Month: January 2007

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What is your vision for space? Have your say!

We are running a survey to find out what is the youth visions for the next 50 years of space. The results will be presented by two Space Generation representatives at a planning workshop including prominent individuals such as Freeman Dyson, Elon Musk and Dr Harrison Schmitt. The workshop will be held in conjunction with a conference titled, “The Future of Space Exploration: Solutions to Earthly Problems?”, taking place on April 12-14 2007.

The input sought at this time are key events and timing that are thought to be important for space activities over the next 50 years. We hope to capture the input in a publication tentatively titled: “Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Next Generation’s 50-Year Vision for Space”.

To provide your input, please visit http://www.spacegeneration.org/survey/survey.php?id=4QG3M1AF

This survey is organised by SGAC, in partnership with the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, the Boston University Center for Space Physics, and the Secure World Foundation.

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FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR TWO REPRESENTATIVES

UNDING AVAILABLE FOR TWO REPRESENTATIVES

Travel expenses will be available for two young people to attend a space planning workshop including prominent individuals such as Freeman Dyson, Elon Musk and Dr Harrison Schmitt. The workshop will be held in conjunction with a conference titled, “The Future of Space Exploration: Solutions to Earthly Problems?”, taking place on April 12-14 2007.

The selection of the two youth representatives will be based on volunteer contributions to the planning and execution of a survey on the topic “Key Events for the next 50 years”. The youth volunteers will be asked to participate in the survey processing, and the writing of the report. The top two contributors to this process will be selected and funded to travel to the workshop. To be eligible you must be between 18 and 29 years old on 12 April 2007.

Register now to access the participants section and to become eligible for delegate selection at
http://spacegeneration.org/index2.php?q=node/13

This project is organised by SGAC, in partnership with the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of theLonger-Range Future, the Boston University Center for Space Physics, and the Secure World Foundation.

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Space Pioneer Day & Yuri’s Night 2007

Whereas outer space represents the next great frontier for human exploration; and,

Whereas hundreds of men and women have risked their lives in opening the frontier of space for all humanity; and,

Whereas some of these brave individuals died in the pursuit of knowledge and exploration; and,

Whereas no state or national holiday exists to honor the spirit of exploration and knowledge and selflessness that characterizes those space explorers who continue to risk their lives for the betterment of their world; and,

Whereas the United Nations’ “World Space Week” is based on the technological achievement of the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, and the signing of the U.N. Space Treaty, not any human accomplishment in space; and,

Whereas April 12 is both the anniversary of the first launch of the Space Shuttle with John Young and Bob Crippen in 1981 and the launch of Yuri Gagarin, the first human into space, in 1961; and,

Whereas the celebration of the individual astronauts, engineers, and others who have made possible the exploration of space would provide inspiration for the youth of the State of Florida and the United States of America to pursue careers in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics;

We therefore decree from this day forward that April 12 will be celebrated as Space Pioneer Day.  

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  • Invitation to join the NSS Political Action Network, the members-only action team dedicated to actively promoting a spacefaring civilization. (Join by sending an email to members@nss.org stating your interest)

  • Special members-only discount to the annual International Space Development Conference (ISDC) as well as other NSS events – where you can interact with NASA astronauts, members of Congress, entrepreneurs and scientists.
  • Invitation to join regional NSS Chapters and actively participate in local lectures, workshops, films and more. For more information, visit http://chapters.nss.org.

 

*** NEW BENEFIT***

  • These high quality Apollo Panoramic prints show the lunar surface like no other picture has previously, and many are actually hand signed by the Apollo astronauts themselves, see below for example. Visit http://moonpans.com/nss/ to receive your 10% member discount.


  • Members-only discounts on zero-gravity parabolic flights! Contact Zero Gravity Corporation for more information at www.nogravity.com.


NSS Members Can Now Join The NASA Federal Credit Union

NSS Members and their families can now join the NASA Federal Credit Union. Take full advantage of all the benefits credit union membership provides, including great rates on deposits and loans, plus out of this world service.

Join the more than 65,000 members who have discovered how to save more and earn more at NASA Federal (www.nasafcu.com)

 Carry the images of NASA with you! Open a Checking or eChecking account and get a supply of checks with three great space designs, including the Shuttle. And, get a NASA Federal Check/Debit Card with an Earth image.

Enjoy nationwide access to your money with a network of 2,075 service centers and 25,321 surcharge-free ATMs across the U.S. and
Canada to serve your financial needs.

 

Explore online banking services. To discover all the advantages available to you and your family call 1-888-NASA-FCU (1-888-627-2328) or visit http://www.nasafcu.com/


NSS members can take advantage of discounts at the following Planetariums:

  • Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center – Hutchinson, KS $2.00 discount
  • Omniplex Science Museum – Oklahoma City, OK $1.00 discount
  • Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory – Cocoa, FL $1.00 discount
  • Chabot Space & Science Center – Oakland, CA $5.00 discount
  • Schenectady Museum – Schenectady, NY $1.00 discount
  • Carnegie Science Center – Pittsburgh, PA $2.00 discount

Just present you NSS membership card to begin your virtual journey to the stars!



