Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on April 23, 2010
July 16, 2010 to July 18, 2010
Location:
Sheraton Mission Valley (details)
San Diego, CA
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Tom Swift series of books. To celebrate, the 100th anniversary Tom Swift Convention will be held in San Diego.
The Tom Swift series, and later Tom Swift Jr. and other similar series, introduced readers to marvelous adventures in the near and far future. Sometimes, as in the first and fourth series, the adventures seemed like something which could occur in the “today” when the books were published. Other series were set in the near or far future.
The goal of this convention is to draw attention to these influential books and give fans, scholars, and people who were influenced by them a chance to gather together and celebrate the anniversary.
SD Space director Jeff Berkwits will give a presentation at the convention.
Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar on April 23, 2010
Wed, May 12, 2010
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
San Diego Air & Space Museum (map)
2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA
Failure is not an Option is the first in a 3 day leadership conference which will feature space legend, Gene Kranz, NASA Flight Control Director and Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient. Additionally, Deborah Alderson, SAIC Defense Solutions President, will share the secrets of one of the highest level technical achievement organizations in the entire country – its people! Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet and learn from Gene Kranz while networking and expanding your expertise through others’ real world experiences.
There will be special VIP cocktail event where you can meet Gene Kranz. The VIP cocktail event will start at 5pm and is $249 a person. The main event runs from 6pm to 9 pm and general admission is $129 a person. If you are a member of the San Diego Air & Space Museum, use the code ”PMISDMEM01S” to receive $20 discount off either package.
For more information and to register online, click here.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Contests, Education, SAL on April 22, 2010
MoonBots is a Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge. The new contest, announced recently, will challenge small teams comprised of children and adults to design, program, and construct robots that perform simulated lunar missions similar to those required to win the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE, a private race to the Moon designed to enable commercial exploration of space while engaging the global public.
SDSpace and it’s Space Activities Lab are putting together a team to support one (or more) local MoonBot teams that are interested in entering the competition.
In brief:
- Teams consist of one adult and 3-5 students aged 13-18.
- Teams can enter between now and May 15th.
- Phase 1 of the competition (digital design) runs from now to May 28th.
- Phase 2 of the competition (construction) runs from June 21st to August 14th
Details of the challenge itself are here: http://www.moonbots.org/about-game
The official rules are more exhaustive: http://www.moonbots.org/rules
If you, or some you know, may be interested to take a team lead role or you know of some students of the appropriate age that would be interested, please contact SDSpace at info@sdspace.org as soon as possible.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Contests, Events, Moon Society on April 20, 2010
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location:
X PRIZE Foundation Headquarters (map)
5510 Lincoln Blvd Suite 100, Playa Vista, CA
SD Space members will be attending the X PRIZE Foundation Tweetup. Details on attending can be found at the official event website.
Please join us on the evening of Friday, April 30th, 2010 for the X PRIZE Foundation’s first ever TweetUp! For the first time, we are holding an open house to give us a chance to interact directly with our online fans and supporters.
The event will feature brief, Ignite-style presentations on the Foundation’s three ongoing prizes—the Archon Genomics X PRIZE, the Google Lunar X PRIZE, and the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE —as well as our on-going work developing new prizes in a variety of fields. Additionally, we’ll be joined by a very special guest; Anousheh Ansari, the first female private space explorer and a trustee of the X PRIZE Foundation, will join us for a reading and signing or her new memoir, My Dream of Stars, co-authored by Homer Hickham (Rocket Boys). At this event, Anousheh will discuss her new memoir and the pursuit of her goal to travel to space.
The event will take place at the X PRIZE Foundation’s headquarters in Playa Vista, CA from 6pm – 8pm on Friday, April 30th. Light appetizers and refreshments will be provided. Cameras, tweeting, and live-blogging of the event are, of course, welcomed. This event is open to any and all of our fans, but space will be limited; so be sure to register early to ensure admission to the event. Further details, including directions and parking instructions, will be provided to our confirmed guests. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Junior Explorers, Projects on April 20, 2010
Sun, May 30, 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.
