Conferences: SpaceUp San Diego 2013 + Space Access ’13

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Southern California space enthusiasts should check out the SpaceUp San Diego 2013, March 23-24, 11am to 5pm, McMillin Event Center at Liberty Station.

SpaceUp is a space unconference, where participants decide the topics, schedule, and structure of the event. Everyone who attends SpaceUp is encouraged to give a talk, moderate a panel, or start a discussion. Sessions are proposed and scheduled on the day they’re given, which means the usual “hallway conversations” turn into full-fledged topics.

SpaceUp San Diego 2010 was the first SpaceUp ever, and it was awesome again in 2011 and 2012. It’s coming back to San Diego in March 2013, and you won’t want to miss it.

Participation is limited so register soon.

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My favorite annual conference is coming up soon as well: Space Access ’13 Conference, April 11-13, in Phoenix Arizona.

It’s the place to be for the latest on the technology, business, and politics of Radically Cheaper Access To Space.

Astronomy, Space participation

Earth needs more volunteer asteroid searchers

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A call for more amateur astronomers to help find and track asteroids that could potentially threaten earth: Amateur Astronomers Can Help Planetary Defense – Space Safety Magazine.

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Space films and videos

“Project Kronos” film to be released on line on April 15th

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MASKEDFRAME Pictures plans to release freely on line the film Project Kronos on April 15th. It is described as a

documentary film following a mission to achieve interstellar space travel. As the mission unfolds, the scientists find themselves questioning whether the space agency’s solution to achieving interstellar space travel is ethical at all.

Written and Directed by Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull

Trailer For Futuristic Film ‘Project Kronos’ Explores Interstellar Space Travel Program – Singularity Hub

Project Kronos – Trailer from Hasraf HaZ Dulull on Vimeo.

Space films and videos

The film “Europa Report” expected for summer release

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A movie based in the premise of human exploration of the Jupiter moon Europa will be released next summer. Here is the website for the film: Europa Ventures LLC

For decades, scientists have theorized the existence of liquid water oceans on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. We’ve recently discovered new, captivating evidence that these sub-surface oceans do exist and could support life.

We’ve sent six astronauts from space programs throughout the world on a three year journey to Europa to explore its oceans and confirm these findings.

We’re proud to be at the forefront of the effort to prove the existence of extra-terrestrial life within our solar system, within our lifetimes.

More about the movie:

Here is a trailer ~~and a teaser video~~[from last fall]:

Update: Via corrections in the comments, I realized that the following video is not from Europa Report as originally stated but is from another film named simply Europa: