Monthly Archives: May 2013

Help Build a Spaceship?

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A new concept from Italy – SHIPinSPACE.  Sardined into a four-person module, you might get to travel off world for about 1/4 the ticket price to fly on a Virgin Galactic vehicle.  I’m not sure the little window will be … Continue reading

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Around Town, Beginning of June 2013

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5/31 – The 2013 meeting of the 100 Year Starship Symposium, run by the DARPA-funded 100-Year Starship Initiative, is taking place on September 19-22 in Houston, TX. The call for papers has now passed, with abstracts due on May 31. http://www.citizensinspace.org/2013/05/starship-conferences-in-texas/ 5/31-6/2 … Continue reading

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Invest in a Solar Sail Powered Cubesat!

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Here’s a project which seems worthy.  What’s happening though?  From what I can tell, nothing.  I’ve been watching.  And I think I know a couple of things that aren’t happening. First, they have a video – which is great – … Continue reading

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Lunch with an Astronaut

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Another Lunch With An Astronaut is coming up fast! Spend time with Mike McCulley on May 31th, 2013 if possible… Space Center Houston is now proud to offer you and your family an extraordinary opportunity to spend time with a … Continue reading

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Carnival of Space #303

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It’s time for the Carnival of Space #303! Every week, a different blogger hosts a variety of articles submitted by other ‘carnival’ members to bring you a symphony of voices in the spacer blogosphere. Learned something new about the CoS … Continue reading

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Lunch with an Astronaut

Another Lunch With An Astronaut is coming up fast! Spend time with John Blaha on May 24th, 2013 if possible… Space Center Houston is now proud to offer you and your family an extraordinary opportunity to spend time with a NASA … Continue reading

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Women, Lean In!

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Are you a woman?  Do you know one? If you’re a woman, you may have felt the sting of being ‘discouraged and left out’ of non-traditional things, that Vivek mentions. Did you ever sincerely ask “How can I help?” [build … Continue reading

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Is Participation Trending?

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Perhaps you know the Everyday Spacer ‘motto’… It’s all about action Once upon a time, spacer activities were in the doldrums.  Then, something happened.  I’m not sure exactly what.  I think we grew up.  I mean the children who watched … Continue reading

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Call for Videos!

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Teachers and students are wanted to produce content for a crowdfunding campaign. “Teachers In Space is producing a video for a Rockethub national campaign and we would like YOU and/or YOUR STUDENTS and/or YOUR CHILD to be in it!” Some … Continue reading

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Around Town, End of May 2013

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5/15 – AIAA Annual Awards Dinner Meeting and Book Signing – Buzz Aldrin: “Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration” and Francis French: “The Race to the Moon”  Los Angeles       5/16 – Star Trek’s Continuing Relevance … Continue reading

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