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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
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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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- DECEMBER 2009 -
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Wednesday
December 2, 2009
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(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.
NOTE: TMS-SD
participation has been due to both
weather and the ongoing setup for Balboa Park's
December
Nights. Sorry.
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Thursday
December 3, 2009
| Fiesta Island's Over-the-Line field in Mission Bay hosts a Model Rocket Launch event by
the Diego Area Rocket Team (D.A.R.T.), from
8:00am to noon.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Thursday
December 10, 2009
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San Diego Space Society holds one of their bi-monthly
Space Night Out events from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Breathable atmosphere? Check. SD Space t-shirts? Check. Beer? Check. Good Conversation?
Well, we need your help with that last one. Join members of SD
Space and fellow space enthusiasts/advocates at
The Ritual Tavern for a night of relaxed fun
talking about space exploration news, our future in space, and anything else that comes to
mind.
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Friday
December 11, 2009
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Holiday Dinner Celebration at the Acapulco
Restaurant in Old Town San Diego beginning at 7:00pm.
Please
RSVP
by December 10th if you'd like to attend.
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Saturday
December 12, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continues its 9th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew #85 for a two week rotation.
TMS-SD members provide Mission Support.
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Saturday
December 12, 2009
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San Diego Space Society holds their monthly
general program meeting from 1:00pm to 2:30pm at the
Serra
Mesa-Kearny Mesa Branch Library.
This month's program features Orange County Space Society member John Sisson's lecture,
"Disney in Space: Walt Disney and
the Future of Space Travel in the 1950s":
Walt Disney was instrumental in the 1950s teaching the public about the possible future of
space travel. Through films, rides, toys and publications Wernher von Braun's space flight
progression was imaginatively shared with a wider audience. In addition learn how these efforts
may have influenced our real spaceflight efforts.
This event is open to the public.
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Sunday
December 13, 2009
| Fiesta Island's Over-the-Line field in Mission Bay hosts a Model Rocket Launch event by
the Diego Area Rocket Team (D.A.R.T.), from
8:00am to noon.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Sunday-Monday
December 13-14, 2009
| Geminids
Meteor Shower: Considered by many to be the best meteor shower in the
heavens, the Geminids are known for producing up to 60 multicolored meteors per hour at their
peak. The peak of the shower is on December 13 & 14, although some meteors should be visible
from December 6-19. This year, a nearly new moon will provide an excellent viewing experience
in the early morning hours. The radiant point for this shower will be in the constellation
Gemini. Best viewing is usually to the east after midnight.
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Friday
December 18, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "Edgar Rice
Burroughs' PRINCESS OF MARS" (2009)
Based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a US soldier finds himself inexplicably
transported to Mars in the midst of a war between two alien races.
The film's director Mark Atkins and production designer Erica Steele will be here
with a "Making Of" short and some of the unique props.
We'll als screen movie trialers and an episode of
"DUCK DODGERS" (2003-2005).
This special event will be held in the very
unique theater at The San Diego
EcoCenter for Alternative Fuel Education beginning at 7:00pm. Please RSVP to
Gerry
Williams for this special event.
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Saturday
December 19, 2009
 | Join the San Diego Vintage Sci-Fi
film group for a screening of a vintage SF (film and TV) of the '30's through early '60's --
This was the age of damsels in distress, pocket-change special effects, and those fabulous rubber
monster suits.
Feature film to be announced (see current poll). Also Showing:
BATMAN Serial, episode #8
(USA, 1943) and a vintage Sci-Fi cartoon.
Showtime is at 7:00pm at Studio 106 -- please
RSVP
as seating is limited. We'll provide the popcorn -- you can bring drinks or snacks to
share.
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Saturday
December 19, 2009
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"The Waters of Mars" is the
second 2009 special of British science fiction television series Doctor Who, broadcast on
on BBC America -- check your local cable listings for time and channel.
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Monday
December 21, 2009
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San Diego Space Society holds one of their bi-monthly
Space Night Out events from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Breathable atmosphere? Check. SD Space t-shirts? Check. Beer? Check. Killer pizza from Mars?
