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to find blue
hope
just scratch
the red surface
-- Bettina Davis
May 2002 |
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THE MARS SOCIETY - SAN DIEGO
(TMS-SD) CHAPTER |
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"The Earth is the Cradle of Mankind,
but one does
not live in the cradle forever."
-- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, 1895 |
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- JULY 2008 -
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Wednesday
July 2, 2008
 | The San Diego Astronomy Association
(SDAA) will host their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The
setup is at 6:30pm, and the event runs from dark past 9:00pm (weather permitting).
It coincides with "THE SKY
TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center at 7:00pm.
TMS-SD members will be there for public outreach activities
from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, with our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Monday-Friday
July 7-11, 2008
 | The
San Diego Air & Space
Museum's Aerosummer SUMMER CAMPS 2008 in Balboa Park presents
Destination Mars for Grades 3-4 from 9:00am to Noon.
Come explore Mars with us! Learn the history of our fascination with the Red Planet, learn
how to drive a rover on Mars, search for life, and build and launch an aquarocket.
TMS-SD members will be on-hand for multimedia
presentations: "A Close Look at Mars" on Monday, and
"Invasion from Earth: The Robotic Exploration of Mars" on
Wednesday. We'll bring our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Wednesday-
Thursday
July 9-10, 2008
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International Mars Sample Return Conference will
be held at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France auditorium in Paris, France. An International
Conference co-hosted by
ESA and CNES in
cooperation with NASA and the International Mars
Exploration Working Group (IMEWG).
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Friday
July 11, 2008
 | The REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING of TMS-SD
will be our annual Summer Barbecue Event to be hosted by
Jesse Clark
beginning at 7:00pm. This will be a potluck event -- bring a dish and drinks to share.
Open to the public!
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Saturday
July 12, 2008
| The
"San Diego Air & Space
Museum's Family Day" offers building activities, take-home projects, and hands on
learning about favorite topics for adults and kids to explore together -- fun for the whole
family!
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Sunday
July 13, 2008
| The
San Diego Space Society holds their monthly
meeting starting at 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the
Serra
Mesa-Kearney Mesa Branch Library.
TMS-SD member Gerry Williams will show a multimedia
presentation update on the six active spacecraft at Mars.
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Tuesday
July 15, 2008
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TMS-SD members, along with the
San Diego Mars Rovers, will
provide a 2-hour Mars Exploration lecture and outreach at the
Santa Sophia Academy in Spring Valley beginning at
8:30am.
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Friday
July 18, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "AVENGER"
(2003)
Anime: Years into the future, colonies have been established on Mars. Resources on the dying
red planet are thin, and the domed cities have resorted to a gladiator contest to determine
which of them receive the most rations. Layla Ashley is the representative fighter for Serena
City, Mars. She and Speedy, a doll breeder, run across Nei, a mechanical doll with curious
characteristics. Together they wander and fight their way across the planet, to take revenge
against a man from Layla's past.
Showtime is at 7:00pm at Studio 106 -- please
RSVP
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Saturday
July 19, 2008
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The Reuben H. Fleet Science
Center in Balboa Park features Family Science Days from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. It
is free with paid Science Center admission. Participate in hands-on activities designed for
children and adults to work together to complement our interactive exhibits. Explore the fun and
fascinating side of science! Come to our science table and make a free science experiment that
you can take home with you!
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Saturday
July 19, 2008
| The Orange County Space Society holds their
Annual Picnic at Brookhurst Park in
Anaheim, CA starting at noon.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Saturday
July 19, 2008
 | San Diego Vintage Sci-Fi
presents: "CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON!" (1954)
A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discover a prehistoric
Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it
breaks free. The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the lovely Kay, fiancee of one of the expedition,
with whom it has fallen in love.
Also Showing: "Quatermass II", Ep. 5 (UK, 1955) &
"Radar Men from the Moon", Ep. 12 (USA, 1952).
Showtime is at 7:00pm at Studio 106.
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Sunday
July 20, 2008
| The
San Diego Space Society's first
Junior Explorers Event will be a
Water Rocket Launch and Picnic at Mira Mesa Community Park from
1:00pm to 4:00pm.
You bring a picnic lunch, and SD Space will
provide a launch pad and materials for creating your own water rocket out of a soda bottle. (See
an example
video at Wired Science for inspiration.) Email
events@sdspace.org
if you have questions.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Sunday
July 20, 2008
 | The
San Diego Sci-Fi Double Feature
film group will screen Woody Allen's
Sleeper (1973) and
Demolition Man (1993)
with Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock.
