SEDS

NASA Undergraduate Student Research Project

October 6th, 2009

Mentored Research Opportunity: NASA Undergraduate Student Research Project

NASA's USRP offers U.S. undergraduates research experiences at NASA centers. Applications are available for the 2010 spring and summer sessions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are sophomores, juniors or seniors with a 3.0 GPA. They must have an academic major or course work concentration in engineering, math, computer science, or physical or life sciences. The application deadline is Oct. 23, 2009 for the spring session, and Jan. 22, 2010 for the summer session.

For more information, go to: http://usrp.usra.edu
Eligibility: http://usrp.usra.edu/students/eligibility/

ISS Competition

October 2nd, 2009

SEDS has partnered with the 2009 International Year of Astronomy to celebrate the current international collaboration in space - the International Space Station (ISS). Students will build a model of the ISS, which will be judged by a panel of industry leaders and SEDS executive officers. For more information, check out our flyers:
http://seds.org/documents/ISS_Competition_2009.pdf
http://seds.org/documents/ISS_Competition_2009_print.pdf

Live webcast with Peter Diamandis!

October 1st, 2009

X PRIZE Foundation is celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the winning of the Ansari X PRIZE. We are going to host a live webcast with Peter Diamandis next Tuesday as a part of the celebration -- and would love to have you participate!

What: Interview with The X PRIZE Man: Peter Diamandis

When: Tuesday, October 6, 1:00pm PST

Where: Live broadcast on the X PRIZE Ustream channel: http://bit.ly/27znjN

How you can help: We need some questions submitted by the audience. Anything related to X PRIZE (winning the original X PRIZE, current prizes, future prizes) or commercial spaceflight... or any other burning questions you have for him, really. You can submit them by email (amanda.stiles@xprize.org), on the X PRIZE blog (http://bit.ly/OhJ95) or via Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/glxp). We'll take a few questions live during the webcast as well, but would love to have a few submitted beforehand.

Looking forward to seeing you on Ustream next Tuesday!

Amanda
(SEDS-UW Alum)

3rd Quarter NOVA Magazine Published

October 1st, 2009

SEDS-USA announces the publishing of the 3rd quarter NOVA magazine. Check out SEDS happenings from this summer, information on the upcoming SpaceVisions conference, and exclusive articles by SEDS students. Also featured are the quarterly "Alumni Spotlight" interview and "This Month in Space". Make sure to check it out at http://bit.ly/Q3NOVA

-Matt Cannella
Director of Publications

SEDS Chapter Expansion Kit

July 27th, 2009

Interested in starting a SEDS chapter?

Check out our Chapter Expansion Kit at:

http://www.seds.org/chair/ChapterExpansionKit30.pdf

Keep America in Space

July 22nd, 2009

The Coalition for Space Exploration, of which SEDS is a member, has released a new website about the importance of space exploration.

I would encourage all SEDS friends and members to visit the website:
http://www.keepamericainspace.com/

Clear skies,

Joshua V. Nelson
Chairman, SEDS-USA

Congratulations to SpaceX

July 13th, 2009

Congratulations to SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the numerous SEDS alumni working for SpaceX. Once again you have put the rock into Rocket Science.

The satellite successfully achieved orbit, separated from the launch vehicle, turned on, and communicated with Earth.

Clear skies and good luck with Falcon 9!

~ Your friends at SEDS

2nd Quarter NOVA magazine published

July 6th, 2009

SEDS-USA announces the publishing of the 2nd quarter NOVA magazine. Featured this quarter is an interesting suborbital rocket project by UCF SEDS, interesting SEDS event ideas, and exclusive articles by SEDS students. Also featured are the quarterly "Alumni Spotlight" interview and space crossword puzzle! Make sure to check it out at http://seds.org/communication/NOVA_Q2_2009.pdf

-Matt Cannella
Director of Publications

The (third) best place to watch a launch.

June 12th, 2009

So we all know that the best place to watch a shuttle launch is inside the shuttle.

The second best place to watch a launch is from the Cape.

Where's the third best place you may ask?

Right on your computer at:
http://www.spacevidcast.com/live/

The folks at Spacevidcast run THE BEST live feed of the shuttle launches, and space events in general. Much better than NASA TV. PLUS there is a live chat with hundreds of space enthusiasts.

So this launch, skip out on CNN cutting to commercials at T-5. Go to Spacevidcast.com!

Clear skies,

Joshua V. Nelson
Chairman, SEDS-USA
chair@seds.org

Space Generation Advisory Council

April 30th, 2009

All,

Please read the below announcement from our friends at the Space Generation Advisory Council.

Clear skies,

Joshua V. Nelson
Chairman, SEDS-USA
chair@seds.org

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We are pleased to announce that the registration period for the Space Generation Congress 2009 in Daejeon South Korea, October 8-10 is now Open!!!!

The Space Generation Congress (SGC) is the annual meeting where the most active members of the Space generation Advisory Council (SAGC) and delegates, made up of students and young professionals from around the world, participate in selected projects. It is a great opportunity to promote space around the world and it takes place in conjunction with the International Astronautical Congress. (IAC)

This year's projects will be centered around the 5 themes of the IAC: agency, industry, climate, exploration, and peace. A series of industry leaders will be joining SGC to discuss topics such as the history of the Space Generation, how space benefits all people, and how individuals can be more involved in space even if they are not scientists and engineers. The industry leaders will be available to the delegates for small discussions and will also mingle with the project groups to offer their expert advice from years of experience

The closing date for the application is June 30, 2009. To complete your application, please go to: http://sites.google.com/site/spacegenerationcongress/application

You should expect to hear of your acceptance a couple of weeks later. SGC is seeking the best and brightest from around the world to be the future leaders in space and we look forward to hearing from you!!!.

Sincerely,

The Space Generation Advisory council Staff