Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar on July 13, 2009
July 20, 2009 to July 21, 2009
Location:
Petco Park (map)
100 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA
Location:
San Diego Air & Space Museum (map)
2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA
NASA astronaut and California native Dr. Tracy Caldwell will be honored at the San Diego Padres baseball game on July 20. Caldwell will throw out the first pitch as the Padres host the Florida Marlins on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. This year the Padres also celebrate 40 years as a Major League Baseball franchise. Fans will have the chance to meet Caldwell during an autograph session immediately following the first pitch.
On July 21, Caldwell will talk about her life as an astronaut, answer audience questions and sign autographs at the San Diego Air & Space Museum from 9 a.m. to noon. This event is open to the public.
Caldwell was born in Arcadia, CA and received a B.S. in Chemistry from California State University at Fullerton and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California at Davis. Selected by NASA to become an astronaut in 1998, she served as a Mission Specialist during STS-118 in Aug. 2007 and is currently assigned to spend six months on the International Space Station (ISS) as a Flight Engineer and member of the Expedition 23 crew. For Dr. Caldwell’s full bio, click here.
Caldwell joins a team of astronauts who are returning to their home regions as part of NASA’s Hometown Heroes 2009 campaign to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the ISS in orbit and the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Mars Society on July 7, 2009
July 30, 2009 to August 2, 2009
Location:
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Join hundreds of Mars experts and enthusiasts to hear the latest news and research from Mars, and advance the cause of human space exploration.
Speakers include Mars scientists from the Mars Exploration Rovers, Mars Science Laboratory, and other NASA missions, plus artists, historians, engineers, and more.
Online registration is available at the Mars Society Convention site.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Projects on July 6, 2009
Sun, Jul 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.
Please RSVP to events@sdspace.org if you’d like to participate.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Mars Society on July 6, 2009
Sun, Jul 12, 2009
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Location:
Serra Mesa Branch Library (map)
9005 Aero Dr, San Diego, CA
Join us for the July general meeting of the San Diego Space Society. This month we’re featuring Gerry Williams from The Mars Society – San Diego, who will present “Invasion From Earth: The Robotic Exploration of Mars.”
Mars is becoming a busy place for exploration these days with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter achieving Martian orbit last year and the Mars Phoenix Lander dropping in on the north polar region on the surface of the red planet. Mars Society members will look at all the different robotic craft and their missions, as well as the next several planned missions by all the spacefaring nations of Earth.
The talk will also include an update on the efforts at JPL to free the Spirit rover, which is currently stuck in deep sand.
Everyone is welcome. Email events@sdspace.org if you have any questions.
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Moon Society on June 11, 2009
Mon, Jul 6, 2009
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Location:
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (map)
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA
As the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission approaches, Dr. Philip Blanco will be at the Fleet Science Center for an inspiring presentation with restored archival footage from the Apollo missions and lunar demonstrations.
Included with paid admission. Lecture takes place in the William & Grayson Boehm Community Forum.
