Events - Written by Kirk Kittell on Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:26 - 0 Comments

Registration Open for 2008 SEDS-USA National Conference

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The registration for SpaceVision 2008 is now open at spacevision.seds.org. SpaceVision 2008 is the annual national conference for the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS-USA), held this year at Texas A&M University in College Station from 14 to 16 November. SpaceVision will host a number of the leaders in the space industry, both the public and private, so that they can meet with and speak to the future leaders of the industry. SpaceVision will also feature a career fair, a display of student research projects, a banquet featuring the the history of the organization, and numerous opportunities for networking.

Registration will be open until 24 October, after which registration will be available onsite for an increased fee. Direct any inquiries to btyoung@gmail.com.



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2008 Conference Slide Presentations Posted

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2008 AAS National Conference in Pasadena, California. The slide presentations are now archived on the web site; see astronautical.org/conference/conference-2008.

Mark your calendar for the annual Goddard Memorial Symposium, March 10-12 in Greenbelt, Maryland. Happy holidays, and see you at the Goddard.

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Corporate Members, Orbital Sciences Corporation - Oct 17, 2008 12:56 - 0 Comments

Webcast of IBEX Launch on 19 October

Source: NASA press release

The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is scheduled for launch on 19 October between 1:44pm and 1:52pm EDT. The IBEX payload contains sensors to detect and map the termination shock of the solar wind at the edge of our solar system. The launch will take place from Kwajalein aboard Orbital Science Corporation’s Pegasus XL rocket. The IBEX spacecraft was also built by Orbital in Dulles, Virginia.

Live streaming video of the countdown and launch will be available at nasa.gov. Coverage begins at 12:15pm and will conclude after payload separation, approximately 12 minutes after launch.

Orbital Sciences Corporation is a corporate member of the American Astronautical Society.

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NASA’s Future Forum in Boston, 18 September

The sixth NASA’s Future Forum will be held at the Museum of Science, Boston, on 18 September. The Future Forum is a series of events between NASA personnel — administrators, scientists, engineers — and business, technology, and academic leaders in selected cities as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of NASA. The Future Forum in Boston will focus on space exploration benefits the economic and academic sector in Massachusetts.

Previous forums were held in Seattle, Columbus, St. Louis, Miami, and San Jose. The next and final NASA’s Future Forum will be held in Chicago on 10 October 2008.

Source: NASA Press Release

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