Calendar
Regular meetings
General meetings of the San Diego Space Society are held on the second Sunday of each month at 3:00pm. Meetings are held at the Serra Mesa Branch Library unless otherwise noted here. (map)
Upcoming events
August 10th - Griffith Observatory Tour
On August 10th, instead of our regular program meeting, we are heading up to Griffith Observatory for lunch and a tour. We are inviting our NSS neighbors from Orange County Space Society to join us. Email events@sdspace.org if you are interested.
August 14 to 17 - Mars Society Convention
The Mars Society meets for its annual convention, this year in Boulder, CO. SD Space members will be attending, and Chris Radcliff will present two talks at the convention.
November - Goldstone Observatory Tour
This event is being planned. Email events@sdspace.org if you are interested.
Keep an eye on our Eventful calendar for more details on upcoming events.
Past events
July 20th, 2008 - Water Rocket Launch and Picnic at Mira Mesa Community Park
This was our first Junior Explorers event (for kids of all ages). Attendees brought a picnic lunch, and SD Space provided a launch pad and materials for creating water rockets out of a soda bottle. (Photos and more information coming soon.)
May 10th, 2008 - Space Day at San Diego Air & Space Museum
The San Diego Space Society display table made its second appearance at the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Space Day Celebration on May 10th. All ages were present, with kids, parents, and the young-at-heart all showing their excitement for space topics past, present, and future. Visitors also got to see displays by OCSS (our neighbors to the North), Goldstone, Virgin Galactic, NASA/JPL, a local SETI group, and more.
April 29th, 2008 - An Evening with Anousheh Ansari
On Tuesday evening, April 29th, members of the San Diego Space Society, Mars Society San Diego, and UCSD SEDS enjoyed meeting Anousheh Ansari and hearing the exciting details of her time on the International Space Station at a lecture sponsored by the UCSD Students for the Exploration and Development of Space.
April 12th, 2008 - Yuri’s Night World Space Party
Our Yuri’s Night party was a success! Over 50 people ate, drank, and were entertained by Francis French’s excellent talk about Yuri Gagarin and Scott Borden’s exciting presentation on Virgin Galactic. James Pura of UCSD SEDS served as MC for the evening, and all went off without a hitch.
A photo gallery is available. (Photos courtesy Gerry Williams.)
