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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


HISTORY & NEWS: 2003

HISTORY & NEWS: 2003

December 25, 2003The European Space Agency's Mars probes Mars Express orbiter and the Beagle 2 lander arrived at Mars. Having seperated five days earlier from the Mars Express (which successfully went into orbit around Mars), the Beagle 2 landed on the Martian surface, but has not been able to communicate back to Earth.
December 20, 2003
The Mars Society - San Diego chapter became the official MDRS Mission Support organization for four weeks, supporting MDRS Crews 20 & 21 of the MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station project. TMS-SD will provide MDRS Mission Support through January 16.
December 20, 2003
Part of The Mars Society's Mars Analog Research Station project, the MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station activated with Crew #20 for the 3rd Season through May 2004. Every two weeks, a crew of 6 enters the simulation to learn how to live and work on the Red Planet.
December 19, 2003
TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- Lloyd Bridges stars in "ROCKETSHIP X-M" (1950).
December 19, 2003
Dave Rankin was featured on Ken Johanssen's "Two o'Clock Show" on KPQ 560 AM News-Talk Radio for 25 minutes regarding the Mars Society and Mars Exploration, both robotic and human.
December 14, 2003The Japanese Mars probe Nozomi (which means "Hope") was due to arrive at Mars, but was severely damaged by solar radiation storms, it was officially abandoned on December 9th and flew on past the Red Planet.
December 12, 2003The minutes of our December 2003 meeting.
December 3, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event.
November 21, 2003
TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- The latest live-action Mars film: "STRANDED" (2003).
November 13, 2003The minutes of our November 2003 meeting.
November 5, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event.
October 24-26, 2003
TMS-SD members traveled to the MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station in Utah for a pre-season Maintenance Mission, which included improving and stocking the science lab, preparing the Hab for occupation, as well as producing instructional training videos for the MDRS Crews. The MDRS Hab will activate in December 2003. Here are some photos from the weekend.
October 17, 2003
TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT-- Martians!!! in "SPACED INVADERS" (1990).
October 9, 2003The minutes of our October 2003 meeting.
October 3-5, 2003The second annual CONJECTURE 2003 Science Fiction Convention.
October 3, 2003MARS PARTY at the Santee Trolley Square ampitheatre.
October 1, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event.
September 19, 2003
TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- John Carradine stars in "THE WIZARD OF MARS" (1964).
September 18, 2003The "THE ROAD TO MARS" was the topic of a lecture by members of TMS-SD at the Bianchi Planetarium on the CSU Northridge campus.
September 11, 2003The minutes of our September 2003 meeting.
September 4, 2003
TMS-SD members were featured in "My Grand Kids Went To Mars And All I Got Was A Lousey T-shirt" in the Fahrenheit - San Diego Independent Weekly magazine.
September 3, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event.
August 29-31, 2003
MARSpectacular
MARS DESERT RESEARCH STATION MARS PARTY
August 27, 2003
The The San Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA) hosted a free Mars Opposition Viewing at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. TMS-SD members were there for media and public outreach activitiesfrom 4:30pm to 1:00am. TMS-SD members interviewed by two television stations, KFMB Channel 8 and KUSI Channel 9/51.
August 27, 2003
TMS-SD members were featured in "Nearness of Mars has the Heavenly Set Excited" in the North County Times newspaper.
August 27, 2003
TMS-SD members were featured in "Allure of the Red Planet Beckons Local Enthusiasts" in the San Diego City Beat magazine.
August 22, 2003
TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- the new anime, "COWBOY BEBPOP: THE MOVIE" (2003).
August 20, 2003
TMS-SD operated a crewed information table at the William K. Hartmann lecture, "A TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO MARS" at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park.
August 16, 2003TMS-SD participated in and presented at the Project ASTRO - San Diego Summer Training Workshop.
August 14-17, 2003The International Mars Society Conference 2003 in Eugene, OR. The San Diego chapter won the Political Action Award for the Mayoral Proclamation we received earlier this year.
August 14, 2003The minutes of our August 2003 meeting.
August 6, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event.
July 26, 2003
TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- a comedy classic! "ABBOT & COSTELLO GO TO MARS" (1953).
July 17-20, 2003The world's largest comics and popular arts convention, "COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2003" -- TMS-SD provided two programs and operated a table in the Exhibitors Hall all four days of the Con.
July 11, 2003In The Spacefaring Web 3.13 article by John Carter McKnight Should America Rule the Heavens? is based upon "Perhaps the best, most thought-provoking question I've been asked in over two years of writing this column came from The Mars Society/San Diego's co-founder, Dave Rankin. Rankin directly challenged one of the fundamental tenets of this column.
July 10, 2003The minutes of our July 2003 meeting.
July 2, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event.
June 30, 2003Mars Suit Taskforce meeting.
June 20, 2003
TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- Oliver Gruner stars in "MARS" (1998).
June 12, 2003The minutes of our June 2003 meeting.
June 5, 2003TMS-SD's Dave Rankin was interviewed on THE GLENN MITCHELL SHOW radio program on KERA 90.1, Public Broadcasting for North Texas.