Sleeper: A nerdish store owner is revived out of
cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government.
Demolition Man: A cop is brought out of suspended
animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent enemy who is loose in a nonviolent future
society.
Showtime is at 3:00pm (for Sleeper) and 4:45pm (for Demolition Man) at
Studio 106 -- please
RSVP
as seating is limited.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Wednesday
to Sunday
July 23-27, 2008 | The San Diego
Comic-Con International Convention is an enormous
annual multigenre fan convention held at the San Diego Convention Center, harborside.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Wednesday
July 30, 2008
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TMS-SD members, along with the
San Diego Mars Rovers, will
provide a Mars Exploration lecture and outreach for two classes at the
Elementary Institute of Science beginning at
1:30pm.
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- AUGUST 2008 -
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Friday - Sunday
August 1-3, 2008
 | The inaugural Julian
Starfest, brought to you by the three local astronomers in association with the Julian
Merchants Association and the Julian Chamber of Commerce, will be held at
Menghini Winery. Julian has some of the darkest,
steadiest skies in Southern California, and at 4,300' in elevation, offers superb astronomical
viewing. This, to-be-yearly event, will be your opportunity to enjoy some outstanding astronomy
while also enjoying the astronomy vendor exhibition area, swap meet, guest lecturers, tour of
Palomar Observatory and camaraderie
that comes with associating with fellow astronomers. Proceeds from the event will be used to
build an observatory for the Julian Union High School District.
TMS-SD members will be there as speakers, and for public
outreach activities with our interactive display table on Saturday along with the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Wednesday
August 6, 2008
| The San Diego Astronomy Association
(SDAA) will host their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The
setup is at 6:30pm, and the event runs from dark past 9:00pm (weather permitting).
It coincides with "THE SKY
TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center at 7:00pm.
TMS-SD members will be there for public outreach activities
from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, with our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Friday
August 8, 2008
| The REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING of TMS-SD
will be a program meeting -- details to follow.
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Saturday
August 9, 2008
| The
"San Diego Air & Space
Museum's Family Day" offers building activities, take-home projects, and hands on
learning about favorite topics for adults and kids to explore together -- fun for the whole
family!
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Sunday
August 10, 2008
| The
San Diego Space Society holds their monthly
meeting starting at 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the
Serra
Mesa-Kearney Mesa Branch Library.
No "official" TMS-SD participation is planned for this
event, but many members will be in attendance.
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Thursday-
Friday
August 14-17, 2008
| The
Eleventh Annual Mars Society
Convention will take place at the University of Colorado, Boulder Campus. Come join
hundreds of experts and enthusiasts ... who support human and robotic exploration of Mars.
The International Mars Society convention
presents a unique opportunity for those interested in Mars to come together to discuss all
aspects of Mars exploration and settlement. Highlights of the convention will include the latest
results from the Phoenix Mars Lander, Spirit, Opportunity, Mars Express, and the Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter missions now exploring the Red Planet. In addition, there will be updates
on the Hubble Space Telescope and Cassini-Huygens mission. There will also be extensive reports
on such Mars Society projects as the seventh season of the Mars Desert Research Station, the
second annual University Rover Challenge, the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station, the
Archimedes Balloon Project. Members of The Mars Society will also vote among finalist
presentations in the Mars Project Challenge to help choose The Mars Society's next big project.
TMS-SD members are scheduled presenters.
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Saturday
August 16, 2008
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The Reuben H. Fleet Science
Center in Balboa Park features Family Science Days from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. It
is free with paid Science Center admission. Participate in hands-on activities designed for
children and adults to work together to complement our interactive exhibits. Explore the fun and
fascinating side of science! Come to our science table and make a free science experiment that
you can take home with you!
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Sunday
July 20, 2008
| The Orange County Space Society is very
proud to host film producer Alan Chan for a special showing
of his film, "Postcards From the Future":
An epic 38-minute motion picture that explores our future in space - seen through the eyes of
an engineer working to build a base on the moon, Mars and beyond, who occasionally sends video
postcards back to his wife on Earth. Alan will be hosting the film and then have a Q&A
following the screening. Videos will also be available for purchase.
