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Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Chapter Updates on August 14, 2010
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
The board of directors of the San Diego Space Society meets monthly to discuss chapter business and plan future activities.
SD Space members and the public are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to events@sdspace.org.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Chapter Updates on August 5, 2010
The seven Board of Directors got together for a Strategic Planning Retreat on July 31st at Camp Stevens in the beautiful countryside outside of Julian. The Retreat helped focus the Vision and Mission of SD Space and laid the framework for a 10 year growth plan. And let me tell you, what grand plans they are.
We are very excited about the future of SD Space as we bring new and exciting opportunities to our members. Look for more details of those plans during announcements at upcoming SD Space events and activities.
To find out how you can contribute to the future of SD Space, contact info@sdspace.org
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Chapter Updates, Events, Mars Society on July 22, 2010
More than 300 excited space fans turned out for our Comic-Con panel today. The panel featured newspace companies, represented by John Hunter, Mark Street, and Molly McCormick, plus Dave Rankin from the Mars Society. Moderator Jeff Berkwits kept things lively with his questions, and we were also able to answer a few from the crowd as well.
At one point, during a discussion of FAA safety rules for private spacecraft and informed consent, I asked the crowd, “Who here would go anyway?” Nearly everyone in the room raised their hands.
Audio from the panel is available from the Internet Archive, thanks to Dave Maass.
Update: Attendees have already written a few articles about the panel, including ScriptPhD.com, Pajiba, and Science Not Fiction, a Discover Magazine blog. (Twice, in that case.)
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Chapter Updates, Events, News on July 19, 2010
The grand opening of the Space Travelers Emporium last Saturday was a smashing success. People from both our existing space community and our new South Park community came out in droves to see the new store and Space Activities Lab, and the response was overwhelmingly positive.
Even better, everyone seemed to have their own space stories to share. One common theme was, “I’ve loved space since I was little,” which we always enjoy hearing. We also talked to people who worked on Apollo, or for NASA, or with the military. Teachers, families, and even an Virgin Galactic space agent stopped by.
Of course, it helped that we got amazing media coverage over the last week, both for the grand opening and the screening of “Moon Beat”. (Thanks, Jeff!) A sampling:
- an in-depth article in the Uptown News
- TV news segments on both San Diego 6 and KUSI
- two articles in the Union-Tribune
All in all, a great start for our new home. We hope you’ll stop by soon!
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Chapter Updates, Events, News, SAL on July 7, 2010
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
The San Diego Space Society is proud to announce the Grand Opening of the Space Travelers Emporium. The event coincides with the South Park Walkabout and the screening of the movie Moon Beat (seating is limited, so be sure to RSVP for the movie to confirm yours).
After a month and a half of hard work by many SD Space members, the Space Travelers Emporium will open for business. The Emporium is a storefront that provides both financial support for SD Space and outreach to the community. It’s also designed to be a classroom, project lab, and meeting place for local space enthusiasts.
The storefront will feature a blend of in-stock products (t-shirts, posters, patches), special order items (books, model rockets, electronics, actual space suits), and travel-agency-style ticketing (Zero-G flights, suborbital space flights, astronaut training).
Members and the public are invited to attend. For more information, email info@sdspace.org.
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