Posted by Gerry Williams in Astronomy, Calendar, Education, Events, Mars Society, Science on September 29, 2010
Sun, Oct 3, 2010
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Presentation:
Invasion from Earth –
The Robotic Exploration of Mars
Mars is a very busy place for exploration these days with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2001 Mars Odyssey and ESA’s Mars Express in Martian orbit, and the two Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, still on the surface of the red planet. We’ll look at all the different robotic craft and their missions, as well as the next several planned missions by the spacefaring nations of Earth.
With Gerry Williams and The Mars Society-San Diego, at 1:00pm in the Eaton Room at the Town & Country Resort Hotel at 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego CA 92108.
This is a presentation of the CONJECTURE SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION. For more information, please visit:
http://2010.conjecture.org/
Posted by Gerry Williams in Astronomy, Calendar, Education, Events, Mars Society, Science, Space News on September 29, 2010
Fri, Oct 1, 2010
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Presentation:
Humans to Mars – How We’ll Get There
It has been 38 years since we last stepped foot on the Moon, and Mars is beckoning to us. Plans are bring laid right now to return to the moon and go on to set foot on the Red Planet. Take a look at all the current plans for exploring and eventually colonizing Mars.
With Gerry Williams and The Mars Society-San Diego, at 3:00pm in the Eaton Room at the Town & Country Resort Hotel at 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego CA 92108.
This is a presentation of the CONJECTURE SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION. For more information, please visit:
http://2010.conjecture.org/
Posted by Jesse Clark in Astronomy, Calendar, Education, SAL on September 28, 2010
Sat, Oct 16, 2010
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
Interested in building something? Get together with other SD Space members to work on space-related projects.
This month’s Saturday build session includes a special Galileoscope building workshop.
Telescopes greatly expanded our understanding of the universe when Galileo Galilee, the famed Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, refined the telescope optics building one with 3x power in 1609, eventually reaching more than 30x. Soon after, he discovered four moons orbited Jupiter, that Saturn had rings and Venus had phases, like our own Moon. With this kit, you’ll be able to build your own telescope and make amazing discoveries in your own back yard.
Members and the public are welcome to attend, but please register early to receive a free Galileoscope kits. RSVP to events@sdspace.org to participate.
The Galileoscope mounts to a camera tripod, so telescope builders, bring one with you to test your new scope when it’s completed.
Note: We recommend that parents participate with their children; children
under 10 must have a parent present for the entire workshop.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on September 28, 2010
Sat, Oct 9, 2010
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St, San Diego, CA
Join us for our first annual SD Space Members Night at the Space Travelers Emporium.
If you’re a member, a friend of SD Space, or just interested in joining the space exploration community, come see what we’ve been up to. Enjoy cake and light refreshments while chatting with other SD Space members. Win a telescope (provided by OPT), Science of…Aliens and Museum tickets (provided by the San Diego Air & Space Museum), IMAX theater tickets (provided by the Fleet Science Center), or other fun prizes in our raffle!
We’ll be joined by Dr. Erick Young, Director of Science Mission Operations for NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). SD Space president Jesse Clark will also present an overview of our achievements over the past year.
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Posted by edward.oconnor in Calendar, Events on September 24, 2010
Mon, Sep 27, 2010
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
South Park Abbey (map)
1946 Fern St., San Diego, CA 92102
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 South Park Abbey 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!