At the
Irvine
Heritage Park Library in Irvine, CA starting at 3:00pm.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Friday
August 22, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT
-- Asylum's
"H.G. WELLS' WAR OF THE WORLDS" (2005) and
"WAR OF THE WORLDS 2: THE NEXT WAVE" (2008)
The Asylum presents this modern retelling of H.G. Wells' sci-fi classic, in which civilization
is laid to ruin when a race of super aliens invades Earth.
Then the aliens return to complete their plan of human domination, launching a second wave of
attacks that threaten to destroy what is left of humanity.
Showtime is at 7:00pm and 9:00pm at Studio 106 -- please
RSVP
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Sunday
August 24, 2008
 | The
San Diego Sci-Fi Double Feature
film group will screen Westworld
(1973) and Cherry 2000 (2000)
Westworld: A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for
unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.
Cherry 2000: In the future, a man travels to the ends of
the earth to find that the perfect woman is always under his nose...
Showtime is at 3:00pm (for Westworld) and 5:00pm (for Cherry 2000) at
Studio 106 -- please
RSVP
as seating is limited.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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- SEPTEMBER 2008 -
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Wednesday
September 3, 2008
| The San Diego Astronomy Association
(SDAA) will host their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The
setup is at 6:30pm, and the event runs from dark past 9:00pm (weather permitting).
It coincides with "THE SKY
TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center at 7:00pm.
TMS-SD members will be there for public outreach activities
from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, with our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Tuesday-
Thursday
September 9-11, 2008
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"AIAA SPACE 2008
Conference & Exposition" will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in
sunny San Diego, California's second largest city.
Space has proven to be the silent backbone underpinning our commercial, civil, and military
sectors. Three of the top issues in the upcoming election - economic competitiveness, the global
war on terror, and the need for increased global climate change monitoring - are all dependent on
our technological and operational achievements in space. The AIAA SPACE 2008 Conference &
Exposition will reflect on these issues and more, while providing direction for future
actions. This event will be attended by leaders from all elements of the space community,
including key government and business decision makers, providing an unparalleled forum for
exchange and dialogue.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Friday
September 12, 2008
| The REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING of TMS-SD
will be a general meeting -- details to follow.
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Saturday
September 13, 2008
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TMS-SD members, along with the
San Diego Mars Rovers, will
provide a Mars Exploration lecture and outreach at the
La Mesa Branch Library in La Mesa from
Noon to 3:00pm.
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Saturday
September 13, 2008
| The
"San Diego Air & Space
Museum's Family Day" offers building activities, take-home projects, and hands on
learning about favorite topics for adults and kids to explore together -- fun for the whole
family!
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Sunday
September 14, 2008
| The
San Diego Space Society holds their monthly
meeting starting at 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the
Serra
Mesa-Kearney Mesa Branch Library.
No "official" TMS-SD participation is planned for this
event, but many members will be in attendance.
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Friday
September 19, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT --
"ALIEN CARGO" (1999)
To survive a hazardous eight-month voyage to Mars, the crew of an intergalactic transport
ship must sustain life support through an extended sleep state called hypersleep. Two crew
members awaken to discover that something has gone terribly wrong. Something or someone has
destroyed the navigational support systems and set the ship terminally off-course. To make
matters worse, a homicidal bio-agent has been unleashed, imperiling the lives of the people on
board ... and the very future of mankind.
Showtime is at 7:00pm at Studio 106 -- please
RSVP
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Saturday
September 20, 2008
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The Reuben H. Fleet Science
Center in Balboa Park features Family Science Days from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. It
is free with paid Science Center admission. Participate in hands-on activities designed for
children and adults to work together to complement our interactive exhibits. Explore the fun and
fascinating side of science! Come to our science table and make a free science experiment that
you can take home with you!
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Sunday
September 21, 2008
| The Orange County Space Society meets at
the
Irvine
Heritage Park Library in Irvine, CA starting at 3:00pm.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Friday to
Sunday
September 26-28, 2008
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TMS-SD will participate in the
Conjecture 2008 Sci-Fi Convention at the
Crowne Plaza San Diego hotel in Mission Valley with our interactive display table, as well as
several programming events (to be determined).
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Sunday
September 28, 2008
 | The
San Diego Sci-Fi Double Feature
film group will screen The Thing from
Another World (1951) and John Carpenter's
The Thing (1982).
The Thing from Another World: Scientists at an Arctic
research station discover a spacecraft buried in the ice. Upon closer examination, they discover
the frozen pilot. All hell breaks loose when they take him back to their station and he is
accidentally thawed out!
