12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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

Interested in building something? Get together with other SD Space members to work on space-related projects.

This month’s Saturday build session includes a special model rocket workshop.

Members and the public are welcome to attend, but please register in advance to receive one of 10 free model rocket kits. RSVP to events@sdspace.org to participate.

Note: All ages welcome. If under 10 years old, parents are encouraged to also attend.

The San Diego Air & Space Museum is looking to bring one of the soon-to-be retired NASA Space Shuttles (Atlantis or Endeavour) to San Diego. In a recent interview with the Voice of San Diego, the Museum’s President, James Kidrick, provided some reasons on why San Diego is great place for a space shuttle:

Kidrick said San Diego has plenty of advantages, including a prime location with more than 30 million people within 150-200 miles and a role as a major player in the history of aviation. Among other things, the Spirit of St. Louis — which Charles Lindbergh flew non-stop across the Atlantic — was built here, and San Diego has been home to a number of aerospace firms. He said the museum’s attendance in the last fiscal year was about 270,000, ranking it among the top five aviation museums in the country.

A space shuttle in San Diego would be a great way to promote the region’s numerous contributions to the aerospace industry and space exploration. Plus, how cool would it be to see one up close without having to take the four/five hour flight back east!

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7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

THE MARS SOCIETY – SAN DIEGO presents:

Mars Movie Night: “WATCHMEN” (2009)

A group of heroes, forced into retirement a decade before are
called together once again to investigate the murder of one of their own.
What they discover an age-old conspiracy to change the balance of power
in a world not different from our own.

Also showing:

A ”DUCK DODGERS“ cartoon

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

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.

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Location:
Serra Mesa Branch Library (map)
9005 Aero Dr, San Diego, CA

XCOR Aerospace is in the business of developing safe, reliable and reusable rocket powered vehicles and other enabling technologies for private space flight, scientific missions, upper atmospheric research, and small satellite launch to low earth orbit.  This month’s talk will describe the highlights of XCOR’s past work, including pictures and videos from rocket engine development and flight test.  An overview of XCOR’s current project – the suborbital Lynx rocketplane – will also be included.

Mark Street has worked as an aerodynamic, structural, and fluid systems engineer at XCOR Aerospace since 2005.  He has contributed to the development and testing of four rocket engines and served as a flight test engineer for the Rocket Racer prototype.

Everyone is welcome to attend this presentation. Email events@sdspace.org if you have any questions.

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Location:
Mission Trails Regional Park Visitors Center (details)
One Fr. Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, CA 92119

The San Diego Astronomy Association holds monthly program meetings open to the public. Of interest to all the Martians out there, the September program will be presented by Tanya Harrison of Malin Space Science Systems and her topic is “CTX and MARCI—The Other Cameras Aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.” Tanya currently works on the science operations team for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Context Camera (CTX) and Mars Color Imager (MARCI). More about Tanya can be found at tanyaharrisonofmars.com.

SDAA program meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month except December and January, starting at 6:30pm, with the presentation beginning around 7:30pm. The online SDAA Program Meeting information can be found at sdaa.org/Program-Meeting.

Also of interest is the August 18th meeting: “Life Signs in the Solar System,” presented by Jerry Hilburn, a JPL Solar System Ambassador and SDAA member. Jerry is quite a hoot and his presentations are always lively and spirited.

12:00 pm to 4:00 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’ve got rockets, rovers and plenty of other projects to build.

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

If you cannot join us during the weekend, join us Wednesday evenings.

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’ve got rockets, rovers and plenty of other projects to build.

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

If you cannot join us during the week, join us on Saturday, August 21st.

7:00 pm to 10:30 pm

Are you a fan of vintage SF (film and TV) of the ’30′s through early ’60′s? Would you like to get together with other local fans to watch & discuss your favorites?

This was the age of damsels in distress, pocket-change special effects, and those fabulous rubber monster suits. At the same time, such writers as Robert Heinlein, C.L. Moore, and Theodore Sturgeon crafted mature and contemplative screenplays for television and theater audiences. Come watch the best and worst from this era!

San Diego Vintage Sci-Fi:  Films & TV of the 1950s presents:

KRONOS, RAVAGER OF PLANETS
(USA, 1957) 78 minutes

Scientists investigate what appears to be a meteorite that crashes into the ocean. After a few days and nights of mysterious lights and noises, a giant machine comes out of the ocean. The machine is the creation of an alien race, that is trying to siphon energy from earth.

LOCATION: Studio 106 in the Art Union Building
2323 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92102
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7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Space is a world devoid of things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can’t walk for a year? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible for the human body to survive bailout at 4,000 miles per hour? To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startling bizarre space simulations — making it possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. From the space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), “Packing for Mars” takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.

“Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void”
by Mary Roach

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 from
7-8pm at
Book Works (http://booktour.com/venues/show/18648)
2670 Via De La Valle, Ste A230, Del Mar, CA, 92014

Author Mary Roach autographs “Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void” afterward.