Category Archives: Activism

Activism, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week

The guests and topics for The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome back Dr. Armen Papazian to further discuss his innovative space financing and banking ideas.

2. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014:, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): We welcome back Mark Bray for Huntsville area space updates, SLS updates, and more. .

3. Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, 9:30-11 AM PST (12:30-2 PM EST; 11:30 AM-1 PM CST): Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone! Due to the great interest recently shown on the last Open Lines show regarding artificial gravity, today we revisit the Space Show Classroom program from May 3, 2011 featuring Joe Carroll, Dr. Jim Logan and Dr. John Jurist as this was a special artificial gravity Classroom production. Joe’s presentation material will be on the blog for this Golden Oldie replay as well as it is on the original Classroom archives. When you see the program archived on the website and the blog, it is ready for your play. .

4. Sunday, February 16, 2014, 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST). Dr. John Jurist returns as our special guest for this follow up artificial gravity program. Please visit The Space Show blog prior to the show as I will have uploaded important tables, charts and information Dr. Jurist will reference during today’s discussion.

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

Activism, Mars, Space Arts

2014 Mars Society Poster Contest

The Mars Society opens a new contest:

Participate in the 2014 Mars Society Poster Contest!

Feeling Creative? Want to Promote Mars Advocacy? Participate in the 2014 Mars Society Poster Contest!

The 2014 Mars Society Poster Contest is now underway!  The winning design will serve as the primary graphic for promoting the 17th Annual International Mars Society Convention, to be held in League City, Texas (outside Houston), August 7-10, 2014.

When designing posters, participants are asked to use the theme of the 2014 convention: “Blazing the Path to Mars.”  The poster should seek to emphasize various efforts

to drive and promote the human exploration and settlement of the Red Planet.

The winner will receive free admission to all sessions of the Mars Society convention, including the main convention banquet.  [Airfare and hotel accommodations are not included.]

The deadline for submitting poster designs is Monday, March 31, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

With regard to technical requirements for the contest, the size of the poster should be 11″ x 17″.  There are no restrictions on color, however if your poster is chosen, in addition to a full color poster, the Mars Society will need a gray-scale copy.  Posters can be submitted as a .pdf file, although it is preferred in the original format (i.e., Photoshop).

To submit your design, please e-mail the sample to: postercontest@marssociety.org.  Please also use this e-mail address for any inquiries regarding the contest and/or the submission process.

Use of Image: Artist gives permission to The Mars Society to use digital images(s) of art work in online and print media.

Poster Contest Disclaimer: The Poster Contest Artist, by submitting an application, agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless The Mars Society from and against any and all claims, demands or expenses (including attorney fees) for libel, slander, invasion of privacy, infringement of copyright, personal injury, damages, or any other claims, demand or expenses resulting from performance in connection with this agreement.

[Image: Winning submission of the 2013 Mars Society Poster Contest, designed by Cody Edwards]
Activism, DIY space, Mars

Mars One crowdfunding update

It appears that Mars One will reach only 3/4 of the $400k goal in their Indiegogo campaign, which ends today. The money will go towards funding “Mission Concept Studies by Lockheed Martin and Surrey Satellite Technology LTD (SSTL) for our first unmanned mission in 2018″. However, $300k is still a lot of money to raise via crowdfunding. (Unlike Kickstarter, campaigns at Indiegogo can use whatever amount of money is raised, even when the total is less than the goal.)

[ Update Feb.10.14: Final total = $313,749 ]

Bas Lansdorp, the chief of Mars One, posted the following on the Indiegogo updates page:

Hi everyone,

As you know, our campaign is coming to a close. So far, we have raised an impressive 290,000 dollars. As a community, we’ve actually raised more money during this two-month campaign than we raised from private donations over the past two years. An incredible feat. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Exciting days are ahead.  I am on my way to Lockheed Martin in Denver as I write this to attend a progress meeting for the mission concept study they are currently performing for our 2018 Lander Mission. We’re expecting the results of the study in May of this year and we will share the public summary of the report with everyone who contributed for the Mission Backstage Pass.

My meeting on Monday at Lockheed Martin will be on the work breakdown structure and on landing site selection. The work that Lockheed Martin is doing is the first step in a project that will result in the landing of the first privately funded mission on the surface of Mars in 2019. We are getting closer every day! And you will have helped make that possible. I want to personally thank each and every one of you for your contributions and look forward to the exciting days and years ahead!

Thanks again!

Regards,
Bas

Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week

The guests and topics for The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome back JIM CRISAFULLI. Jim is the Director of the Hawaii Office of Aerospace Development. We will be discussing the very exciting Hawaii space programs underway in the state.

2. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014:, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): We welcome back CHRIS CARBERRY of Explore Mars to the program.

3. Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, 9:30-11 AM PST (12:30-2 PM EST; 11:30 AM-1 PM CST): We welcome back DR. TOM MATULA to discuss new space finance and other ideas. Dr. Matula is a long time space advocate and is a business, marketing and finance professor.

4. Sunday, February 29 2014, 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST). RICK TUMLINSON, co-founder of The Space Frontier Foundation, is our guest. Rick is a somewhat regular Space Show guests and writes excellent space op-eds for NewSpace & Commercial Space.

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.