John Carpenter's The Thing: An American scientific
expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad
Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog crashes leaving no
explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage
and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realises that an alien life-form with
the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have
been taken over.
NOTE: This event may be held as part of the
Conjecture 2008 Sci-Fi Convention.
Showtimes to be determined.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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- JUNE 2008 -
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June 28, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "ROCKETSHIP
X-M" (1950)
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June 13, 2008
| The REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING of
TMS-SD was CANCELLED for this month.
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June 8, 2008
| The
San Diego Space Society held their monthly
meeting starting at 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the
Serra
Mesa-Kearney Mesa Branch Library.
TMS-SD member Gerry Williams gave a multimedia
presentation on the Phoenix Mars Mission,
which has been on the surface of Mars for two weeks now.
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June 5 to 7, 2008
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Mars Society's UNIVERSITY ROVER CHALLENGE:
The Challenge: For the second year, teams of university students designed and
built the next generation of Mars rovers. The teams and their rovers faced off at the
Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.
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June 4, 2008
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The San Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA) hosted their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park.
Sorry - RAINED OUT!
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| - MAY 2008 - |
| May 31, 2008
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TMS-SD members went to the
San Diego County Library El Cajon Branch
in El Cajon, CA from 1:00pm to 4:00pm with our interactive display and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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| May 28, 2008
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TMS-SD members went to Pacifica Private School
in Rancho Santa Fe, CA from 10:00am to 12:00 noon for classroom activities as part of
the Unreal Science & Math
(outrageously fun learning!) program with our interactive display and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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May 25, 2008
| The
Phoenix Mars Mission touched down in the north
polar region of Mars at about 4:53pm PDT. TMS-SD hosted a
Phoenix Landing Party for this event.
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May 23, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "ESCAPE FROM
MARS" (1999).
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| May 20, 2008
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TMS-SD members went to the
TIP Academy in Encinitas, CA from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
for classroom activities as part of the
Unreal Science & Math
(outrageously fun learning!) program with our interactive display and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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| May 19, 2008
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TMS-SD members went to the
Encinitas
Community Center in Encinitas, CA from 3:30pm to 4:45pm for classroom activities as part
of the Unreal Science &
Math (outrageously fun learning!) program with our interactive display and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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May 16-18, 2008
 | UC Riverside was host to
Chronicling Mars: The 2008 Eaton Conference,
including the first ever Eaton Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Fiction; Academic papers
and panel discussions; Student Science Fiction short story contest; Science Fiction Poetry
Association poetry reading; and TMS-SD member Gerry Williams
presenting Mars in the Movies. Special Guest:
Ray Bradbury. TMS-SD
members were there for public outreach activities with our our interactive
display table, our Mars Surface Excursion Suit, the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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May 10, 2008
| The
"San Diego Air & Space
Museum's Family Day" was their 5th Annual Space Day
Celebration, offering representatives from space organizations & local industry,
hands-on activities, and special events. This is a great for all ages to engage in kid-friendly
hands on activities while you meet local aerospace professionals. Held in the Pavilion of
Flight from 10am till 2pm. Former NASA astronaut
Bill Shepherd, the first commander of
the International Space Station, will give a dramatic multimedia presentation about his journey
into space and experiences living and working there.
TMS-SD members were there for public outreach activities
from 10:00am to 3:00pm, with our our interactive display table,
our Mars Surface Excursion Suit, the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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May 9, 2008
| The REGULAR
MONTHLY MEETING of TMS-SD this month was a Special Program Meeting on the
Phoenix Mars Mission, slated to touch down on
Mars on May 25th. We'll screen videos of Phoenix's launch and landing overview; a DVD from the
Phoenix Mission office; a video tour of the Phoenix Science Operations Center (SOC), the Payload
Interoperability Test bed (PIT), and their hands-on Mars exhibits; a NASA Phoenix Mars lander
update and more.
