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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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| - MAY 2008 - |
Thursday
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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Friday
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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Saturday & Sunday
May 3 & 4, 2008 | The
Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Open House
celebrates JPL's accomplishments with exhibits and demonstrations about the Laboratory's
ongoing research and space exploration. Many of the Lab's scientists and engineers are on hand
to answer questions about how spacecraft are sent to other planets, how scientists utilize space
technologies to explore Earth and how researchers are searching for planets beyond the solar
system. The Open House is a fun and educational experience for children too, with special
hands-on activities designed for kids. Admission and parking is
free.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event, however
members may be organizing a carpool to attend.
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Sunday
May 4, 2008
 | The San
Diego Sci-Fi Double Feature film group will screen the Director's Edition of both
Star Trek: The Motion
Picture (1979) and
Star Trek II: The Wrath of
Khan (1982).
Showtime is at 3:00pm (for ST:TMP) and 5:00pm (for Khan) at
Studio 106 -- please
RSVP
as seating is limited.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Wednesday
May 7, 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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Thursday
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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Friday
May 9, 2008
 | The REGULAR
MONTHLY MEETING of TMS-SD this month will be 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.
The meeting will begin at 7:00pm at Studio 106
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Saturday
May 10, 2008
 | The
"San Diego Air & Space
Museum's Family Day" will be the 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.
For more information, and for a Special Admission Discount Coupon, please go to the
Space Day webpage.
TMS-SD members will be 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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Sunday
May 11, 2008
| The
San Diego Space Society holds their monthly
meeting starting at 3:00pm to 5:00pm.
No "official" TMS-SD participation is planned for this
event, but many members will be in attendance.
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Wednesday
May 14, 2008
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TMS-SD members will be going 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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Friday-Sunday
May 16-18, 2008
 | UC Riverside is 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 will be 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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Saturday
May 17, 2008
 | 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
May 18, 2008
| The Orange County Space Society holds their
monthly meeting at the
Irvine
Heritage Park Library in Irvine, CA starting at 2:00pm.
Larry Bryant of NASA's
Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena will be joining the OCSS for a special program on the
Phoenix Polar Lander, which is scheduled to
touchdown in the high latitudes of the Martian north on Sunday, May 25.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Monday
May 19, 2008
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TMS-SD members will be going 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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Tuesday
May 20, 2008
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TMS-SD members will be going 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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Friday
May 23, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "ESCAPE FROM
MARS" (1999)
Five astronauts make the first manned trip to Mars, in the second decade of the 21st century.
They must battle and overcome inferior computer components, corporate greed and indifference,
their own personal problems, as well as the surprises that the Red Planet has in store for them.
Showtime is at 7:00pm at Studio 106 -- please
RSVP
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Saturday
May 24, 2008
 | 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 "official" TMS-SD participation is planned for this
event, but members may be there to fly their own rockets.
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Sunday
May 25, 2008
| The
Phoenix Mars Mission should land in the north
polar region of Mars at about 4:30pm PDT.
TMS-SD is planning a Phoenix Landing
Party for this event. Watch here for details as they are made! |
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Saturday
May 31, 2008
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TMS-SD members will be going 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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| - JUNE 2008 - |
Sunday
June 1, 2008
 | The San
Diego Sci-Fi Double Feature film group will screen
Stargate (1994) and
The Fifth Element (1997).
Showtime is at 3:00pm (for Stargate) and 5:00pm (for the 5th Element) at
Studio 106 -- please
RSVP
as seating is limited.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Wednesday
June 4, 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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Thursday to Saturday
June 5 to7, 2008
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Mars Society's UNIVERSITY ROVER CHALLENGE
: The Challenge: For the second year, teams of university students will design and
build the next generation of Mars rovers. The teams and their rovers will face off at the
Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.
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Sunday
June 8, 2008
| The
San Diego Space Society holds their monthly
meeting starting at 3:00pm to 5:00pm.
No "official" TMS-SD participation is planned for this
event, but many members will be in attendance.
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Friday
June 13, 2008
| The REGULAR
MONTHLY MEETING of TMS-SD this month will be a General Business meeting -- details
will be posted here as plans congeal.
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Saturday
June 14, 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
June 15, 2008
| The Orange County Space Society holds their
monthly meeting 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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Saturday
June 21, 2008
| The
San Diego Model Expo Ô08 Model Contest & Raffle, with
the San Diego Air & Space
Museum Swap Meet will take place at the SDASM Annex at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, CA
from 8:00am to 1:00pm.
No TMS-SD participation is planned for this event.
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Saturday
June 21, 2008
| 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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Friday
June 27, 2008
 | TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "ROCKETSHIP
X-M" (1950)
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon. But because of craft malfunction and some strange
fuel calculations, they end up landing on the red planet. On Mars, evidence of a once powerful
civilization is found. The scientists determined that an atomic war destroyed most of the
Martians (who surprisingly look like humans). Those that survived reverted to a caveman-like
existence.
Showtime is at 7:00pm at Studio 106 -- please
RSVP
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| - JULY 2008 - |
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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Friday
July 11, 2008
| The REGULAR
MONTHLY MEETING of TMS-SD -- details will be posted here as plans congeal.
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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.
No "official" TMS-SD participation is planned for this
event, but many members will be in attendance.
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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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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.
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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Sunday
July 20, 2008
| The Orange County Space Society holds their
monthly meeting 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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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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| - 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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