http://sandiegospace.org a chapter of the National Space Society Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:10:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [ Thu, Mar 18, 2010; 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm. ] Location: Grossmont College (map) El Cajon, CA 92020 Grossmont College Women’s History Month presents Col. M. W. “Wally” Funk. Colonel Funk’s talk will take us on an amazing journey through her historic aviation career. Sharing lessons learned along the way, she will provide an inspiring message for those of any generation with goals to fulfill. Among her many “firsts”: 1957: [...]]]> http://sandiegospace.org/2010/03/04/the-50-year-journey-of-an-aviatrix-with-col-m-w-%e2%80%9cwally%e2%80%9d-funk/ [ Sat, May 8, 2010; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] San Diego Air & Space Museum (map) 2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA The San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) is preparing to host its 7th Annual Space Day celebration. Space Day is a great family event, and will feature demonstrations, give-aways, and hands-on activities with local and national space experts. The San Diego Space Society [...]]]> http://sandiegospace.org/2010/03/04/space-day-at-sdasm/ [ Fri, Mar 19, 2010; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The Mars Society-San Diego presents: MARS MOVIE NIGHT: ROCKETMAN (1997) Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight. Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Golden Hill area just east of downtown San [...]]]> http://sandiegospace.org/2010/03/02/mars-movie-night-rocketman-1997/ [ Wed, Mar 24, 2010; ] Location: Balboa Park Activity Center 2145 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA The 56th Annual Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair will be held on March 23 - 28, 2010. Judges from the San Diego Space Society will present awards to outstanding space-related projects at the Fair. The event is not open to the public, but SD Space award [...]]]> http://sandiegospace.org/2010/03/02/greater-san-diego-science-engineering-fair/ [ Sun, Mar 14, 2010; 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Location: Serra Mesa Branch Library (map) 9005 Aero Dr, San Diego, CA Join us for the March general meeting of the San Diego Space Society. This month's topic is "Mars Research on Earth." Gerry Williams will present work done this season at the Mars Society's FMARS and MDRS stations, and Maria Catalina will present "Global ACCESS to [...]]]> http://sandiegospace.org/2010/03/02/march-meeting/ [ Sat, Mar 27, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Location: Petco Park (map) San Diego, CA Expo Day at the San Diego Science Festival brings together over 150 hands-on science activities and stage performances for people of all ages and interest levels. You can see actual DNA and perform DNA extraction techniques, use your olfactory gland (nose) to identify the organic molecules that create the flavors, aromas, and [...]]]> http://sandiegospace.org/2010/03/02/san-diego-science-festival-expo-day/ [ Sat, Mar 6, 2010; 2:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Location: Casa Machado (map) 3750 John J Montgomery Drive, San Diego, CA The board of directors of the San Diego Space Society meets monthly to discuss chapter business and plan future activities. This month's meeting will feature a recap of the recent SpaceUp unconference, plus planning for upcoming events including the San Diego Science Festival, Greater San [...]]]> http://sandiegospace.org/2010/03/02/sd-space-board-meeting-4/ [ Thu, Mar 25, 2010; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Location: Griffin Gate Room, Grossmont College (map) 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon, CA As part of the San Diego Science Festival, the San Diego Space Society presents "Science at the Edge of Space", an evening with a panel of scientists and engineers at the forefront of suborbital and microgravity space research. Space science used to be limited to [...]]]> http://sandiegospace.org/2010/03/02/science-at-the-edge-of-space/ [ Sat, Feb 20, 2010; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The SAN DIEGO VINTAGE SCI-FI film club presents: THE GREEN SLIME (USA/Japan/Australia, 1968) 90 minutes A giant asteroid is heading toward Earth so astronauts disembark from a space station to blow it up. The mission is successful, and they return to the station unknowingly bringing back a gooey green substance that mutates into one-eyed tentacled monsters that feed [...]]]> http://sandiegospace.org/2010/02/15/sdvsf-the-green-slime-1968/ [ Fri, Feb 19, 2010; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The Mars Society-San Diego's monthly MARS MOVIE NIGHT presents a SNEAK PREVIEW of a new 2009 Mars documentary film, 83 minutes A specific group of Americans dream of going to Mars one day. They firmly believe that it is absolutely necessary for the human race to explore the universe. The first step is to travel to [...]]]> http://sandiegospace.org/2010/02/15/mars-movie-night-sneak-preview-of-a-mars-documentary/