NSS Florida

How to bootstrap space industry economically using robotics and space resources

Hello NSS Florida,
It is my pleasure to announce an exciting new venture for our NSS Chapter: Space Locals. This monthly series will feature space professionals who work locally for the benefit of space science or the space industry in our area. Unlike a traditional lecture series, these talks will be part lecture and part group discussion. All attendees are welcome and encouraged to participate regardless of one’s training or background. This will be an opportunity for anyone in our community to learn about and express opinions on the topic of the month.

I invite you to join our inaugural talk!

Dr. Philip Metzger, 2011 KSC Scientist of the Year
Lead research physicist and founder of the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations Lab at Kennedy Space Center
Saturday, February 4, 2:00 PM
Cypriana Restaurant in east Orlando, 12309 East Colonial Drive
Topic: How to bootstrap space industry economically using robotics and space resources
No cost to attend. Open to the public. Light food will be provided.

Thank you, and I hope to see you there!

–
Laura Seward
President
Florida Space Coast Chapter, National Space Society
lauramseward@nssflorida.org
nssflorida.org

November 4-6, 2011, Kennedy Space Center, FL

The clock is counting down to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s (ASF) Fourth Annual Astronaut Autograph and Memorabilia Show (AAMS) Weekend, November 4–6, 2011.

November Luncheon
Featuring the Harry Kolcum Memorial News & Communication Award

—— Honoring —–
Cheryl Hurst, Director, NASA/KSC Education and External Relations Directorate and
Jim Banke, Independent Consultant, MILA Solutions, LLC

Tuesday, November 8, 2011
From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
Radisson Resort at the Port – Convention Center
on A1A in Cape Canaveral, Florida
Register online at www.nscfl.org. or email: ladonna.j.neterer@boeing.com
RSVP by COB Wednesday, November 3, 2011
Members $17.00 / Non-Members $20
Corporate Table $200.00
Payment may be made at the door.
Join the National Space Club Florida Committee for $25 – www.nscfl.org

Dear Astro Friends,

Please join me for the Fall 11 opening premiere of “BCC Space & Astronomy Lecture Series” Friday Sept. 9th at 7pm for a unique lecture entitled “The Future of US Robotic Planetary Exploration” by Dr. Randii Wessen, Deputy Manager Project Formulation Office, California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.  

Plus Free Star Party courtesy of the Brevard Astronomical Society and new “Cosmic Voyage” Planetarium Show.

For more information see attached flyer or visit our website www.brevardcc.edu/AstroLectures for speaker biography, lecture description and directions. I look forward seeing you all!

Stellarly Yours,

Fiorella Terenzi

August Luncheon and Annual Business meeting: Federal Lawmaker Panel, Congresswoman Sandy Adams and Congressman Bill Posey.  Tuesday, August 9, 2011 From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
Radisson Resort at the Port – Convention Center
on A1A in Cape Canaveral, Florida

For reservations call LaDonna Neterer at 321-383-6135, register online at www.nscfl.org. or email: ladonna.j.neterer@boeing.com
RSVP by COB Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011
Members $17.00 / Non-Members $20
Corporate Table of 8: $200.00

FYI.  THIS IS TONIGHT….

AK

—–Original Message—–
From: NASA News [mailto:hqnews@mediaservices.nasa.gov]
Sent: Thu 3/17/2011 4:44 PM
To: NASA News
Subject: NASA TV To Cover MESSENGER Spacecraft Entering Mercury’s Orbit

March 17, 2011

Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov

Paulette Campbell
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md.
240-228-6792
paulette.campbell@jhuapl.edu

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-061
WASHINGTON — NASA Television and the agency’s website will carry live
coverage from 8 to 10 p.m. EDT Thursday as the first spacecraft
enters Mercury’s orbit. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory, which operates the MESSENGER spacecraft, is conducting
the webcast from its mission control building in Laurel, Md.

NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging,
or MESSENGER, is scheduled to enter the planet’s orbit at
approximately 9 p.m. after conducting more than a dozen laps through
the inner solar system for the past 6.6 years.

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about the mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/messenger

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