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TMS-SD HISTORY & NEWS: 2002

TMS-SD HISTORY & NEWS: 2001


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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


TMS-SD MEETING NOTES FOR JANUARY 9, 2003


A guest attended the January meeting. Philip Blanco gave a presentation to the chapter and asked for volunteers to join Project Astro. Project Astro is a program that links astronomers or space enthusiasts with elementary school science teachers. The Project Astro volunteer teams with one teacher and helps that teacher with science questions. The volunteer also commits to attending four classes in the school year to teach students about science using hands-on experiments.



Jeff Berkwits reported that the San Diego Chapter now has its own post office box. Jeff also continues to plan our chapter's appearance at this year's Condor Science Fiction Convention at the end of February. We will give a presentation and have an unattended table. Some chapter members will also volunteer to appear on other panels.



Still no word from Mars Society on the patterns for the Mars Society's space suits. Gerry Williams agreed to contact the society for help in getting the patterns.



Patrick and Bill continued their planning for Mission Support. They and Shannon also were planning the test runs of Mission Support to occur before our tour of duty began.



The chapter also voted on the Mission Statement. We agreed to approve the short version. The short version is as follows: "The Mission of the Mars Society San Diego Chapter: To promote and advance human exploration of the planet Mars through research, education, local outreach, and cooperation with fellow space exploration groups."



Tim Sommers agreed to get the ball rolling on defining our chapter's goals and objectives by starting a list and forwarding an email to chapter members with suggestions. Our guest, Phil Blanco, suggested that we make continuing to have fun with what we are doing our first goal.



After the meeting's business was concluded, we took photos of chapter members for Mission Support public relations.



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