San Diego from the ISS!
Posted by Jesse Clark in Astronomy, Space News on March 20, 2012
We had to share this awesome photo of San Diego taken from the ISS. Posted by UT San Diego.
Wanted: Newsletter Editor
Posted by Jesse Clark in News, Newsletter, Space News on March 19, 2012
The San Diego Space Society is looking for the most awesome newsletter editor in Southern California!
Do you
• have a passion for Space Exploration?
• enjoy interviewing and writing about local and regional space activities?
• want to have media access to one of a kind space events?
Then this might be of interest to YOU!
Please send an email and resume here.
For other ways to volunteer, check out our wishlist Give to SD Space.
Top 12 Space Events in 2012
Posted by Jesse Clark in Space News on January 15, 2012
Here is video post from our interns Brett and Brandon as they highlight their 12 most anticipated space events for 2012.
A Collection of Rockets
Posted by Jesse Clark in Space News on November 10, 2011
Derek Nye once again goes into depth to cover a space topic of current interest, using a clear style accessible to everyone. This time he takes on nothing less than the future of space exploration itself in his article A Collection of Rockets:
Most new rocket engines being built by SpaceX, Armadillo Aerospace, XCOR, and other commercial space companies are liquid rocket engines. So what is a liquid rocket engine? First off, let’s explain how every rocket works. Every rocket works by taking some source of fuel and a concentrated oxygen source, mixing the two, and then igniting them in a combustion chamber. By doing this, you create a stream of high pressure, high velocity gas. Then, the gas is turned supersonic as it is passed through a precisely shaped nozzle. This generates the thrust for the rocket, as this mass of gas is expelled at high speed out of the nozzle. Your sources of fuel and oxygen can be in solid form, liquid form, or a mixture of the two (hybrid). …
Read the rest (and Derek’s other articles) over at D Minus Zero.
Better Paths to a New Frontier
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Space News on August 5, 2011
Derek Nye once again goes into depth to cover a space topic of current interest, using a clear style accessible to everyone. This time he takes on nothing less than the future of space exploration itself in his article Better Paths to a New Frontier:
Space is limitless in the number of destinations we can pursue. From moons, and planets, to solar systems, and galaxies, we are only at the beginning of what space can offer us. Although we can agree that certain destinations are much more favorable than others, we cannot always agree on the path we will take to get to these destinations, and in what order we wish to pursue them. …
In this post, I will introduce (or re-introduce in some cases) you to some of the better plans we should pursue on our path towards greater space exploration. I will also address the current plan being developed regarding the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System in some detail. …
Read the rest (and Derek’s other articles) over at D Minus Zero.
