Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Events on February 28, 2011
Fri, Mar 25, 2011
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St, San Diego, CA 92102
Update: This event is SOLD OUT. If you would like to be on the waiting list, email marian.call@sdspace.org and we’ll let you know if there are any cancellations.
Alaskan singer-songwriter Marian Call returns to San Diego to play a funky acoustic all-ages-friendly show at the Space Travelers Emporium on March 25th at 7:00pm — featuring humorous and moving original songs like you’ve never heard before. This concert is free, with a $10-15 recommended donation (pay-as-you-can).
Email RSVP to marian.call@sdspace.org is required as seating at the Emporium is strictly limited.
This is Marian Call’s second concert at the Emporium; last year during Comic-Con she treated a group of fans to a special invite-only show. To learn more, listen, or purchase, visit mariancall.com or Marian Call on Facebook.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Education, Events, Science on February 25, 2011
Sun, Mar 13, 2011
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Location:
Serra Mesa Branch Library (map)
9005 Aero Dr, San Diego, CA
Join us for the March program meeting of the San Diego Space Society. Professor Tom Murphy will be discussing “Einstein, the Moon and the Long Lost Soviet Reflector.”
Tom Murphy is Associate Professor UC San Diego Department of Physics and Center for Astrophysics and Space Science.
One of the greatest successes of the former Soviet space program was a lunar rover called Lunokhod 1—Russian for “moonwalker.” Landing on the moon on November 17, 1970 with a laser reflector, it wandered around the moon’s surface for 11 months then mysteriously disappeared– until last spring.
On April 22, nearly 40 years after Lunokhod 1 disappeared, a team headed by Tom Murphy found the reflector and pinpointed its distance from earth to within one centimeter. The discovery came as part of a long-term project Murphy heads to send pulses of laser light to the moon from a telescope in New Mexico. The purpose, which he
will describe in his talk, is to look for deviations of Einstein’s theory of general relativity by measuring the shape of the lunar orbit to within the accuracy of one millimeter, or about the thickness of a paperclip.
Everyone is welcome to attend this presentation. Email events@sdspace.org if you have any questions.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Events, movie on February 25, 2011
Sun, Feb 27, 2011
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the original selection for this month’s SD Space Movie Night feature – “I Aim for the Stars” will be postponed until March’s Movie Night. We’ll instead be watching “October Sky” on the BIG screen.
In 1950′s mining town called Coalwood, Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coalmine like his father. However in October 1957, everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik goes into orbit. With that event, Homer becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets. With his friends and the local nerd, Homer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. Unfortunately, most of the town and especially Homer’s father thinks that they are wasting their time. Only one teacher in the high school understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize. Now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars.
1999 Rated-PG 108 minutes
Be sure to join us for this inspirational movie. Those attending will have an opportunity to win a copy of “Rocket Boys” by Homer Hickam, the book the movie is based on.
Popcorn provided. You’re welcome to bring any other snacks and [non-alcoholic] drinks to share.
Members and the public are welcome to attend. Email events@sdspace.org to RSVP.
Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar, Events on January 10, 2011
Tue, Feb 1, 2011
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Location:
San Diego Air & Space Museum (map)
2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego 92101
Whenever possible, the San Diego Air & Space Museum loves to give its visitors the opportunity to meet famous people from important events. It’s hard to think of a more important event in living history than the first landing on the moon in 1969. Free with museum admission, you’ll have the opportunity to meet Buzz Aldrin who, together with Neil Armstrong, became the first person to land on the moon on the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Not only that, you’ll also have the opportunity to purchase a copy of his recent memoir “Magnificent Desolation” and have it personally signed by him. Or, if you prefer, you could purchase a copy of his children’s books “Look to the Stars” and “Reaching for the Moon.”
Event Information:
Book Signing with Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
Books: “Magnificent Desolation,” “Look to the Stars,” and “Reaching for the Moon”
*Buzz will only autograph books purchased at Museum during the day of event. Please no memorabilia and outside items. Credit cards accepted.
For more information please click here or call 619.234.8291 x140
Posted by Gerry Williams in Calendar, Events, Mars Society, movie on January 8, 2011
Fri, Feb 18, 2011
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Friday, February 18, 2011
MARS MOVIE NIGHT:
“THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO”
(UK, 1966)
“In 2065,the Zero-X spacecraft launches from Glenn Field as the first attempt at a manned mission to Mars. Unknown to Captain Paul Travers and his crew of two astronauts and two scientists, criminal mastermind The Hood has infiltrated the ship to photograph Zero-X’s wing mechanism. When his foot becomes trapped in the hydraulics, The Hood causes a systems failure and Zero-X loses control. While the villain manages to extract his bloodied foot and parachute from the undercarriage, Travers and his crew eject in an escape pod and Zero-X crashes into the ocean before leaving Earth’s atmosphere. In 2067, at the conclusion of an investigation into the loss of Zero-X, the Inquiry Board of the Space Exploration Center reaches a verdict of sabotage. In the meantime, a second Mars mission has been planned. Days before the launch of the new Zero-X, International Rescue agrees to a request to organise security in view of the possibility of another sabotage threat.”
We’ll also screen Episode #6 of the COWBOY BEBOP anime series: “BALLAD OF THE FALLEN ANGELS” (Japan, 1998)
“While pursuing the bounty on an executive of the Red Dragon Syndicate, Spike ends up confronting Vicious, an old enemy of his.”
Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Art Union Building at 2323 Broadway 92102 (the Golden Hill area just east of downtown San Diego). Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided (you can bring snacks or drinks to share).
Please RSVP to FILMIST <at> MAC.COM as seating is limited.
For more information, visit: http://marsmovieguide.com/
