The San Diego Space Society works toward creating a spacefaring civilization within our lifetimes by raising awareness and educating the general public to the benefits of space exploration and San Diego's role in it. More about us…
Location:
Gerry Williams’ Studio 106 (map) 2323 Broadway, San Diego, CA
Get together with other SD Space members to work on space-related projects. Our last Build Day featured lots of hands-on fun and friendly space banter, as evidenced by this great time-lapse video from Gerry Williams:
Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar on May 22, 2009
Sat,Jun13,2009
1:00 pm
Location: San Diego Air & Space Museum (map) 2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA
Join the San Diego Air & Space Museum for a talk and book signing by Dr. Sally Ride, America’s First Woman In Space, as she leads you through her personal exploration of our fragile home planet.
Event Information:
Mission: Planet Earth talk and book signing by Sally Ride, America’s First Woman In Space in the
San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Education Center. Talk begins at 1:00 p.m. with book signing to follow. Free with paid museum admission.
Sally Ride’s new book Mission: Planet Earth introduces young people to the changes taking place in Earth’s climate. Beginning with her unique, astronaut’s-eye view of Earth’s fragile atmosphere, Mission: Planet Earth describes how climate systems shape our world, and how a disruption in one part of the system can spread across the entire planet. Drawing on the latest scientific research, illustrated with stunning photographs, the book is a celebration of Earth’s natural complexity and call to action for a new generation.
The companion book, Mission: Save the Planet, is a rousing guide packed with practical things to do to lessen your impact on Earth, such as conserving energy at home, at school, and around town.
Both of these books, and other books written by Dr. Ride will be available for purchase. Only books sold at this event will be signed.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on April 15, 2009
Thu,Jun18,2009
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Adobe Chapel Museum (map) 3963 Conde Street, San Diego, CA
Join coauthors Katrina Pescador and Mark Aldrich as they present a photographic history of Consolidated Aircraft Corporation.
Founded by Reuben H. Fleet in 1923, Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (later Convair) became one of the most significant aircraft manufacturers in American history. For roughly 60 years, this prolific company was synonymous with San Diego. In fact, whole sections of the city were designed to provide homes for the Convair workers and their families. These men and women were responsible for building some of the most significant aircraft in aviation history, including the PBY Catalina, B-24 Liberator, F-102 Delta Dagger, as well as the reliable Atlas missile, which was vital in launching America into space. To this day, more than a decade after the company passed from the San Diego scene, tens of thousands of San Diegans still celebrate a seminal connection with Reuben Fleet, his company, and his popular slogan, “Nothing short of right is right.” (more…)
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on February 13, 2009
Sun,Jun14,2009
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Location: Serra Mesa Branch Library (map)
9005 Aero Dr, San Diego, CA
Join us for the June general meeting of the San Diego Space Society. Greg Meholic will give a talk on advanced space propulsion concepts for interstellar travel, including nuclear rockets, faster-than-light travel, quantum drives, wormholes, and some really exciting physics.
Mr. Meholic works at the Aerospace Corporation where he supports future space launch concept development and evaluates novel propulsion systems for the US government space industry. He is an expert in upper-stage cryogenic rocket engine performance and design and has supported over 40 rocket launches as well as a number of advanced programs. He is member of the AIAA Nuclear and Future Flight Propulsion Technical Committee and has published a number of papers about faster-than-light travel, the construct of space-time, and the grand unified theory. Greg is also a lecturer at both UCLA and Loyola-Marymount University on Propulsion Systems for both aircraft and spacecraft.
Join the San Diego Air & Space Museum for a talk and book signing by Dr. Sally Ride, America’s First Woman In Space, as she leads you through her personal exploration of our fragile home planet.
The companion book, Mission: Save the Planet, is a rousing guide packed with practical things to do to lessen your impact on Earth, such as conserving energy at home, at school, and around town.
Join coauthors Katrina Pescador and Mark Aldrich as they present a photographic history of Consolidated Aircraft Corporation.
