NSS Florida Space Coast Chapter

National Space Society Florida Space Coast Chapter
Minutes, Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Meeting

Location: Kelsey’s Pizza, Port St. John, FL

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Dear NSS Florida Space Coast Members and Friends,

National Space Society Florida Space Coast Chapter
Minutes and Notes, Wednesday, August 16, 2007 Meeting

Contents:

1. Florida Space Coast Yuri’s Night, April 12, 2008
2. September 20, Thursday, Chapter Meeting
3. October 23, STS-120 Launch
4. Nov 1-4, World Space Expo at KSC
5. Nov 10, 3:00 – 7:00. Futurist Jacque Fresco
Film Screening and Speaker Meeting at BCC
6. Thursdays, 12:00. Weekly lunch at KSC HQ cafeteria.
7. May 2008, ISDC 2009 in Orlando
8. Publicity List
9. Mailing List Upgrade

Location: Grills, Port Canaveral, FL

Attendees:

Jen Bailey, Treasurer
Tim Bailey, Vice-President
Fred Becker, Secretary
Edward Ellegood
Jack Fox, President
Gary Gilbert
Chris Reeves

Meeting called to order at 5:30 p.m.

The August meeting of the NSS Space Coast chapter
was a great success with follow-on planning from
our July meeting continuing preparations for
April 2008. Thanks to everyone that came out!!

1. Florida Space Coast Yuri’s Night, April 12, 2008

VIP’s – Barbara Eden, Kelly Slater, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis
Beer for Yuri’s Night – Microgravity Systems
Title Sponsor: ISU?
Goal: ISU Scholarship
CCTS – Space Congress is near the time frame

Updates from Jack, August 18:

Dear Yuri’s Night Team,

Tim Bailey and I had a great meeting with Jason
McKee at the Cocoa Beach Hilton on 8/17. They
want to do the Cocoa Beach Yuri’s Night Event
there, no ifs ands or buts. We have scoped it
out somewhat (below). Jason will handle several
things including coordination with city/county
for permits, several sponsors (for $ and
giveaways), some publicity, banners, vendors,
etc. etc. Next step is to scope it out further
and make a cost estimate. Then, Tim and I will
go back to Jason and ink a deal. Tim is very
saavy about horsetrading things like guaranteed
rooms for lower rates for the ballroom. Also, I
took a shot at various positions for you all to
fill on the team. So, please comment to the
scope below and please volunteer to serve in one
or more positions. Let me know if you have other
friends who might want to help. This one is
going to be awesome! I will soon set up weekly
Thursday lunches in HQ cafeteria for those who
are able to have a quick weekly tag up. Need to
then soon have weekly team meetings/telecons
after work. We all have day jobs, so dividing
and conquering the work and having excellent team
communication will be the keys. Thanks everyone.

Beach Element
Do at Lori Wilson Park right next to Cocoa Beach
Hilton (walkway exists connecting Hilton and LW Park)
Start at noon, end at 5 p.m.
Radio station DJ
Food, drink and merchandise vendors
Inflatable displays like Bud can, Earth, Moon and Mars plus banners
Red Bull float plane on beach
Corporate displays
One sponsor – Cocoa Beach Surf Shop might do it
Other sponsors to provide free giveaways
Surf contest in spacey costumes
Games like moon shoe race, moon buggy race (Big
Wheel tricycles), gravity ball (volleyball with beach balls), others
Sand Castle contest for moon bases or something
Art displays in covered tents
Local TV coverage

Hilton Pool Deck Element
Pool deck music from 2 p.m. to midnight (with brief VIP words in between acts)
Pool deck food, drink and merchandise
Pool deck free giveaways

Hilton Ballroom Element (back up plan is not do
this part since above is pretty good for 2008)
Ticketed event ($20?) (all of the above is free to attend)
Start at 7 p.m., end at midnight
Live local bands, buffet, cash bar
Free t-shirt for all
500 people if no sit down tables and only tall
tables (300 if tables) (If gets even bigger could
double size and have another ballroom).

Brief VIP words at band breaks
Move art displays into ballroom and outside ballroom
Corporate displays
Sponsor free giveaways

Positions to fill:
Cocoa Beach YN lead
CBYN assistant (likely lead in 2009)
Sponsors and giveaways lead
Finances lead
Ticket sales lead
Website lead
Signage, displays lead
Food, drink and merchandise lead
Music lead
Art lead
Publicity lead
VIP lead
Beach Element lead
Surf Contest lead
Games lead
Hilton Pool Deck lead
Hilton Ballroom Element lead

Update from Jack, Sep 7:

Dear Yuri’s Night Cocoa Beach 2008 Team,

I am very pleased to announce that Mr.
Christopher Reeves has agreed to be the overall
team lead. Please dive in and be an active
member on his team. I am stepping way back to
watch y’all make it happen. It really needs to
be a 20-something all night rave type of
event. Been there, done that…in the 80’s! I am
always available to provide guidance and sponsor
connections. I think the day time beach party at
Lori Wilson Park transitioning into an evening
party at the adjacent Cocoa Beach Hilton pool
deck is a very workable plan. I also recommend
you not use work email and transition to using
the existing yahoo distribution
list: NSSFL@yahoogroups.com. The homepage can
be used to post information, too. Please go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSSFL and click on
“join this group” in the upper right. There are
26 people in this list. Some of you have already
added yourselves to the list I know. Well, about
7 months to Yuri’s Night Cocoa Beach 2008. It
will be awesome. For information on Yuri’s Night
go to http://www.yurisnight.net Pictures from
lots of world-wide 2007 events including our
Cocoa Beach event are at: http://www.yurisnight.net/gallery/v/2007/

Thanks everyone,
Jack

Applicable notes from prior planning:

Objectives? How limited? How broad?
Invite other organizations, young-oriented
Friends, co-workers — ask what they’d like to see at YN
FIT, UCF, Embry Riddle

Advertise
Logo: incorporate rocket, rocket garden, Yuri’s Night logo
Theme: mesh with objectives and demographics
Orlando: Universities, theaters, bars, clubs, art/music/local papers.
Local: Universities, theaters, bars, clubs, art/music/local papers.
The Assembly (Orlando)
Youth demographics
Banner on KSCVC and Ron Jon’s billboards
MySpace page
Our own T-Shirts
Merchandise Giveaways
Yuri’s Night coasters
Yuri’s Night round fliers with logos
Rocket bus logo theme
Website items
Action: make contact with art/music communities

2. September 20, Thursday, Chapter Meeting, update from Jack:

Dear fellow present and future space travelers,

Tim is out of town this week [second Tuesday
week] and we’ll have a special meeting day for
September only. Looking at Thursday, September
20th at TBD location. Probably at Port Canaveral
somewhere. Follow up message as soon as we can. Thanks.

[Also, Fred and I had a super time today at the
National Space Club luncheon at the DoubleTree
Hotel in Cocoa Beach. Heard Pat Duggins speak
about his new book on the Final Countdown for the
End of the Shuttle Program. Fred bought the
book. I'm too cheap. We also "networked" with
other space professionals. I learned that
Richard Nixon made his "I'm not a crook!" speech
at the Contemporary Hotel at Disney.]

3. October 23, STS-120 Launch: NSS Florida to
promote NSS to hundreds of launch viewers at Spaceview Park.
We will have a table set up at the park with free
NSS literature. Mark your calendars and come on out to help.
Date: October 23.
Time: tbs pm
Location: Spaceview Park.
Action: request Ad Astras. Info: we currently
have 200 Ad Astras for our use.
Action: request NSS membership brochures, write our chapter code–505–on them
Action: obtain NSS Space Settlement Calendars to sell at the event
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-120
http://SpaceLaunchInfo.Com/spaceview.html
www.spacewalkoffame.com/
www.lisats.org/
http://www.nss.org/settlement/calendar/2008/gallery.htm

Resource sites:
http://spacelaunchinfo.com/
www.space-coast.com/
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=news09

4. Nov 1-4, World Space Expo at KSC
http://www.worldspaceexpo.com/
http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/worldspaceexpo/index.asp

5. Nov 10, 3:00 – 7:00. Futurist Jacque Fresco
Film Screening and Speaker Meeting at BCC.
We are going to host a film screening and lecture
by futurist Jacque Fresco. He has considered
ways that technology can better serve humanity
and designed futuristic cities to demonstrate the
ideas. This event will be held at the BCC
Planetarium facility. Coordination with BCC is
underway. We will make fliers/signs for
this. We need to do PSA’s and publicity to get
attendance. The theater can hold 120 people.
http://www.futurebydesignthemovie.com/
www.brevard.cc.fl.us/
www.brevardcc.edu/planet/

6. Thursdays, 12:00. Weekly lunch at KSC HQ cafeteria.

For Cape/KSC workers, we meet Thursdays at noon
in the HQ cafeteria for an informal lunch.

7. May 2008, ISDC 2009 in Orlando

NSS Florida Space Coast chapter has won the
bidding on 2009 International Space Development Conference
The conference will be held in Orlando. We
discussed the hotel and expected attendance.
Sponsors: Space Florida
JB Gump – Hub Sea World Research Institute, Sea World Events
Exhibitors
Speakers
KSC Saturn V Center Dinner – sponsorship
Hanging things from the large atrium – globes, astronauts
Space Tourism track: SpaceX, Begelow, Virgin, etc.
Vehicles on display
Schedule: in May 2008 we will start definitizing the program.
Rick: can Rick create a placeholder website for
ISDC 2009? (to be announced after ISDC 2008).

Further Notes.

8. Publicity List:

Florida Today’s TGIF, Things to Do, About Me Magazine
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=entertainment
Belinda Stewart, Metro Editor, bstewart@floridatoday.com, 321-242-3634

North Brevard Beacon
http://www.northbrevardbeacon.com/

Space Coast Chronicle
http://www.spacecoastchronicle.com/index.html

The Beachside Resident
http://www.thebeachsideresident.com/index.htm

Brevard Technical Journal
http://www.btjonline.com/php/

Orlando Sentinel
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/

Brevard Live Magazine
http://www.brevardlive.com/

Space Coast Parent Magazine
http://www.scparent.com/

Space Task Force Online Radio Show
http://www.spacetaskforce.com/

9. Mailing List Upgrade – If you wish to
continue to receive our meeting announcements and
minutes, go here to sign up. You do not need to join Yahoo to do this.

Group mailing list home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSSFL
Group email address: NSSFL@yahoogroups.com

Fred Becker
Secretary
www.nss.org/
www.nssflorida.org/

Dear NSS Florida Space Coast Members and Friends,

National Space Society Florida Space Coast Chapter
Minutes and Notes, Wednesday, July 12, 2007 Meeting

Location: Fishlip’s, Port Canaveral, FL

Attendees:

Jen Bailey, Treasurer
Tim Bailey, Vice-President
Fred Becker, Secretary
Robert Driscole, Sergeant At Arms
Jack Fox, President
Juan Gordon
Matt Lacey
Chris Reeves
Jason Rhian

Meeting called to order at 5:30 p.m.

1. Florida Space Coast Yuri’s Night, April 12, 2008

The July meeting of the NSS Space Coast chapter was a great success
with a lot of new faces and big plans. We spent several hours at
Fishlips getting to know each other and talking about upcoming
events. Thanks to everyone that came out!!

