Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Moon Society on April 20, 2009
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location:
Grossmont College, Building 51, room 575 (map)
8800 Grossmont College Dr, El Cajon, CA
Dr. David Schrunk of the San Diego Moon Society will give a 1-hour lecture on the “Planet Moon Project” at Grossmont College.
Dr. Schrunk is lead author of “The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Settlement” (2007), which has been praised as “a handbook describing what must be done to return to the Moon, build permanent bases, and use them as a springboard for economic development”. (more…)
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Projects on April 17, 2009
Sun, Apr 26, 2009
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:
Gerry Williams’ Studio 106 (map)
2323 Broadway, San Diego, CA
Get together with other SD Space members to work on space-related projects. This month we’re still recovering from the San Diego Science Festival Expo and Yuri’s Night, but we still have an awesome project to work on.
After the Expo, an anonymous donor gave The Mars Society – San Diego a Traxxas Summit chassis for possible use as a base for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) quarter-scale model we’re working on. This thing is huge, and it climbs over pretty much anything in its path, including people!
This and the other Mars rovers need some work in order to be ready for Space Day on May 9th. Please RSVP to events@sdspace.org if you’re interested.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on April 16, 2009
Sat, Apr 25, 2009
10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Location:
AMC Mission Valley Theaters (map)
1640 Camino del Rio N, San Diego, CA
Join SD Space for a special advance screening of the new sci-fi film Battle For Terra:
The film tells the story of Senn (Justin Long) and Mala (Evan Rachel Wood), two rebellious alien teens living on the beautiful planet Terra, a place that promotes peace and tolerance, having long ago rejected war and weapons of mass destruction. But when Terra is invaded by human beings fleeing a civil war and environmental catastrophe, the planet is plunged into chaos. During the upheaval, Mala befriends an injured human pilot (Luke Wilson) and each learns the two races are not so different from one another. Together they must face the terrifying realization that in a world of limited resources, only one of their races is likely to survive.
A limited number of free passes have been given to us to distribute. Please contact events@sdspace.org to reserve yours if you’d like to attend.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on April 7, 2009
Thu, Apr 16, 2009
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Location:
Wyle Labs (map)
1550 Hotel Circle North, Suite 425, San Diego
Join the AIAA San Diego Section for a dinner meeting featuring a presentation by Gene Austin, NASA, retired, on Future Space Transportation: The Challenge.
For more information, see the official event flyer. A Chinese buffet dinner will be served prior to the presentation so come hungry. Non-members are welcome, but the event is limited to the first 50 reservations.
The cost is $10.00 for AIAA Members, $5.00 for AIAA Students, and $15.00 for Non-Members. Free for new AIAA members (joined in the last 6 months).
RSVP by 14 April to Cody Krzton-Presson at cody.kp@gmail.com.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on April 6, 2009
Fri, Apr 10, 2009
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (map)
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Join popular author and science illustrator Michael Carroll on a journey to the most spectacular and terrifying scenes in our solar system. Alien Volcanoes reveals late-breaking discoveries throughout the planets with the latest NASA photos and stunning paintings. Carroll’s talk surveys the complete spectrum of volcanoes, from Earthlike cones with molten rock to alien geysers of liquid nitrogen.
A book signing will follow the lecture. Alien Volcanoes will be available for purchase at the North Star Science Store. This program is free with $8.50 admission and includes the 7, 8 or 9 p.m. IMAX® film.
Call (619) 238-1233 or visit the Fleet Science Center website for more details.