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| May 8, 2008
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TMS-SD members will be going to the
Westwood Elementary School in Rancho Bernardo
CA from 6:00pm to 8:00pm for their Family Science Night with our interactive display and
the San Diego Mars Rover
and our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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| May 2, 2008
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TMS-SD members will be going to the Bressi Ranch
Clubhouse in Carlsbad, CA from 5:00pm to 6:30pm for classroom activities as
part of the Unreal Science &
Math (outrageously fun learning!) program with our interactive display and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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| May 1, 2008
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TMS-SD members will be going to the
Calavera Hills Community Center
in Carlsbad, CA from 3:30pm to 4:30pm for classroom activities as part of the
Unreal Science & Math
(outrageously fun learning!) program with our interactive display and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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| - APRIL 2008 - |
April 29, 2008
 | Students for the Exploration and Development
of Space (SEDS) at UCSD presented
Anousheh Ansari, the first female
private citizen to travel to the International Space Station. Ansari is the fourth overall space
tourist, and the Ansari family was the title sponsor for the
Ansari X-Prize, won in 2004 by
entrepreneur Burt Rutan of Scaled
Composites.
TMS-SD members were there for public outreach activities
with our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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| April 28, 2008
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TMS-SD members went to the
Encinitas Country Day
School in Encinitas, CA for first grade classroom activities with
our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover
and our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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| April 26, 2008
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
ended its 7th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
departure of Crew 71 from Hungary. MDRS will reopen for Field Season #8 in November or December
2008.
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| April 25, 2008
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TMS-SD members went to the
Carrillo Elementary School in Carlsbad, CA
classroom activities as part of the
Unreal Science & Math
(outrageously fun learning!) program with our interactive display and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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April 18, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "CARTOONS FROM
MARS"
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April 12, 2008
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 7th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew 71 from Hungary, for a two week adventure on Analog Mars.
TMS-SD members were part of the
MDRS Mission Support team again this season.
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| April 12, 2006 |
Yuri's Night World Space Party
celebrated the anniversary of the first human in space, Cosmonaut Yuri
Gagarin. TMS-SD celebrated this event locally with
the San Diego Space Society, the UCSD
Students for the Exploration and Development (SEDS)
chapter, and other groups at the Killer Pizza
From Mars in Oceanside, CA.
Special guest speakers at the San Diego YURI'S NIGHT WORLD SPACE PARTY included:
FRANCIS FRENCH: a San Diego-based book and
magazine author specializing in space flight history. He is currently the Director of Education
at the San Diego Air & Space Museum and
was a former Educations Program Coordinator at the Reuben H.
Fleet Science Center and Director of Events for
Sally Ride Science. He is also coauthor of
two award-winning books on astronauts and space exploration: "In The Shadow of the Moon"
and "Into That Silent Sea". French gave a multimedia presentation about
cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
SCOTT BORDEN: an Accredited Space Agent for
Virgin Galactic, is the source in San Diego for
information and reservations on Sir Richard Branson's private space venture. The first vehicle
rollout is just months away, with commercial operations on target to begin in late 2009/early
2010. Borden, who holds reservation #552 aboard VSS Enterprise, hosted a multimedia
presentation about Virgin Galactic, the world's first private spaceline.
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April 12, 2008
| TMSD-SD
members participated in the Expanding Your
Horizons Conference for 6th to 10th grade girls at USD.
TMS-SD member Maria Catalina was there with the
San Diego Mars Rover and
gave three workshops entitled, "Reach for the Stars - And for
Mars".
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April 2, 2008
| The San
Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA) hosted their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park.
It coincided with "THE SKY
TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center.
TMS-SD members were there for public outreach activities
from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, with our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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| - MARCH 2008 - |
March 29, 2008
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continues its 7th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew 70, for a two week adventure on Analog Mars. TMS-SD
members were part of the MDRS Mission Support team
again this season.
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March 21, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "THE MARTIAN
CHRONICLES" (1979)
| March 15, 2008
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continues its 7th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew 69 from Georgia Tech, for a two week adventure on Analog Mars.
TMS-SD members were part of the MDRS
Mission Support team again this season.
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Friday
March 14, 2008
| The next
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING of TMS-SD was held at
Studio 106. Meeting report will be published soon.
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Wednesday
March 5, 2008
| The San
Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA) will host their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The
setup is at 6:30pm, and the event runs from dark past 9:00pm (weather permitting).
It coincides with "THE SKY
TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center at 7:00pm.
TMS-SD members were there for public outreach activities
from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, with our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Saturday
March 1, 2008
| TMS-SD member and JPL Solar System
Ambassador Maria Catalina gave a presnetation at the
Adelante Mujer Conference at Rancho
Del Rey Middle School called "Reach for the Stars and for Mars".
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Saturday
March 1, 2008
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continues its 7th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew 68, "FLAME: Family Living Analysis on Mars Expedition", for a two week adventure
on Analog Mars. TMS-SD members were part of the
MDRS Mission Support team again this season.
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| - FEBRUARY 2008 - |
| February 29 to March 2, 2008 | TMS-SD
participated in the ConDor XV Sci-Fi Convention at the
Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley with our interactive display table, as well as several
programming events, including:
"A Close Look at Mars": Outside of Earth herself, Mars is the
most Earth-like planet in our solar system. But what does that really mean? What are the
current conditions on the red planet? Is there air, water and other necessities for life?
Could human beings eventually colonize there and make a second home for human civilization?
We'll take a multimedia look at what our robotic explorers are telling us about what the planet
Mars is really like.
"Postcards from the Future": An epic 38-minute motion picture
that explores our future in space - seen through the eyes of an engineer working to build a base
on the moon, Mars and beyond, who occasionally sends video postcards back to his wife on
Earth.
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| February 26, 2008 |
"Colonizing the Moon and Mars:
How? When?" by Dr. Bruce Cordell of Fullerton College's Natural Sciences Division
at Fullerton College as part of The Future Exploration Series of lectures.
TMS-SD supported this event with our
interactive display table, our Mars Surface
Excursion Suit, the San
Diego Mars Rover and our Mars Sojourner Rover replica.
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February 16, 2008
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 7th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew 67, "Expedition Epsilon", for a two week adventure on Analog Mars.
TMS-SD members were part of the MDRS Mission
Support team again this season.
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February 15, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "THE MARS
DAYBREAK" (2004)
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February 8, 2008
| The REGULAR MONTHLY
MEETING of TMS-SD was a dinner meeting at China Max Seafood
Restaurant.
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February 6, 2008
| The San
Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA) hosted their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park.
It coincided with "THE SKY
TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center.
TMS-SD members were there for public outreach activities with our
interactive display table and the San
Diego Mars Rover and our Mars Sojourner Rover replica.
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February 4, 2008
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Dr. Philip Blanco
presented "Exploring Mars", a look at how technology is helping
scientists unravel the mysteries of the Red Planet, part of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center's
ongoing "Afternoon Scholars" lecture series, held on
Senior Monday.
TMS-SD members were there for public outreach activities with our
interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and our
Mars Sojourner Rover replica.
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February 2, 2008
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 7th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew 66, "Expedition Delta", for a two week adventure on Analog Mars.
TMS-SD members were part of the MDRS Mission
Support team again this season.
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| - JANUARY 2008 - |
| January 30, 2008 | TMS-SD member
Maria Catalina coordinated a star party event called MARS VISTA
at Mar Vista Middle School in the
Sweetwater Union High School District. TMS-SD members were there
for public outreach activities with our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover, plus
our Mars Sojourner Rover replica.
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| January 24, 2008 | The Mars Exploration Rover
Opportunity touched down halfway
around Mars from Spirit at 9:05pm PST on this date in 2004 and has been working on the Red Planet
ever since, having driven over 7.2 miles from her landing site -- Happy Anniversary,
Opportunity!
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January 19, 2008
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 7th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew 65 for a two week adventure on Analog Mars. TMS-SD
members were part of the MDRS Mission Support team.
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January 18, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "THE DAY MARS
INVADED EARTH" (1962)
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| January 14, 2008 | TMS-SD took the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replica out for a
Mars Rover Run with Tierrasanta Girl Scout Brownie Troop #3278.
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January 11, 2008
| The next
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING of TMS-SD was held from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at
Studio 106. Meeting report will be published soon.
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January 5, 2008
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 7th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew 64 for a two week adventure on Analog Mars. TMS-SD
members were part of the MDRS Mission Support team.
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| January 3, 2008 | The Mars Exploration Rover
Spirit touched down on Mars at
8:35pm PST on this date in 2004 and has been working on the Red Planet ever since, having driven
over 4.6 miles from her landing site -- Happy Anniversary, Spirit!
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January 2, 2008
| The San
Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA) hosted their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park.
It coincided with "THE SKY
TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center.
TMS-SD members were there for public outreach activities with our
interactive display table and the San
Diego Mars Rover and our Mars Sojourner Rover replica.
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| HISTORY & NEWS ARCHIVES: 2008
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| HISTORY & NEWS ARCHIVES: 2007
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| HISTORY & NEWS ARCHIVES: 2006
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| HISTORY & NEWS ARCHIVES: 2002
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| HISTORY & NEWS ARCHIVES: 2001
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