Our main topic of discussion was Yuri’s Night 2008 planning. This
year, Ames Research Center had almost 4,000 people come out in a
single night to celebrate space exploration. We think we can top
that, so we’re planning a HUGE event here at KSC next year on April
12. Lots of ideas were discussed including what roles we need on a
planning team.

2. Staffing will be set up for this event. Here are positions:

1. Executive Director
2. Assistant Directors (2)
3. Recorder
4 Director of Marketing
5. Director of Sponsorships
6. Director of Finance
7. Director of Media Relations
8. Director of Community Relations
9. Director of NASA and Visitor Complex Relations
10. Director of Web Strategy and Implementation
11. Director of Operations
12. Director of Entertainment
13. Director of Food and Beverage
14. Director of Participant Displays
15. Director of VIP Participants

3. Objectives? How limited? How broad?
Invite other organizations, young-oriented
Friends, co-workers — ask what they’d like to see at YN
FIT, UCF, Embry Riddle

4. Demographics? Hours? Fees/Cover? Alcohol? Setup?
Two ticket levels? $10 General, $100 for inside VIP event?

5. Atmosphere
Casual: well lit, seating, background music
Technical: displays, lectures, films
Awe inspiring: Can we control lights? Colored filter on rocket
spotlights? Logo spotlights? Dry ice fog under rockets to simulate countdown?

6. Content
NASA: random hardware, training aids, SME?
AF: random hardware, training aids, ELV stuff?
Ed: Astronomy group, own area on side, light mask behind building
for telescopes
Art: Big set piece / burners, sculptors, fireworks, need creative types.
Graphics: Parsons on Harley “Party With Parsons”
Artistic people: Full Sail, Orlando?
Theme: Have fun, change image of NASA
Invite Valentina Tereshkova to enjoy Yuri’s Night with us
Celebrities: Lance Bass, Sherapova
Virgin Galactic announcements at the party
Zero-G flight that day (35 seats) — possible raffle for ride
Invite famous and cool people who have tickets for Virgin Galactic.
Radio Station – music
Van? Band? Multiple Stages?
VIP event indoors
Art show
Jumbotron?
EA Sports
Free glowsticks
Custom contests
Other fun contests
Action: Chris knows art people to invite

7. Music
Type: House/Dance/Electronica with DJ’s, Rock, Covers, Local
Technical: use facility speakers with reinforcements? Sound system? Stage?

8. Advertise
Logo: incorporate rocket, rocket garden, Yuri’s Night logo
Theme: mesh with objectives and demographics
Orlando: Universities, theaters, bars, clubs, art/music/local papers.
Local: Universities, theaters, bars, clubs, art/music/local papers.
The Assembly (Orlando)
Youth demographics
Banner on KSCVC and Ron Jon’s billboards
MySpace page
Our own T-Shirts
Merchandise Giveaways
Yuri’s Night coasters
Yuri’s Night round fliers with logos
Rocket bus logo theme
Sponsored advertising (eg, RonJon’s sponsors DNC security)
Website items
Action: make contact with art/music communities

9. Facilities
Security
Bathrooms
Limited area for guests, crowd control, barricades
Food/vending
Trash pickup
Taxi / safe-ride available at end
Hotel linkup with transportation
Space Coast Transit – Hotel, good rate with transit (Ron Jon’s Resort?)

10. Fundraising
Offer to give some proceeds back to KSCVC for reinvestment
Space Florida
Sponsors
Elected Officials
Possible Zero-G Flight raffle

11. Layout
Limits traffic to three main areas
Two lavatory facilities, theater and main building
Rocket garden as mingle/talk area with background music, social focal point
Grass as display area for gear/art/etc, stuff focal point
Covered side for food/drink, provides two access control points
Garden and grass separated by stage, can play/face either direction
Enter/exit through fence south of main building, south side of rocket garden
Multiple Hub

The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

Future Calendar Items

12. STS-118 Launch: NSS Florida to promote NSS to hundreds of
launch viewers at Spaceview Park.
We will have a table set up at the park with free NSS
literature. Mark your calendars and come on out to help.
Date: August 7.
Time: 7:02 pm
Location: Spaceview Park.
Action: request Ad Astras. Info: we currently have 200 Ad Astras
for our use.
Action: request NSS membership brochures, write our chapter code–505–on them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-118
www.spacewalkoffame.com/
www.lisats.org/

Resource sites:
http://spacelaunchinfo.com/
www.space-coast.com/
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=news09

13. Speaker Meeting at BCC.
We plan to start up speaker meetings.
Action: Tim to continue to discuss options with BCC. Can use either
a Library Room or the Planetarium. This is a perfect location for
NSS Florida Space Coast.
www.brevard.cc.fl.us/
www.brevardcc.edu/planet/

14. Nov 3-11, World Space Expo at KSC
http://www.worldspaceexpo.com/

15. NASA 50th Anniversary in 2008

Our chapter hopes to participate in festivities for KSC’s observances
of NASA’s 50th anniversary. There will also be an event to start
this off, called the World Space Expo, Nov 3-11, 2007.
http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/worldspaceexpo/index.asp
http://www.worldspaceexpo.com/

16. ISDC 2009: NSS Florida Space Coast chapter has won the bidding
on 2009 International Space Development Conference
The conference will be held in Orlando. Congratulations.

Further Notes.

17. Publicity Venues:

Florida Today’s TGIF, Things to Do, About Me Magazine
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=entertainment
Belinda Stewart, Metro Editor, bstewart@floridatoday.com, 321-242-3634

North Brevard Beacon
http://www.northbrevardbeacon.com/

Space Coast Chronicle
http://www.spacecoastchronicle.com/index.html

The Beachside Resident
http://www.thebeachsideresident.com/index.htm

Brevard Technical Journal
http://www.btjonline.com/php/

Orlando Sentinel
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/

Brevard Live Magazine
http://www.brevardlive.com/

Space Coast Parent Magazine
http://www.scparent.com/

Space Task Force Online Radio Show
http://www.spacetaskforce.com/

18. Mailing List Upgrade – If you wish to continue to receive our
meeting announcements and minutes, go here to sign up. You do not
need to join Yahoo to do this.

