Kennedy vs. Obama on Space
July 30th, 2008 By _randall Filed Under Political Space
While Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been compared to John F. Kennedy, Obama has been far less supportive of human spaceflight today than Kennedy was nearly 50 years ago. Michael Huang makes the case for Obama to change course. Visit http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1171/1 to view the article.
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Partnering with NASA
July 30th, 2008 By _randall Filed Under Babble Space, Meeting Space
August 5, 2008
WHAT: The tenth Luna Philosophie will feature Doug Comstock, who directs NASA’s
Innovative Partnerships Program (IPP). He will speak on some of the
technological breakthroughs that have come through partnering with NASA.
PARTNERING WITH NASA: INNOVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION
Come learn about how NASA works with external organizations to bring space
technology down toEarth, and bring new technologies from outside of NASA into
the organization. Part of the talk will focus on IPP’s Centennial Challenges
Program, NASA’s ‘citizen inventor’ program, with an upcoming event in Santa Rosa
for a “Green Prize” for aviation transportation.
Some topics to discuss include:
* How do you successfully foster innovation in large organizations?
* How do partnerships factor into the future of NASA?
* What are some of the most surprising benefits of space technology to the
general public?
WHEN: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
6:00 – 6:30 PM Socializing
6:30 – 7:00 PM Presentation by Doug Comstock
7:00 – 7:30 PM Discussion
7:30 – 8:00 PM Socializing
WHERE: Yahoo! Brickhouse, 500 3rd St, in San Francisco
([http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59350/])
WHO: All are welcome!
RSVP: at upcoming.org
For more information on Luna Philosophie, visit:
[http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/luna]
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Calling all Aerospace Industry Professionals
July 10th, 2008 By Thend Filed Under Industry Space, Student Space
The California Space Education & Workforce Institute would like to personally invite you to participate in our new virtual mentoring program!!!
Our goal is to encourage current university students to choose a career path in aerospace, and to offer them guidance on their pathway to success from an industry professional.
We have partnered with an organization called Icouldbe.org to bring you a virtual mentoring website that will provide you with a CONVENIENT yet effective way to make a positive impact on a university student’s life. You can mentor a university student via email- requiring up to only 1 hour of your time per week.
STEP 1
Please register as a CSEWI MENTOR through our secure website below:
www.icouldbe.org/csewi
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NASA to the Rescue!
July 9th, 2008 By _randall Filed Under Babble Space, Big Idea Space, Factoid Space
NASA is providing the Ikhana Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in support of the California fires. Ikhana is a Predator B modified to perform multiple civil research roles and capable of collecting data for up to 30 hours. The Ikhana aircraft position as well as all the geo- and terrain-registered data from the AMS-Wildfire instrument can be observed using the CDE linkages. On July 8, 2008 the Ikhana flew on a 10-hour mission over the most active California wildfires to collect data in both northern and southern California.
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Will an Asteroid Hit the Earth?
July 8th, 2008 By _randall Filed Under Meeting Space
July 23, 2008: Luna Philosophie
*WHAT:* The ninth Luna Philosophie will feature Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9
Astronaut, of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE). Rusty will give a
presentation about the threat of “Near Earth Objects (NEO).”
————WILL AN ASTEROID HIT THE EARTH?————
It has happened in the past, more often than most people think. Rusty is the
chair of the ASE’s Standing Committee on NEOs which is currently working on
both international policy for the decision process of how to handle a potential
impact as well as the technology for how to prevent an impact. After a
presentation by Rusty there will be open discussion about the policy decision
process and technical challenges of preventing potential impacts from NEOs.
Some Topics for discussion:
- Who is financially responsible for preventing an impact?
- Who is responsible for making a decision to prevent an impact?
- What information should be public?
Space is limited, so please RSVP as indicated at Upcoming
*WHEN:* Wednesday, July 23st, 2008 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
6:00 – 6:30 PM Socializing
6:30 – 7:00 PM Presentation by Randy Kim and Patrick Hogan
7:00 – 7:30 PM Discussion
7:30 – 8:00 PM Socializing
*WHERE:* Yahoo! Brickhouse, 500 3rd St, in San Francisco
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/59350/
*WHO:* All are welcome!
*RSVP:* http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/593639/?ps=6
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