Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on February 23, 2009
Tue, Feb 24, 2009
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location:
NASA JPL Channel
on Ustream.TV
JPL is building a rover for Mars, and they invite you to watch it happen!
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory will give an unprecedented view into the cleanroom where they’re building the Mars Science Laboratory. Just go to the NASA JPL Channel on Ustream to watch the assembly of MSL and chat with JPL staff.
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Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Meeting Notes on February 17, 2009
Wed, Feb 18, 2009
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center (map)
1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, CA 92119
The SDAA program meeting on Wednesday, February 18 will give a JPL/NASA Mars update presented by SDAA’s own Jerry Hilburn.
This 45 minute lecture will update the status of the MRO, Spirit, Opportunity, and Phoenix missions to Mars. Recent information provided through the JPL education outreach services will be presented, along with the latest feedback and analysis from the mission program scientist.
The meeting is at at the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor and Interpretative Center, beginning at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM.
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Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on February 14, 2009
Fri, Feb 27, 2009
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Location:
MiraCosta College Gymnasium (map)
One Barnard Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056
Be a part of history in the making!
NASA selected MiraCosta as the only location in California south of Santa Barbara to unveil new mural-sized prints of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 from NASA’s Great Observatories: the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
In recognition of the 400th anniversary of the astronomical telescope, the United Nations designated 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. Be there when Dr. Michelle Thaller from the Spitzer Science Center helps MiraCosta unveil the spectacular images in honor of IYA09.
A stargazing party will follow (weather-permitting).
Free and open to the public.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on January 28, 2009
Sun, Feb 8, 2009
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Location:
Serra Mesa Branch Library (map)
9005 Aero Dr, San Diego, CA
Join us on Sunday, February 8th for the San Diego Space Society general meeting. This’s month’s meeting will feature Bill Ketchum, a former General Dynamics engineer who worked on the Atlas rocket booster and who is developing his own Personal Space Plane design.
A full scale mockup of the design is located at Montgomery Field, not far from our meeting location. Some members plan to visit it after the program meeting; email events@sdspace.org if you’re interested in joining us.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on January 27, 2009
Sun, Feb 15, 2009
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:
Heritage Park Library (map)
14361 Yale Ave, Irvine, CA
The Orange County Space Society presents “Space Art” by Robert Kline and John Sisson. Program begins at 2 p.m. and the general membership meeting at 3 p.m.
SD Space members plan to attend the meeting after the SpaceX tour.