Group mailing list home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSSFL
Group email address: NSSFL@yahoogroups.com

Fred Becker
Secretary
www.nss.org/
www.nssflorida.org/

Dear NSS Florida Space Coast Members and Friends,

National Space Society Florida Space Coast Chapter
Minutes and Notes, Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Meeting

Time: 5:00

Location:
Paddy Cassidy’s
Cocoa Beach, FL

Attendees:

Fred Becker, Secretary
Robert Driscole, Sergeant At Arms
Jack Fox, President
Ross Tierney

Meeting called to order at 5:00 p.m.

MOST IMPORTANT ITEM: We need a few thousand NSS membership brochures
by March 10 for use at the KSC picnic.

1. The annual report to HQ has been filed, summarizing our 2006
activities. All chapters must also file for an individual employer
identification number as a non-profit entity.
Action: Fred to file with IRS for EIN.

2. Next event: KSC Annual Picnic: NSS Florida to promote NSS to
thousands of KSC employees and families.
Date: March 10.
Time: 10-4 (Setup Friday in advance)
Location: KARS Park.
Link: http://kscpicnic.ksc.nasa.gov/index.html

Jack is buying us a canopy to go with our table and chairs. We will
have our canopy set up near other organizations at the picnic. We’ll
be handing out Ad Astras and membership brochures. Jack also has 100
Astronaut Farmer mini-poster and kid activity books that we can hand
out. The picnic is providing a table and 3 chairs. We have Fred and
Robert available so far to help man the table. We need two more
volunteers. If you can participate, please let Jack know. We also
have a request in to NSS headquarters to send us 2000 membership
brochures for use here and in the future.

3. Monthly Members Meeting, March 13
Location: Paddy Cassidy’s
Time: 5:00 officers, 5:30 members and guests

4. Titusville Air Show, March 16-18. Fred contacted the airshow and
determined that their booths go for $400, but they would let us have
one for $200. Due to our other activities and the cost of this, we
are passing on this opportunity. Update: now that the Shuttle has
slipped to March, this is more feasible, however there are no more
booths available and no space for our canopy.

5. Yuri’s Night: NSS Florida to participate in worldwide space
celebration of the first space flight.
Date: April 12
Time: 6:00
Location: Paddy Cassidy’s Irish Pub, Cocoa Beach
Link: www.yurisnight.net/

Option 1: Titusville city event was discussed. We don’t know the
city fees for this. Spaceview Park in concert with Astronomy Club,
HAM club. Combine three popular draws: food, music and
sports. Bands: Max Q, local space folk singer. Astronaut signing.
Option 2: Paddy Cassidy’s. We decided to go with Option 2. Items
to bring and provide: stickers, T-shirts, CD’s, posters. Webcam and
internet access will link us to the online Yuri’s Night worldwide celebration.
Action: Add a link from our home page to Yuri’s Night (if not
already present).
Action: Ross will provide a model to be raffled with proceeds going
to our chapter fund.
Action: Ross to coordinate in-house fliers and posters for Yuri’s
Night. These are created by Paddy Cassidy’s.
Action: Ross to establish setup for wireless internet.
Action: Jack to donate $50 to buy items to auction for chapter
benefit. Possible items: gift certificate, something unique to KSC,
space related.
Action: Robert to do publicity in Florida Today and The Resident.
Action: Chapter to sponsor food for 30/35 people with a $50 budget.

6. STS-117 Launch: NSS Florida to promote NSS to hundreds of launch
viewers at Spaceview Park.
Date: April TBD. The date has slipped from the planned March 15 launch date.
Time: TBD
Location: Spaceview Park.
Action: request Ad Astras. Info: we currently have 1000 Ad Astras
for our use. Followup: We requested another 1000, plus membership brochures.
www.spacewalkoffame.com/
www.lisats.org/

Resource sites:
http://spacelaunchinfo.com/
www.space-coast.com/
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=news09

7. Future Speaker Meeting at BCC.
Action: Tim to continue to discuss options with BCC. Can use either
a Library Room or the Planetarium. This is a perfect location for
NSS Florida Space Coast.
www.brevard.cc.fl.us/
www.brevardcc.edu/planet/

8. NASA 50th Anniversary in 2008

Our chapter hopes to participate in festivities for KSC’s observances
of NASA’s 50th anniversary. There will also be an event to start
this off, called the World Space Expo, Nov 3-11, 2007.
http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/worldspaceexpo/index.asp
http://www.worldspaceexpo.com/

9. ISDC 2009: NSS Florida Space Coast to bid on 2009 International
Space Development Conference
Our chapter plans to place a bid to host the ISDC 2009
conference. We discussed theme ideas, speakers, organizations and
locations. Our current thinking is to have it in Orlando, with a
theme of Space Tourism and Youth Activism. The 2006 conference was
in LA. 2007 is in Dallas. 2008 will be in DC. If we succeed, we’ll
host the event in Orlando in 2009. Jen has written a preliminary
proposal. Fred has found a convention service company that can
arrange optimum rates.
Action: Fred to contact Brett Silcox with information about the
convention service company. Update: Fred has left a phone message
and will email the information.

10. NSS Membership brochures at KSCVC.
We are progressing with logistics and will soon have NSS membership
brochures available to all the visitors at the KSC Visitors Center.

11. Publicity Venues:

Florida Today’s TGIF, Things to Do, About Me Magazine
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=entertainment
Belinda Stewart, Metro Editor, bstewart@floridatoday.com, 321-242-3634

North Brevard Beacon
http://www.northbrevardbeacon.com/

Space Coast Chronicle
http://www.spacecoastchronicle.com/index.html

The Beachside Resident
http://www.thebeachsideresident.com/index.htm

Brevard Technical Journal
http://www.btjonline.com/php/

Orlando Sentinel
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/

Brevard Live Magazine
http://www.brevardlive.com/

Space Coast Parent Magazine
http://www.scparent.com/

12. Mailing List Upgrade – We discussed our new Yahoo email
list. Here is the site. If you wish to continue to receive our
meeting announcements and minutes, go here to sign up.

Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSSFL
Group email address: NSSFL@yahoogroups.com

13. Web Site Migration – Rick Fischer is planning to take over our
chapter web site. Thank you to Bob Waterman for a superb job of
creating and maintaining our site up until now. We hope to feature a
continually updated local space events calendar to draw visitors to our site.

14. Treasurer – Jen is moving ahead with getting the treasury set up
for our use.

15. Banner – We need to have a new banner printed or find a way to
repair our banner. The printed artwork layer has separated from the
backing layer in several places due to being stored rolled. It is
useable until we find a solution.
Action: Ross to coordinate this? Tim has the banner and Fred can
deliver to Ross. The banner is useable as is, but it would be good
to have it repaired in time for the March 10 picnic.

16. Future Events Calendar:

March, Delta IV Heavy Launch

March 10, KSC All-American Picnic at KARS Park

March 13, Paddy Cassidy’s, chapter internal meeting.

March 16-18, Tyco Air Show in Titusville – No chapter plans for this.
www.vacwarbirds.org/
http://nbbd.com/festivals/warbird/index.html

April 10, Titusville Public Library Room, speaker meeting: Cancelled
for Yuri’s Night events.

April 12, Yuri’s Night
www.yurisnight.net/

April 17-23, Sun-N-Fun Air Show in Lakeland, FL, west of Orlando -
Have a booth there?
www.sun-n-fun.org

April, Next Shuttle Launch – We will have a table at Space View Park.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/

May 4-5 – U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Gala
Tickets are now available to the 2007 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
Induction Gala at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center! Astronauts Michael
Coats, Steven Hawley and Jeffrey Hoffman will be honored on the
evening of May 4 and enshrined into the Hall the following
day. Reservations are limited and will be taken on a first come,
first served basis. All proceeds benefit the Astronaut Scholarship
Foundation. VIP sponsorships are also available. Purchase your
ticket today by calling 321-269-6119 or logging on to:
http://www.astronautscholarship.org/2007_ahof_induction.html

May 8, NSS Florida Space Coast Chapter Internal Meeting at Shuttle’s
Bar and Grill

May 24-28 ISDC in Dallas, have strong chapter attendance.
http://isdc.nss.org/2007/

May 25 – Shuttle Experience, Grand Opening at KSC Visitors Center
http://www.space.com/entertainment/050707_cs_shuttleexperience.html

Nov 3-11, World Space Expo at KSC
http://www.worldspaceexpo.com/

Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

Fred Becker
Secretary
www.nss.org/
www.nssflorida.org/

Dear NSS Florida Space Coast Members and Friends,

National Space Society Florida Space Coast Chapter
Minutes and Notes, Tuesday, January 9, 2007 Meeting

Time: 4:30

Location:
Shuttle’s Bar and Grill
Merritt Island, FL

Attendees:

Jen Bailey, Treasurer
Tim Bailey, VP
Fred Becker, Secretary
Brad Byron
Robert Driscole
Brian Lilley from Hershey, Pennsylvania

Meeting called to order at 4:50 p.m.

Agenda:

1. General topics discussion.

The meeting began with a general discussion of
current space events–the recent Shuttle mission,
upcoming space conferences and events in the
area, future launches, the recent news about
youth space interest levels, the Gemini 12 crew
reunion event in December at KSC.

2. Recap of December meeting at the STS-116 launch.

We had a successful activity in December with our
table at Space View Park in Titusville during the
launch attempt and subsequent night launch of
STS-116. We handed out about 400 copies of Ad
Astra and a comparable number of custom printed
inserts and NSS membership brochures. The
brochures were coded with our chapter code, so we
hope to later receive results from headquarters
as to the percentage of people that join NSS from
this event. Brett Sillcox from NSS headquarters
was able to visit us during the launch event and viewed the liftoff with us.

www.spacewalkoffame.com/
www.lisats.org/

Resource sites:

http://spacelaunchinfo.com/
www.space-coast.com/

3. February 13, Brevard Community College
Library Room or Planetarium, speaker meeting

Our chapter needs to move into high gear to find
a suitable speaker and arrange with Brevard
Community College to host an event there on Feb
13. Once this is arranged, we will work together
to get our event published in community calendars
such as: Florida Today’s TGIF, Florida Today’s
“Things to Do,” About Me, North Brevard Beacon,
Space Coast Chronicle, The Beachside Resident,
and Brevard Technical Journal. Note that Ben
Bova will be speaking at BCC on January 26. That
will be a good opportunity for us to coordinate
with BCC on our event for February 13.

www.brevard.cc.fl.us/
www.brevardcc.edu/planet/

4. Following near-term meetings are:

March 13, Cocoa Beach Library Room, chapter internal meeting
April 10, Titusville Public Library Room, speaker meeting
May 8, Shuttle’s Bar and Grill, chapter internal meeting

5. NASA 50th Anniversary in 2008

Our chapter hopes to participate in festivities
for KSC’s observances of NASA’s 50th
anniversary. There will also be an event to
start this off, called the World Space Expo, Nov 3-11, 2007.
http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/worldspaceexpo/index.asp
http://www.worldspaceexpo.com/

6. International Space Development Conference 2009 Bid

Our chapter plans to place a bid to host the ISDC
2009 conference. We discussed theme ideas,
speakers, organizations and locations. Our
current thinking is to have it in Orlando, with a
theme of Space Tourism and Youth Activism. Jen
volunteered to write the final proposal. The
2006 conference was in LA. 2007 is in
Dallas. 2008 will be in DC. If we succeed,
we’ll host the event in Orlando in 2009.

7. Mailing List Upgrade – We discussed our new
Yahoo email list. Here is the site. If you wish
to continue to receive our meeting announcements
and minutes, go here to sign up.

Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSSFL
Group email address: NSSFL@yahoogroups.com

8. Web Site Migration – Rick Fischer is planning
to take over our chapter web site. Thank you to
Bob Waterman for a superb job of creating and
maintaining our site up until now. We hope to
feature a continually updated local space events
calendar to draw visitors to our site.

9. Treasurer – Jen is moving ahead with getting
the treasury set up for our use.

10. Membership Brochures – We need a new supply
of the NSS membership brochures. We gave a box
of them away at the last Shuttle launch. We are
investigating ways of having them displayed locally in active locations.

11. Banner – We need to have a new banner
printed or find a way to repair our banner. The
printed artwork layer has separated from the
backing layer in several places due to being
stored rolled. It is useable until we find a solution.

12. Future Events:

January 26, Ben Bova at BCC
BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, (COCOA), FLA. ­
Renowned Sci-Fi writer Ben Bova will present the
free lecture “Man’s Place in Space,’’ on Friday,
Jan. 26, at 6 p.m., in the Brevard Community
College Planetarium and Observatory, Cocoa
Campus, 1519 Clearlake Road. The event is hosted
by the planetarium and the Space Coast Writers’
Guild. Bova’s recent novels, The Green Trap and
Titan, as well as his non-fiction book Faint
Echoes, Distant Stars, will be available for
purchase at the planetarium. A book signing will
follow the program. Bova’s presentation is part
of the Space Coast Writers’ Guild annual
conference on Friday and Saturday, January 26 and
27 at the Courtyard Marriott in Cocoa Beach. For
more information, call (321) 433-7372 or www.brevardcc.edu/planet.

January 27, Astronaut Memorial Foundation event
at KSC Visitors Center. Our chapter may participate.
www.amfcse.org/

January 31, Thunderbirds aircraft visit to KSC for planning.
www.thunderbirds.acc.af.mil/

February, Delta II Launch, THEMIS

February 13, NSS Florida Space Coast Speaker Meeting at BCC

March, Delta IV Heavy Launch

March 13, NSS Florida Space Coast Chapter Internal Meeting at Cocoa Library

March 14, Next Shuttle Launch – We will have a table at Space View Park.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/

March 16-18, Tyco Air Show in Titusville – Have a booth there?
www.vacwarbirds.org/
http://nbbd.com/festivals/warbird/index.html

April 10, NSS Florida Space Coast Chapter Speaker Meeting at Titusville Library

April 12, Yuri’s Night – Do street party in Titusville?
www.yurisnight.net/

April 17-23, Sun-N-Fun Air Show in Lakeland, FL,
west of Orlando – Have a booth there?
www.sun-n-fun.org

May 8, NSS Florida Space Coast Chapter Internal
Meeting at Shuttle’s Bar and Grill

May 24-28 ISDC in Dallas, have strong chapter attendance.
http://isdc.nss.org/2007/

May 25 – Shuttle Experience, Grand Opening at KSC Visitors Center
http://www.space.com/entertainment/050707_cs_shuttleexperience.html

Nov 3-11, World Space Expo at KSC
http://www.worldspaceexpo.com/

Meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.

Fred Becker
Secretary
www.nss.org/
www.nssflorida.org/

Dear NSS Florida Space Coast Members and Friends,

National Space Society Florida Space Coast Chapter Minutes and Notes, Tuesday, September 12, 2006 Meeting

Time:  5:30

Location:

Shuttle’s Bar and Grill

Merritt Island, FL

Attendance:

Fred Becker

Kathleen Fischer

Rick Fischer

Ross Tierney

Debra Wolfard

1.  Mailing List Upgrade

We discussed possible means of communicating easier and decided to convert this mini-mailing list to a Yahoo email list.  This way members can send announcements easier.  We can also store files, photos and links here.  We can invite other Florida chapters to join the list and a more effective cooperation between chapters can be achieved.  The list will be public so that NSS members can find it, but all members must be approved and only members can view messages or other members’ email addresses.  If you would like to join up at Yahoo, here is the information.  If you wish to remain on the existing list, we’ll email you that way as we have in the past.

Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSSFL

Group email address: NSSFL@yahoogroups.com

2.  Chapter Business

We talked about officers for 2006-2007.  Jack Fox has agreed to stay on as President.  Fred Becker will stay on as VP/Secretary.  Jen Bailey will serve as our new treasurer as Keith must devote time to other activities.  Deb Wolfard will serve as publicity officer.  We will work to get in calendars in Space Coast Chronicle and The Resident, Florida Today, Orlando Sentinel and so on.  Robert Driscole will serve as Sergeant At Arms (keeper of the bylaws).

3.  NSS Space Settlement Initiative

A new section of the NSS home page will serve as a resource for the long-term movement of humanity in space.  It will include lunar bases, space habitats, solar power satellites and mars bases.  Space tourism will also be covered in a separate section.  Watch for the developments over the coming months.

4.  NSS New Member Brochure

The NSS has finalized a new full-color membership brochure.  We hope to have copies for use soon.

5.  Next Regular NSS Florida Space Coast

Meeting:  the second Tuesday in October:  October 10, 5:30, at Paddy Cassidy’s.

6.  NSS Launch Viewing at Washington Street Beach in Cape Canaveral for STEREO Launch, Tuesday, October 18

We will set up our NSS chapter table on Cape Canaveral’s Washington Street Beach for the launch of a Delta II on October 18.  Take AIA to Atlantic Avenue North and then to Washington Avenue east to the beach.  We will hand out Ad Astra magazines and have a radio tuned in to the launch broadcast.

http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d318/cuecard.html

With that, the meeting adjourned.

Fred Becker

VP and Secretary

http://www.nss.org/

http://www.nssflorida.org/

Calendar Items and Reports:

1.  Space Generation Conference in Valencia, Spain, September 28-30

Tim Bailey has helped with the conference.

http://www.valencia.spacegeneration.org/

“Youth Leaders Gather in Valencia to Issue Collective Vision on Space Valencia, Spain, September 27, 2006 –(PR.COM)– Students and young professionals from all over the world are all making their way to Valencia to be a represent their countries in the Space Generation Congress 2006. This premier international youth event for space enthusiasts is organized by the Space Generation Advisory Council. The Space Generation Congress (SGC) will take place from 28 to 30 September, 2006 at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia.”

2.  World Space Week, October 4-10

http://www.spaceweek.org/

“What is World Space Week?…It is an

international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition. The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space Week will be held each year from October 4-10.”

3.  Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Presentation, Orlando, October 17

http://www.astronautscholarship.org/2006_presentations.html

“University of Central Florida – Space Shuttle Astronaut Robert Crippen will be presenting Computer Engineering Senior, Brian Becker, with his scholarship award during a public lecture and ceremony, Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 4:30 PM at the University of Central Florida.”

4.  X-Prize Cup, October 20-21

http://www.xprizecup.com/

“X PRIZE Cup

Las Cruces International Airport, New Mexico This year’s Cup features three spectacular competitions with over $2.5 million in prize purses, multiple high-powered sounding rocket launches, the unveiling of the Rocket Racing League’s development X-Racer, multiple static engine test firings live on the field, fly-overs by the T-38 astronaut trainer, and a variety of other rocket surprises in the air and on the ground.”

The NSS will have many volunteers in attendance and the NSS board and committees will be holding important planning meetings.

5.  National Space Club – Florida, Annual Ball, October 21

http://www.nscfl.com/

Oct. 21st – Annual Space Ball

6:30 p.m. Reception/ 7:30 p.m. Dinner (Cocktail Attire) Annual Space Ball, just dinner and dancing

6.  Gemini XII Anniversary Dinner at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Nov 11

http://www.astronautscholarship.org/

“The heroes of Gemini XII, along with other space explorers, will gather at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, November 11, 2006, to commemorate their flight’s anniversary…Please call 321-269-6119 or e-mail ASF@AstronautScholarship.org for more information.”

Reference on Ongoing Events

1.  Chapter Monthly Social

Our chapter meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.  These meetings are held at Paddy Cassidy’s in Cocoa Beach.  Paddy’s is located in the Publix shopping center just south and west of Ron Jon’s Surf Shop near 520 and A1A.

Paddy Cassidy’s Irish Pub

2011 N. Atlantic Ave.

Cocoa Beach, FL

321-783-0810

2.  NSS Launch Viewing at Space Walk of Fame Park and the LISATS Point for Space Shuttle launches

One special opportunity we have as an NSS chapter is to facilitate launch viewing by other NSS members from around the country.  To take action on this, we plan to create a guide to launch viewing and use this opportunity for NSS outreach and membership benefit enhancements.  We also plan to provide an NSS table staffed by volunteers for future Shuttle launches.  We will be at Space View Park in Titusville, handing out Ad Astra magazines.  We will also have a second location at the LISATS viewing area on the 528 Causeway.  Our prior launch viewing activities have been great successes.

http://www.spacewalkoffame.com/

http://www.lisats.org/

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/

Resource sites:

http://spacelaunchinfo.com/

http://www.space-coast.com/

Dear NSS Florida Space Coast Members and Friends,

National Space Society Florida Space Coast Chapter Minutes and Notes, June 13, 2006 Meeting

Time:  5:30

Location:

Paddy Cassidy’s Irish Pub

Cocoa Beach, FL

Attendance:

Tim Bailey

Fred Becker

Brad Byron

Edward Ellegood

Robert Driscole

Ross Tierney

1.  NSS Launch Viewing at Washington Street Beach in Cape Canaveral for MiTex Launch, Tuesday, June 20

We will set up our NSS chapter table on Cape Canaveral’s Washington Street Beach for the evening launch of a Delta II on Tuesday, June 20.  Take AIA to Atlantic Avenue North and then to Washington Avanue east to the beach.  We will hand out Ad Astra magazines and have a radio tuned in to the launch broadcast.

2.  NSS Launch Viewing at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral for Space Shuttle STS-121 Launch, July 1

We will again have our NSS chapter table out for this event.  We will be at Jetty Park, handing out Ad Astra magazines and relaying the launch broadcast via radio.  Parking is $5 per vehicle.  We plan to notify other NSS chapters of our presence here should anyone wish to visit.  We will have a special planning meeting to ensure coordination on June 27th.  This will be at Paddy Cassidy’s.

http://www.portcanaveral.org/funport/parks.htm

3.  Space Walk of Fame Museum to Move to Main Street in Titusville, August

The Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville is moving from Searstown Mall to a location on Main Street in downtown Titusville, reopening in early August.  They have funding for another year.  We may offer to assist with logistics of the move.  Our Yuri’s Night event on April 12 was a great success, with food, kids games, the cape model, a singer songwriter, a book-signing, online chat with other events, a HAM radio commemorative event, and more.

http://www.spacewalkoffame.com/

4.  NSS Space Development Conference, ISDC 2006, May 4-7

The annual national NSS conference in LA was the biggest ever, with 1300 attendees.  Florida members Tim Bailey, Fred Becker and Robert Driscole attended.  Our chapter received a special award for Publicity and Media.  The conference had a focus on new commercial launch companies and space tourism.  There were also sessions on space solar power, Mars settlements, space and culture, space art, and space science.  Tim Bailey was on the special tour of SpaceX, right on the assembly floor.  His Zero-G company also gave a flight at ISDC.  Celebrities at ISDC included Buzz Aldrin, Burt Rutan, Elon Musk, Burt Rutan, and Rod Roddenbery.  Our chapter did not have the monthly social meeting in May due to ISDC.

http://isdc.nss.org/2006/

5.  Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, May

The event was very well run and attended this year.  Brad Byron will send a summary of this memorable event.

http://www.astronautscholarship.org/events.html

6.  NASA Spaceward Bound Travel Grants

NASA is providing travel funds for students interested in working over the summer at Mars Desert Research Station.  Grant time is approaching.

http://quest.nasa.gov/projects/spacewardbound/students.html

http://www.marssociety.org/mdrs/

7.  Other Items

We had interesting discussions about the future launch vehicle plans, the Florida Space reorganization, the X-Prize events coming up this summer in New Mexico.  Ross Tierney will be producing a new model soon.  A Space Settlement Design Competition will be held in Houston (rather than Titusville as was done last year) in July.  We also discussed the possibility of Brevard County grants for creation of an FM transmission for launch countdowns.  Welcome to new visitor Edward Ellegood.

http://www.launchcomplexmodels.com/

http://spaceset.org/

http://www.lisats.org/

With that, the meeting adjourned.

Fred Becker

VP and Secretary

http://www.nss.org/

http://www.nssflorida.org/

Reference on Ongoing Events

1.  Chapter Monthly Social

Our chapter meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.  These meetings are held at Paddy Cassidy’s in Cocoa Beach.  Paddy’s is located in the Publix shopping center near

Dear NSS Florida Space Coast Members and Friends,

National Space Society Florida Space Coast Chapter Minutes and Notes, March 14, 2006 Meeting

Time:  5:30

Location:

Paddy Cassidy’s Irish Pub

Cocoa Beach, FL

Attendance:

Jen Bailey

Fred Becker

Keith Britton

Robert Driscole

Rick Fischer

Carol Moore

John Moore

Ross Tierney

1.  Space Shuttle STS-1 Crew Event at KSC Visitors Center To Feature NSS Table, April 7

We need volunteer support to provide NSS presence at a special gathering of famous astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first Shuttle launch.  This will be held Friday, April 7.  We will have a table with volunteers, Ad Astra magazines, NSS literature, and NASA literature.  This will be running from 12:30 to 3:30.  If you can help, please let us know.  So far we have four volunteers.

www.kscvc.org

www.johnwyoung.org

http://history.nasa.gov/sts1/index.html

2.  Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville to Close, But Not Until Hosting Yuri’s Night 2006 on April 12.

The Space Walk of Fame is being built in Titusville at Spaceview Park.  Similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it features engraved plaques and monuments for the early space program.  The organization also has an educational role and has established a space museum.  Due to a large rental increase at their mall site, they will have to close the museum and put everything in storage.  They will need about 2000 square feet of climate controlled storage, and some secure storage.  They will close the museum section on May 28 or 29.  Then on June 14 or 15, the gift shop in front will close.  June 28 is when the location will be completely empty.  Meanwhile, they have these events in work:

- A Space Art contest for Brevard County students.

- A Project Gemini Reunion at the end of April.

We had a wide-ranging discussion of all matters related to historic preservation of the space program:  Air Force Space Museum, Orlando Museum and Science Center, BCC Planetarium, Astronaut Hall of Fame, Florida Space, KSC Visitors Center.

http://www.spacewalkoffame.com/

We will have our NSS Florida Space Coast Yuri’s Night and STS-1 celebration at the Space Walk of Fame on April 12.  This is the 45th anniversary of humanity’s first flight into space by Yuri Gagarin, and the 25th anniversary of the launch of the world’s first reusable spaceship.  A local radio station will be broadcasting from the museum that evening.  We are also hoping to get an invitation out to all Brevard county high schools.  We are working now on publicity for the event.

www.yurisnight.net

3.  Yuri’s Night, FIT and Embry Riddle Events.

We will provide what support we can to the Yuri’s Night celebrations to be held at Florida Institute of Technology and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.  Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) will be participating in this.

www.fit.edu

www.embryriddle.edu

www.seds.org

4.  April 20 Atlas Launch Public Viewing Event With LISATS

We are planning to repeat our table with Ad Astras at the next launch on April 20.  We are investigating the idea of alternate locations such as Cocoa Beach or Jetty Park.  Launch is currently set for 4:25.  (The Shuttle is now set for July 1).

http://www.lisats.org/

5.  NSS Space Development Conference, ISDC 2006, May 4-7

The annual national NSS conference is coming up and will be in LA this year.  See:

http://isdc.nss.org/2006/

With that, the meeting adjourned.

Fred Becker

VP and Secretary

http://www.nss.org/

http://www.nssflorida.org/

Reference on Ongoing Events

1.  Chapter Monthly Social

Our chapter meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.  These meetings are held at Paddy Cassidy’s in Cocoa Beach.  Paddy’s is located in the Publix shopping center near Ron Jon’s Surf Shop.

2.  Speaker Meetings

We will also have quarterly speaker meetings to be widely publicized.  These will take place at the Florida Space Authority headquarters in Cape Canaveral.  This is located on the north side of the port, near the Navajo missile display and NASA South Gate.  The next speaker is to be announced, selected by Sue Gaines.

A possible speaker might be Guenter Wendt, who we could ask to speak at a venue in Titusville.

http://www.collectspace.com/padleader/home.html

3.  National Space Club luncheons.

http://www.nscfl.com/