Check. Good Conversation? Well, we need your help with that last one. Join members of SD
Space and fellow space enthusiasts/advocates at
Killer Pizza From Mars in Oceanside, CA for a
night of relaxed fun talking about space exploration news, our future in space, and anything
else that comes to mind.
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Saturday
December 26. 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continues its 9th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of a NASA Spaceward Bound
student Crew #86 for a one week rotation.
TMS-SD members provide Mission Support.
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Sunday
December 27, 2009
| Fiesta Island's Over-the-Line field in Mission Bay hosts a Model Rocket Launch event by
the Diego Area Rocket Team (D.A.R.T.), from
8:00am to noon.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Wednesday
December 30, 2009
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San Diego Space Society is scheduling a small tour
(9 people max) of CalTech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
in Pasadena CA from 1:00pm-3:00pm. If you're interested in going, send an email to
president -at- sandiegospace.org.
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Due to greatly overlapping
interests and resources,
THE MARS SOCIETY - SAN DIEGO has merged with
the
SAN DIEGO SPACE SOCIETY.
Please visit the SAN DIEGO SPACE SOCIETY website
for
the combined Calendar / Upcoming Events for 2010. |
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- NOVEMBER 2009 -
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November 29, 2009
| The San Diego Space Society and
TMS-SD met for a combined Project Build Day.
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November 28, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continues its 9th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew #84 for a two week rotation.
TMS-SD members provided Mission Support.
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Sunday
November 15, 2009
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"Innovations Academy Charter School" in Mission
Valley sponsored a School Choice Fun Fair. 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. Our newest rover, a Lynxmotion system
donated by Project ASTRO San Diego made its
debut.
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November 14, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
begins its 9th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew #83 for a two week rotation.
TMS-SD members provided Mission Support.
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November 13, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "MONSTER X STRIKES
BACK: ATTACK THE G8 SUMMIT" (2008)
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November 4, 2009
| 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 coincides 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 replicas.
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- October 2009 -
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Sunday
October 25, 2009
| The San Diego Space Society and
TMS-SD met for a combined Project Build Day.
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Friday
October 16, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "SPACED
INVADERS" (1990).
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October 7, 2009
| 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 coincides 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 replicas.
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- September 2009 -
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September 29, 2009
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The San Diego Mars Rover
and our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas made a
Mars Rover Run and presentation,
"Invasion from Earth: The Robotic Exploration of Mars" at the
Georgina Cole Public Library
from 3:30pm to 4:30pm.
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September 27, 2009
| The San Diego Space Society and
TMS-SD met for a combined Project Build Day.
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September 18, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
OF THE 4th KIND: INFESTATION FROM MARS" (2004)
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September 2, 2009
| 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 replicas.
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- AUGUST 2009 -
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August 22, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "DESTINATION:
MARS!" (2002)
This film was held in conjunction with
the Julian Starfest 2009
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August 15, 2009
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Project ASTRO is a national program of the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, to improve science education in grades 3-9, by creating
partnerships between scientists and the schools in their communities. Through multiple classroom
visits and hands-on, inquiry-based astronomy and space-themed activities, teacher and students
get to know their own "classroom scientist" as a resource and a mentor. The
2009 Project ASTRO Teacher/Astronomer Workshop was a great success.
TMS-SD members were there as presenter and for outreach activities
with our interactive display table along with the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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August 5, 2009
| 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 coincides 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 replicas.
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- JULY 2009 -
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July 27 to
31, 2009
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Come explore Mars at the San Diego Air & Space
Museum's Aerosummer 2009 Summer Camp
Destination Mars:
Learn the history of our fascination with the Red Planet, build a Martian colony and a Martian
lander, search for life, and build and launch an aquarocket. For children in Grades 3-4.
TMS-SD participated during this event with a multimedia
presentation, our interactive display and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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July 26, 2009
| The San Diego Space Society and
TMS-SD met for a combined Project Build Day.
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July 10, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "THE X FROM OUTER
SPACE" (1967).
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- JUNE 2009 -
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June 28, 2009
| The San Diego Space Society and
TMS-SD met for a combined Project Build Day.
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June 19, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "E.Y.E.S. OF MARS"
(1993)
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June 12, 2009
| The GENERAL MEETING of TMS-SD
was an informal summer barbecue celebrating our chapter's 9th year of operation.
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June 3, 2009
| The San Diego Astronomy Association
(SDAA) hosts their "STARS IN THE
PARK" public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in
Balboa Park. It coincides with "THE
SKY TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center.
TMS-SD members will be 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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June 1, 2009
 | TMS-SD participated in the
"The
Learning Choice (TLC) Academy's Science Festival "Inventors and Inventions" at the Hall
of Champions in Balboa Park. TMS-SD members were there for
public outreach activities with our interactive display table, our Mars Surface Simulation
Spacesuit and the San Diego
Mars Rover and our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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- MAY 2009 -
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May 31, 2009
| The San Diego Space Society and
TMS-SD met at for a combined Project Build Day.
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May 28-30, 2009
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The Mars Society's
University Rover Challenge (URC) 2009 was
a competition for college students to design and build the next generation of Mars rovers that
will work alongside astronauts in the field. Teams square off every June at the
Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS)
near Hanksville, Utah.
| May 15, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "MISSION MARS"
(1968)
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May 11, 2009
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The San Diego Mars Rover
and our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas made a
Mars Rover Run and Mars Exploration lecture at the
Jamul Intermediate School for Ms. Frey's 4th
and 5th grade classes in conjunction with the San Diego
Space Society.
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May 9, 2009
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The San Diego Air & Space Museum hosted its
6th Annual Space Day
celebration, featuring demonstrations, giveaways, and hands-on activities with local and national
space experts. Invited Presenters included NASA, San Diego Space
Society, Virgin Galactic, San Diego Astronomy Association,
JPL, The Mars Society-San Diego, Sally Ride Science, SETI,
UCSD EarthKAM, The Planetary Society, SPAWAR, Space
Port Academy, OSSE (Organization to Support Space Exploration) and many others.
TMS-SD participated with our
interactive
display table, our
simulated
Mars surface excursion suit, the
San Diego Mars Exploration
Rovers and our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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May 6, 2009
| 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 coincides 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 replicas.
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- APRIL 2009 -
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April 26, 2009
| The San Diego Space Society and
TMS-SD met for a combined Project Build Day.
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April 26, 2009
| The Mars Society's MDRS -
Mars Desert Research Station concluded its 8th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol
Reef National Park with the departure of MDRS Crew #81.
MDRS will host the
2009 University Rover Challenge on May
28-30th 2009, and will reopen for the 9th Field Season in December
of this year.
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April 17, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "MARTIAN
CHILD" (2007)
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April 15, 2009
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The San Diego Mars Rover
and our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas made a 2-hour
Mars Rover Run and Mars Exploration lecture at the
Warren-Walker School for Ms. Pashkow's 5th and 6th
grade classes.
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April 11, 2006
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Yuri's Night
World Space Party celebrates the anniversary of the first human in space, Cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. TMS-SD celebrated this event
locally with the San Diego Space Society, and other
groups at the Killer Pizza From Mars in
Oceanside, CA. Special guest speakers included Virgin Galactic space agent Scott Borden, author
Francis French from the San Diego Air & Space Museum, and astronomer Rica Sirbaugh French
from MiraCosta College.
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April 11, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station wraps
up its 8th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the arrival of
Crew #81 for a two week mission. TMS-SD members provided Mission
Support services.
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Saturday
April 4, 2009
| The San Diego
Science Expo Day was the grand finale of a month of science at Balboa Park from 10:30am to
6:00pm. There were over 200 different organizations creating over 300 different hands-on
activities. TMS-SD members were there with our
interactive display
table, our
simulated
Mars Surface Excursion Suit, the
San Diego Mars Exploration
Rovers and our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas operating in a Mars
Yard.
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- MARCH 2009 -
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March 28, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 8th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew #80 for a two week mission. TMS-SD member Maria
Catalina was be commander of this mission! TMS-SD members
provided Mission Support services.
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March 20, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "THE ALPHA
INCIDENT" (1977)
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March 14, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 8th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew #79 from Georgia Tech for a two week mission. TMS-SD
members provided Mission Support services.
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March 13, 2009
| The GENERAL MEETING of TMS-SD was an
informal dinner meeting celebrating our chapter's 9th year of operation at the
Acapulco Restaurant in Old Town San Diego
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March 10, 2009
| Count Down to Blast Off! R U going
2 Mars? Discover facts about space technology with NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador and
TMS-SD member Maria Catalina, Commander of The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS)
Crew 80. At the San Marcos Branch Library
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March 4, 2009
| 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 replicas.
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- FEBRUARY 2009 -
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February 28, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 8th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew #78 for a two week mission. TMS-SD members provided
Mission Support services.
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February 28, 2009
| TMSD-SD members participated in the
Expanding Your Horizons Conference for 6th to 10th grade
girls at USD.
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February 27 to
March 1, 2009
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TMS-SD members participated in the
ConDor XVI Sci-Fi Convention at the
Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley with our interactive
display table, as well as provide several programming events:
"2008 Phoenix Mission to Mars" - The Phoenix Mars Mission touched
down in the north polar region on Mars last year for an extended five month mission. We'll take
a look at how this Mars Lander explored the Red Planet for signs of water and the building blocks
of possible life. With TMS-SD member Gerry Williams.
"The Mars Society - Not Your Every Day Pro-Space Advocacy Organization"
- The Mars Society currently operates two Mars Analog Research Stations on planet Earth where
professional and amateur space explorers, scientists, and engineers learn how to live, work,
and survive on the surface of the Red Planet, paving the way for a time when human beings regain
the courage to boldly go where no one has gone before. TMS-SD member Gerry
Williams presents an inside view of what the Mars Society is all about.
"What If There IS Life on Mars?" - A pannel discussion with
James Hay, Lynn Maudlin, and TMS-SD members David Rankin and Gerry
Williams.
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February 20, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "DAS
HIMMELSKIBET" aka "A TRIP TO MARS" (1917)
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February 19-21, 2009
| Spacefest 2009, the largest gathering of
pioneer astronauts in the area, as well as some of the most compelling, charismatic and expert
astronomy speakers on the planet. 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing by
Apollo 11 in 1969, and also Apollo 9, Apollo 10, and Apollo 12 successfully flew that year.
Spacefest 2009 was held at the Town and Country resort
in Mission Valley. TMS-SD members participated, along with our
interactive display table and the San
Diego Mars Rover and our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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February 15, 2009
| Thanks to TMS-SD member Joel Brinton who now works as an
avionics engineer at SpaceX, TMS-SD and San Diego Space
Society members have been offered a behind-the-scenes tour of the
SpaceX facility in Hawthorne CA to see the Falcon 9 rocket in
development.
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February 14, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 8th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew #77 from the European Space Agency's (ESA) "Euro/Geo/Mars" Team 2 for a two week
mission. TMS-SD members provided Mission Support services.
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February 8, 2009
| The
San Diego Space Society held their monthly
general meeting. TMS-SD members presented a multimedia look at the five active spacecraft at
Mars.
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February 4, 2009
| 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 replicas.
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- JANUARY 2009 -
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January 31, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 8th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew #76 from the European Space Agency's (ESA) "Euro/Geo/Mars" Team 1 for a two week
mission. TMS-SD members provided Mission Support services.
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January 24, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continued its 8th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of a prep crew from the European Space Agency (ESA) for a one week preparation
mission for upcoming MDRS Crews #76 and #77, "Euro/Geo/Mars". TMS-SD
members provided Mission Support services.
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January 21, 2009
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The San Diego Mars Rover
and our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas will make a 2-hour
Mars Rover Run at the La
Jolla Elementary School at 10:45am for Ms. Akiyama's 3rd Grade class.
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January 16, 2009
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "GHIDORAH: THE
THREE-HEADED MONSTER" (1964)
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January 10, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continues its 8th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of Crew #75 from Toronto, Canada for a two week rotation.
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January 3, 2009
| The Mars Society's
MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station
continues its 8th Field Season in the Utah Desert near Capitol Reef National Park with the
arrival of another NASA Spaceward
Bound student Crew #74 for a one week rotation.
TMS-SD members provided Mission Support services.
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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: 2005
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| HISTORY & NEWS ARCHIVES: 2002
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| HISTORY & NEWS ARCHIVES: 2001
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| CALENDAR /
UPCOMING EVENTS: 2009
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