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Posted by Jesse Clark in News on January 28, 2012
The San Diego Space Society is looking … looking for someone like… you!
Do you
• have a passion for Space Exploration?
• enjoy posting to social entities like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & Google+?
Then this might be of interest to YOU!
NOTE: This role has been filled.
For other ways to volunteer, check out our wishlist Give to SD Space.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Events on January 27, 2012
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
There are many different types of book clubs, but they all have the same goal: To read, discuss, and learn from a book. Our book club has a theme: space. And our first book will be: The Traveler’s Guide to the Solar System
By Giles Sparrow – Collins (2007) – Paperback – 224 pages – ISBN 0061198293
So you want to go into space? Then The Traveler’s Guide to the Solar System is for you, the independent space tourist. It will take you into the most exotic reaches of the solar system, and also help you to discover everything you ever wanted to know about the more traditional and familiar destinations. Is no gravity fun? What’s it like on a spacecraft? Can I breathe on Venus? Will I need to take water? To find out, all you’ll need is a class V launch vehicle, a space suit, and your toothbrush. . . . With so many tourist attractions, you won’t know where to fly first. Book a week on the Moon and dine in lunar orbit. Have your photo taken with Neil Armstrong’s footprint before putting on your heavily shielded space suit and flying off for a walk in the heat on Venus. Discover giant volcanoes, breathtaking mountains, and frozen lava rivers. Explore the remains of Soviet space probes. Play golf in one-sixth gravity. Go ice-skating on Jupiter’s moons. The possibilities are endless!
Join us for our first group discussion of the book. Stop by the Emporium any time to pick up a discounted copy.
Please email bookclub@sandiegospace.org if you’d like to sign up.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Events on January 27, 2012
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
The Crowne Plaza Hotel – LAX (map)
5985 Century Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
The AIAA LA section presents an evening dinner with Peter C. Theisinger. Peter is the Manager of the Mars Science Laboratory Project at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
His prior positions have included Director for the Engineering and Science Directorate, Deputy Director of the Mars Exploration Directorate, Manager of the Mars Exploration Rover Project, Deputy Manager of the Mars Sample Return Project, Deputy Manager of the Systems Division, Mission Support and Development Manager of the Mars Surveyor Operations Project, Project Engineer for the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft development project, and Manager of the Spacecraft Systems Engineering section.
Theisinger has been involved in the systems design and development of interplanetary spacecraft systems since he originally joined JPL in 1967 as an engineer in the Payload Integration Section. He has worked on a variety of missions, including the 1967 Mariner mission to Venus, the 1971 Mariner orbiter mission to Mars, the 1977 Voyager mission to the outer planets of the solar system, and the 1989 Galileo mission to Jupiter.
Theisinger has been awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for his work on the Mars Global Surveyor mission, and the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for his management of the Mars Exploration Rover Project.
Please register here.
Email events@sdspace.org if you’d like to join SD Space members planning to attend.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Chapter Updates on January 23, 2012
It’s taken a while, but we’ve put together a Membership Welcome Packet worthy of SD Space. Since we operate solely on membership dues, gifts and donations, we felt we needed to show appreciation for our sustaining membership accordingly.
Basic and Supporting Members will soon receive their Welcome Letter and this year’s patch. Also included is a subscription to our monthly email newsletter, email updates and notice of events and field trips, and checkout access to the Member Library and Archives. Brand new is our Membership card and badge. It can be used for discounts at the Emporium and check-in capabilities at SD Space events. 
Participating in these activities allows members to earn points that accumulate throughout the year. High point earners will be rewarded at the Annual Members Night at the end of the year.
Supporting Level Members will also receive an SD Space t-shirt via a gift certificate and our heart-felt appreciation displayed on the Emporium wall.
If you haven’t already, consider joining SD Space, either at the Basic or Supporting Level. And get involved. Help make your space society even better. We all have something we can give.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Events on January 15, 2012
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Location:
Abundant Sugar (map)
618A Moulton Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90031
The LA Space Salon is a new and unique social event designed to be a reliable outlet within the space community for people to engage with one another, contribute their ideas, pose questions, hear from industry leaders, and coalesce efforts towards a cultural permeation of the values we share about space exploration.
This month, Dr. Lee Valentine, a champion of commercial space exploration for over three decades and director of the Space Studies Institute. He has helped shape policy and programs advancing the cause of permanent manned settlement.
Lee will be speaking with us about his unique and powerful perspective, about a future in space not tethered to any planet, about drinking deeply of the sun and devouring whole asteroids. He will help us plot a course forward, onward and upward. The vision, as he puts it, is to “Mine the Sky, Defend the Earth, Settle the Universe”. And to further inspire – Lee manages to do all of this while saving lives every day as an emergency room doctor.
The speaker is followed by LA Space Salon’s open forum. All attendees are encouraged to participate in this months discussion. Come with your thoughts prepared and ready to share!
Please register here.
Email events@sdspace.org if you’d like to join SD Space members planning to attend.
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