The Mars Society Australia has made a submission to the 2020 Summit, a meeting of national leaders and visionaries to be held in Canberra on the 19th & 20th of April. This is one of a series of policy submissions MSA has produced or is currently preparing.
Registration is now open for the 8th Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC2008), which will be held in Adelaide over the weekend of 4th-6th July, 2008. Special ‘Early Bird’ Registration Fees apply until 31st May – don’t miss out.
Read more on the AMEC homepage and register here!
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The first Australian high school teachers to participate in the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Spaceward Bound (SB) program will be travelling to the Desert Studies Centre, a space-related research station of the California State University located near Zzyzx in the Mojave Desert, California, on 4-11 April.
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The invitation is now open for the submission of papers for AMEC2008 on any subject connected to the exploration and settlement of Mars. Full papers will be reviewed and published in accordance with the DEST guidelines. The submission deadline for receiving full papers is 30th April, 2008, with notifications of acceptance to be given on 30th May, 2008.
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Read more about the conference at the AMEC2008 Homepage.
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The latest edition of the Victorian Space Science Education Centre’s (VSSEC’s) newsletter CAPCOM features a report on the planned Mars Society Australia/Spaceward Bound expedition to the Mojave Desert in California. Mathematics Co-ordinator, John Mitsinikos, from Strathmore Secondary College will represent VSSEC and join Mark Gargano, the Science Coordinator at St Joseph’s School in Northam, Western Australia and Education Officer for MSA.
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Twenty-four year old aerospace engineer Michael West is heading to Jindabyne and the surrounding areas this week as the Snowy River region?s Australia Day Ambassador for 2008. Thanks to the generous support of Woolworths, Michael will join more than 160 high achieving Australians who will be giving up their time to share their experiences and their national pride with communities across New South Wales on 26 January this year.
Following the success of previous conferences, the Mars Society Australia will be holding its annual conference in Adelaide from 4 to 6 July at the University of South Australia’s city east campus. The program is set to be as exciting as ever including a line-up of international and local speakers covering many areas. Put these dates in your diary and look out for more information in the coming weeks and months. Keep an eye on our website at www.marssociety.org.au for further announcements.
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Last week saw the launch of ESA’s Young Engineers’ Satellite (YES) 2 – a tethered re-entry mission that seeks to bring a 5kg payload back to Earth using a 30km piece of string! For the past five years, over 300 students and young graduates from around the world, including several RMIT affiliates, have worked on this project, sponsored primarily by the European Space Agency and managed by Delta-Utec SRC in the Netherlands. Former MSA member Andrew Hyslop has been involved in the project in the Netherlands, and reports on the project here.
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The Victorian branch recently held its Christmas meeting at the Royal Siam Restaurant in Kew. Those present included former MSA President Guy Murphy, who is currently visiting Australia from the UK.
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