NSS members can now join the Space Adventures Spaceflight Club at a reduced rate. The Spaceflight Club is open to all who have an interested in private spaceflight, a desire to fly in space, or simply want to play an active role in the development of the emerging space travel industry.BENEFITS:

* All annual dues accrue credits toward the price of a suborbital spaceflight

*Ten percent of the price of other Space Adventures’ program purchases, such as a US Zero-G Flight, accrue credit toward the payment of your suborbital spaceflight

*Access to VIP exclusive Space Adventures’ events featuring astronauts, cosmonauts and other space visionaries

*Invitations to members-only tours, launches and receptions

*Plus many, many more benefits

NSS members can join the spaceflight club for the discounted rate of $900 a year. All of your dues go directly to your own suborbital space flight.

For more information on the spaceflight club call
1-888-85-SPACE or email info@spaceadventures.com

For more information on the Spaceflight Club click here.
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MIT OpenCourseWare: a great resource!

Thought this site may be of interest to many of you. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been making their courses available online to the public for a little over 5 years via their MITOpenCourseWare initiative, but the past year has seen a surge of interest.

What is OCW? From the OCW pages…

“…MIT OCW is a large-scale, Web-based publication of the educational materials from the MIT faculty’s courses. This unique initiative enables the open sharing of the MIT faculty’s teaching materials with educators, enrolled students, and self-learners around the world. MIT OCW provides users with open access to the syllabi, lecture notes, course calendars, problem sets and solutions, exams, reading lists, even a selection of video lectures, from 1400 MIT courses representing 34 departments and all five of MIT’s schools. The initiative will include materials from 1800 courses by the year 2008.”

Check it out at http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/index.htm

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International Space University Scholarship Deadline Approaching!

International Space University Scholarship Deadline Approaching!

The deadline for the $10,000 ISU scholarship offered by the National Space Society, SEDS and the Space Generation Foundation is January 31, 2007.   The selection committee plans to choose one exceptional member of the space community for this scholarship.  It is our hope that recipients will develop the leadership skills, personal network, and knowledge base needed to contribute to the future of space exploration, development, and advocacy.

Get more information and download your application form here:
http://www.nss.org/scholarship

Questions?  Email: 
scholarship@nss.org

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Mars Analog Research Stations

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FMARS MDRS
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Euro-MARS MARS-OZ

ANY NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY MEMBER WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN A LUNAR AND/OR MARTIAN SIMULATED MISSION PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Cheers,

Veronica Ann

The NSS of Phoenix

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National Space Society Policy Committee

For thos interested in joining the NSS Policy Committee, please let me know.

Veronica Ann

Chapter President

The NSS of Phoenix

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National Space Society

Policy Committee: Position Papers and Alerts

The following occasional papers have been developed by the policy committee or other NSS committees. This list is known to be incomplete (10/03). See the topical list for more complete information on NSS statements.

Draft papers, committee members only, password required.

Other files, not yet linked.

Policy-discuss mailing list: Subscribe, Unsubscribe, contact admin.

For access to this web site, contact Michael, Ronnie, Bruce – see instructions for links to update tools.

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Annual Chapter Reports are due February 15, 2007

For all those interested.  Our Chapter Treasurer, Menkes van den Briel, should have this ready for our Chapter soon!

Cheers,

 Veronica Ann

Chapter President

The NSS of Phoenix

Chapter Annual Reports

In order to maintain standing as an NSS chapter, both US and international chapters need to file a report with the organization every year; the reporting deadline is February 15th. NSS Affiliates may also file information reports using the form below.

Although we are striving to have a standard filing form, at this time the forms on this page are for your convenience and are not mandatory for the 2005 filing year [due on February 15, 2006].

Reports should be submitted by email to the vice president for chapters, the regional coordinator(s) for your chapter, and to NSS headquarters; for chapters reporting financial information (US chapters that do not file separately with the IRS) a paper copy to NSS headquarters is also required. The most recent contact information for the chapters vice president, chapters support at NSS headquarters, and your regional coordinators is available on the chapter coordinators page. NSS Headquarters can be reached at:

National Space Society
1620 I (Eye) Street NW, Suite 615
Washington, DC 20006, USA
FAX: (202) 463-8497
EMAIL: nsshq@nss.org

Chapter reports must include updated contact information for your chapter, any changes to your bylaws, and financial information covering the previous calendar year for chapters that do not file separately from NSS. They should also include a list or description of activities for the past year and a count of chapter membership, and may include a full list of members. Any other information chapters wish to regularly report to NSS should also be included in the report.

Chapters are encouraged to make use of the following forms for their reports: