The Diego Area Rocket Team (DART) holds model rocket launches on Fiesta Island in Mission Bay.

For more information, contact Mike Jerauld, the president of DART.

DART Rocket Launch

Thu, Apr 1, 2010

8:00 am to 12:00 pm

Location:
DART Fiesta Island launch site (directions)
Mission Bay, San Diego, CA

The Diego Area Rocket Team (DART) holds model rocket launches on Fiesta Island in Mission Bay.

For more information, contact Mike Jerauld, the president of DART.

SpaceUp on The Space Show

Sun, Apr 4, 2010

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Location:
The Space Show (on the radio)
Listen live or by podcast

Chris Radcliff will talk about the SpaceUp unconference with Dr. David Livingston on The Space Show.

The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce and space tourism, as well as other related subjects of interest to us all.

For more information about the show, including how to call in (or email) your questions, read the Space Show newsletter.

Space Night Out

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Location:
Shakespeare Pub & Grille (directions)
3701 India St, 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 Shakespeare 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!

Yuri’s Night San Diego

Sat, Apr 10, 2010

5:00 pm to 9:00 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!

A donation of $10 per person is suggested to help cover costs. If you plan to be there, please RSVP to events@sdspace.org so we can better estimate the size of the crowd.