June 4, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event.
June 1, 2003TMS-SD's Dave Rankin was the special guest on "THE WARP ZONE" radio program regarding The Mars Society, their Analog habitats program, and sending humans to the Red Planet.
May 27, 2003TMS-SD members were the invited speakers at the SHELTER ISLAND ROTARY CLUB.
May 21, 2003
THE EYES ON THE UNIVERSE lecture series at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park presented "MARS NEEDS YOU!" by TMS-SD.
May 19, 2003
TMS-SD PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.
May 17, 2003
The WEEKEND TALK lecture series at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park presented the "LIVING ON MARS" by TMS-SD.
May 16, 2003
TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- Peter Graves stars in "RED PLANET MARS" (1952).
May 14, 2003
TMS-SD PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.
May 8, 2003The minutes of our May 2003 meeting.
May 7, 2003
TMS-SD PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.
May 7, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event--rained out.
April 28, 2003
TMS-SD PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.
April 26, 2003TMS-SD's Dave Rankin was the special guest on Radio Sci Fi on AM 580 WDBO News-Talk Radio in Orlando, Florida.
April 23, 2003
TMS-SD PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.
April 18, 2003TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "INVADERS FROM MARS" (1986)
April 16, 2003
TMS-SD PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.
April 12, 2003YURI'S NIGHT "WORLD SPACE PARTY 2003" -- TMS-SD invaded KILLER PIZZA FROM MARS in Escondido to celebrate the 42nd year of human spaceflight.
April 10, 2003The minutes of our April 2003 meeting.
April 6, 2003
TMS-SD PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.
April 2, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event.
March 29, 2003The Sally Ride Science Club presented the LOS ANGELES SCIENCE FESTIVAL AT CALTECH -- TMS-SD members were there for public outreach activities.
March 25, 2003Local TMS-SD member Shannon Rupert-Robles was featured in the DEBRIEFING OF MDRS CREW #14 - EXPEDITION ONE
March 24, 2003
TMS-SD PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.
March 21, 2003TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "INVADERS FROM MARS" (1953)
March 15, 2003The Learning Annex presented THE ART OF WRITING WITH RAY BRADBURY.
March 13, 2003The minutes of our March 2003 meeting.
March 5, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event.
February 28 to
March 2, 2003
CONDOR X SCI-FI CONVENTION.
February 28, 2003TMS-SD MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- "MISSION TO MARS"
February 24, 2003The UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO hosted a Community Science Night as part of their "JOURNEY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE" program. TMS-SD members were there for public outreach activities.
February 22, 2003THE MARS SOCIETY - SAN DIEGO ANNUAL BANQUET at the Acapulco Mexican Restaurant in the Miramar area.
February 22, 2003The Sally Ride Science Club presented the SAN DIEGO SCIENCE FESTIVAL -- TMS-SD members were there for public outreach activities.
February 20, 2003The minutes of our February 2003 meeting.
February 18, 2003 KPBS-FM's "THESE DAYS" radio program hosted TMS-SD member Shannon Rupert Robles and SDSU Geology Professor Gary Peterson in a discussion of Mars, Mars exploration, and humans to Mars.
February 16, 2003TMS-SD WRAPS-UP MDRS MISSION SUPPORT activity for the MARS Desert Research Station (MDRS) for four weeks and two successful crew rotations, from 6-9pm daily.
February 12, 2003 The Spacefaring Web 3.04 published an article called "A Challenge To Space Leadership" on www.SpaceDaily.com that mentioned TMS-SD as being "...in the midst of a media blitz of unparalleled professionalism, with a positive, inspirational message of ordinary folks taking responsibility for the future and moving into real action."
February 10, 2003 The San Diego Metropolitan published an article (with photograph) of TMS-SD's Mission Support activities. The article is about 1/4 down the page, in a box -- you can't miss it!).
February 9, 2003 TMS-SD on Fox Channel 6 News - TMS-SD members were interviewed by Fox 6 News regarding The Mars Society's Desert Research Station and San Diego's Mission Support activities (requires QuickTime and is 1.5-MB in size).
February 8, 2003TMS-SD participated in and presented at the Project ASTRO - San Diego Winter Training Workshop.
February 8, 2003 The North County Times - Oceanside Edition ran an article (with photograph) on TMS-SD's Mission Support activities.
February 2, 2003TMS-SD on KGTV Channel 10 News - TMS-SD members were interviewed by reporter Nina Jimenez from Channel 10 News regarding The Mars Society's Desert Research Station, San Diego's Mission Support activities, and the Columbia disaster (requires QuickTime and is 3.7-MB in size).
February 2, 2003The San Diego Mayor's office issued a Proclamation designating February 2 - 8 as MARS SOCIETY WEEK IN SAN DIEGO.
January 31, 2003 The North County Times - Escondido Edition ran an article on TMS-SD's Mission Support activities.
January 29, 2003 The La Jolla Village News and its sister publication, The Golden Triangle News, ran an article (with pictures) on TMS-SD's Mission Support activities.
January 28, 2003 THE PRIDE, the student newspaper of Cal State - San Marcos ran an article called "MARS ON EARTH" regarding MDRS and San Diego's month of Mission Support.
January 18, 2003TMS-SD BEGAN MDRS MISSION SUPPORT activity for the MARS Desert Research Station (MDRS) for four weeks and two crew rotations, through February 16, from 6-9pm daily.
January 9, 2003The minutes of our January 2003 meeting.
January 8, 2003The San Diego Astronomy Association's "STARS IN THE PARK" telescope event.


HISTORY & NEWS ARCHIVES: 2002
HISTORY & NEWS ARCHIVES: 2001




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