Posted by Brent Bernasconi in News on August 18, 2010
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!
To read the rest of the article, click here.
Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar on March 4, 2010
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: Top-of–class in flight school
- 1961: Youngest of “Mercury 13” women selected for astronaut testing
- 1971-74: First woman to complete FAA Aviation Inspector course. First woman NTSB investigator
- 1975: 1st place Pacific Air Race, San Diego to Santa Rosa
- 1987: Chief Pilot at Emery Aviation College
Wally is still active in her advocacy for aviation safety, and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. She has been featured in such magazines and books as “Life,” “Ms Magazine,” “People,” and the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aviation and Space.
The presentation will be located in Building 26 Lecture Theater 220.
For more information, please contact Dr. Philip Blanco via e-mail at: Philip.Blanco (a) gcccd.edu
Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar on March 4, 2010
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 and Mars Society will be in attendance as some of the local experts. In addition to SD Space, other presenter’s invited this year include: NASA, SDAA (San Diego Astronomy Association), DSN (the Deep Space Network), JPL, SETI, UCSD EarthKAM, The Planetary Society, Lockheed Martin, Virgin Galactic, InterPlanetary Adventures, The Astronaut Teacher Alliance, Team Synergy Moon, and many others.
As a bonus, local astronaut Jim Newman, whose ambitious spacewalks from the space shuttle helped repair the Hubble Space Telescope, is planning to attend and share stories of his dynamic space career.
As an extra bonus, the museum’s space gallery is open for viewing throughout the event, which includes a flown Apollo spacecraft, moon rocks and space suits.
Kids 17 and under are free with paid adult admission (does not include special exhibitions). For a special adult discount admission coupon, click here.
For more information, call (619) 234-8291 ext 119 or click here.
Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar on January 28, 2010
Wed, Feb 10, 2010
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
MyMoon holds a biweekly webcast featuring lunar scientists, authors, and artists. Each presenter speaks about themselves for a few minutes then the rest of the conversation is up to you! Each presenter speaks about themselves for a few minutes then the rest of the conversation is up to you! The next webcast will feature local San Diegan (well Oceansideian to be exact), Francis French.
Francis is the Director of Education at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. He is also the co-author of two award-winning space history books, Into That Silent Sea, and In the Shadow of the Moon. In addition to discussing his two books, which chronicle the first eight years of American and Russian manned spaceflight, Francis will spend most of his time answering user submitted questions.
To submit your question and to listen to the webcast, visit the MyMoon website by clicking here.
Posted by Brent Bernasconi in Calendar on December 17, 2009
Mon, Dec 21, 2009
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Killer Pizza from Mars B (map)
3772 Mission Avenue, Oceanside 92054
SD Space’s Space Night Out is heading north on Interstate 5 towards Oceanside. Stop by Killer Pizza from Mars for some food (pizza would be an excellent choice), beer (or soda if you prefer), and conversations with SD Space members and other space enthusiasts/advocates. Topics of conversation can include space; the past, present, and future of space exploration; and anything else you want to talk about.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it this time; there will be another one in a few weeks—location and date to be announced here. No need to RSVP, either; just stop on by and look for the space geeks table. SD Space members will be wearing their t-shirts for easy identification. See you there!
