7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

“CONQUEST OF SPACE”

USA 1955

“See how it will happen – in your lifetime! A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captains religious beliefs may get in the way.”

We’ll also screen Episode #9 of the COWBOY BEBOP anime series: “Jamming with Edward” (Japan, 1998)

“The crew enlists the help of an elite computer hacker nicknamed “Radical Edward” to help them track down a bounty-head who has been vandalizing Earth’s surface with hacked laser satellites. However, when they finally meet Edward face-to-face, the hacker’s true identity proves to be a surprise for everybody.”

Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Art Union Building at 2323 Broadway 92102 (the Golden Hill area just east of downtown San Diego). Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided (you can bring snacks or drinks to share).

Please RSVP to FILMIST <at> MAC.COM as seating is limited.

For more information, visit: http://marsmovieguide.com/

Location:
Embassy Suites Grapevine
Dallas, Texas

Mars, The Next Frontier

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.

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102

Get together with other SD Space members to work on space-related projects. We’re rebuilding our Mars Exploration Rover during this build session.

Members and the public are welcome to participate. Please RSVP to events@sdspace.org if you’d like to participate.

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Friday, February 18, 2011

MARS MOVIE NIGHT:
“THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO”

(UK, 1966)

“In 2065,the Zero-X spacecraft launches from Glenn Field as the first attempt at a manned mission to Mars. Unknown to Captain Paul Travers and his crew of two astronauts and two scientists, criminal mastermind The Hood has infiltrated the ship to photograph Zero-X’s wing mechanism. When his foot becomes trapped in the hydraulics, The Hood causes a systems failure and Zero-X loses control. While the villain manages to extract his bloodied foot and parachute from the undercarriage, Travers and his crew eject in an escape pod and Zero-X crashes into the ocean before leaving Earth’s atmosphere. In 2067, at the conclusion of an investigation into the loss of Zero-X, the Inquiry Board of the Space Exploration Center reaches a verdict of sabotage. In the meantime, a second Mars mission has been planned. Days before the launch of the new Zero-X, International Rescue agrees to a request to organise security in view of the possibility of another sabotage threat.”

We’ll also screen Episode #6 of the COWBOY BEBOP anime series: “BALLAD OF THE FALLEN ANGELS” (Japan, 1998)

“While pursuing the bounty on an executive of the Red Dragon Syndicate, Spike ends up confronting Vicious, an old enemy of his.”

Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Art Union Building at 2323 Broadway 92102 (the Golden Hill area just east of downtown San Diego). Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided (you can bring snacks or drinks to share).

Please RSVP to FILMIST <at> MAC.COM as seating is limited.

For more information, visit:  http://marsmovieguide.com/

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

MARS MOVIE NIGHT:
“THE BOX”

(USA, 2009)

“Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 Million with the press of a button. However, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world, someone they don’t know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.”

We’ll also screen Episode #4 of the COWBOY BEBOP anime series: “GATEWAY SHUFFLE” (Japan, 1998)

“After gambling away all the money she obtained, Faye ends up getting her hands on a mysterious suitcase while exploring the wreckage of a derelict spaceship. Meanwhile, Spike and Jet pursue a bounty on the leader of the Space Warriors, a group of eco-terrorists armed with a terrifying biological weapon.”

Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Art Union Building at 2323 Broadway 92102 (the Golden Hill area just east of downtown San Diego). Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided (you can bring snacks or drinks to share).

Please RSVP to FILMIST <at> MAC.COM as seating is limited.

For more information, visit:  http://marsmovieguide.com/

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

The Mars Society – San Diego presents:

MARS MOVIE NIGHT:
A MARTIAN CHRISTMAS (2008)
and
THE CHRISTMAS MARTIAN (1971)

A MARTIAN CHRISTMAS (2008)

When a Martian civilization discovers a space exploration device from Earth, they mistakenly assume Earthlings are planning to invade Mars! In response, they send a spaceship to destroy Earth, which just happens to arrive during one of our most beloved holiday seasons — Christmas. But things don’t go as planned: an 8-year-old Martian kid, Kip, stowaways on the ship to spend time with his busy father, the commander of the ship.

…and…

THE CHRISTMAS MARTIAN (1971)

This is a French Canadian Christmas movie for children. The Martian comes to this small town in Quebec and becomes friends with the town children. He gives them smarties to get the children into his spacecraft. This alarms the parents and they decide to kill the alien. The alien wins them over and they have a great big Christmas party.

Also showing:

A ”COWBOY BEBOP“ (1998) anime

Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Art Union Building at 2323 Broadway, San Diego 92102, in the in the Golden Hill area just east of downtown San Diego, CA.

Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided (you can bring snacks or drinks to share).

Please RSVP, as seating is limited.

For more information, please visit the MarsMovieGuide.com

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

The Mars Society – San Diego presents:

MARS MOVIE NIGHT:
SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO: THE MOVIE
(1977)

In 2199, the population of the Earth has retreated underground after pollution destroys the surface. The survivors of the cataclysm are further menaced by the brutal aliens from the planet Gorgon whose relentless assaults look set to crush the last of the human race. But when a spaceship from the planet Iskandair crashes on Mars, Earth learns of a substance known as Cosmo-DNX which can clean the planet’s blighted atmosphere. They also find plans that helps them to develop a faster-than-light that will enable to to travel to Iskandair for help – the drive is built and fitted to the specially converted World War II battlecruiser which sets out on a journey beset by running battles with the Gorgon forces.

Also showing:

A ”COWBOY BEBOP“ (1998) anime

Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Art Union Building at 2323 Broadway, San Diego 92102, in the in the Golden Hill area just east of downtown San Diego, CA.

Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided (you can bring snacks or drinks to share).

Please RSVP, as seating is limited.

For more information, please visit the MarsMovieGuide.com

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

MARS MOVIE NIGHT:
CAVE WOMEN ON MARS (2008)

It is the future. 1987. Great scientific advances have allowed mankind to achieve that which previously only existed in speculative fiction — space travel. But, on the eve of humanity’s first manned mission to the red planet, no amount of speculation could adequately prepare us for the unexpected discovery of… CAVE WOMEN ON MARS!

Also showing:

A ”COWBOY BEBOP“ (1998) anime

Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Art Union Building at 2323 Broadway, San Diego 92102, in the in the Golden Hill area just east of downtown San Diego, CA.

Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided (you can bring snacks or drinks to share).

Please RSVP, as seating is limited.

For more information, please visit the MarsMovieGuide.com

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Presentation:
Invasion from Earth –
The Robotic Exploration of Mars

Mars is a very busy place for exploration these days with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2001 Mars Odyssey and ESA’s Mars Express in Martian orbit, and the two Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, still on the surface of the red planet. We’ll look at all the different robotic craft and their missions, as well as the next several planned missions by the spacefaring nations of Earth.

With Gerry Williams and The Mars Society-San Diego, at 1:00pm in the Eaton Room at the Town & Country Resort Hotel at 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego CA 92108.

This is a presentation of the CONJECTURE SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION.  For more information, please visit:

http://2010.conjecture.org/

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Presentation:
Humans to Mars – How We’ll Get There

It has been 38 years since we last stepped foot on the Moon, and Mars is beckoning to us. Plans are bring laid right now to return to the moon and go on to set foot on the Red Planet. Take a look at all the current plans for exploring and eventually colonizing Mars.

With Gerry Williams and The Mars Society-San Diego, at 3:00pm in the Eaton Room at the Town & Country Resort Hotel at 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego CA 92108.

This is a presentation of the CONJECTURE SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION.  For more information, please visit:

http://2010.conjecture.org/