SEDS, the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, is a group dedicated to expanding the role of human exploration and development of space. We seek to educate the public in such a way as to attain this goal. We have many ways of doing this, including educational outreach, conferences, and chapter projects.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
NASA Means Business Student Competition 2009
NASA is accepting entries for its 2009 NASA Means Business Student Competition for university students.
Prizes for the winner include a ride for two in zero gravity
or $10,000 in cash.
NASA Means Business challenges students in ANY MAJOR to prepare branding strategies and promotional videos to articulate the many anticipated contributions that the space program makes to space exploration and everyday life on Earth.
This year¹s assignment: NASA¹s Constellation Program, which will soon take us to the Space Station, back to the Moon, and on to Mars!
Want to know the details? See
http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/nmb/
Download and post the NMB 2009 poster:
http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/nmb/nmb09_poster.pdf
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On May 25th the next round of Martian exploration begins.
The Mars Phoenix lander is a combination of the canceled 2001 Mars Surveyor and the failed Mars Polar Lander.
This mission is unique in that the University of Arizona is taking an unprecedented lead role in this mission. Along with its role as principal investigator, the UofA is bringing a large number of students to bear on this mission, including a number of SEDS members and their friends.
Mission coverage will be broadcast on NASA TV, as well as through a large number of 'Landing Parties'. Key among these parties are Tucson, Arizona and Pasadena California.
More information on the mission, landing, and landing events can be found at:
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/
Clear skies,
Joshua V. Nelson
Chairman, SEDS-USA
chair@seds.org
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SEDS is proud to be an affiliate of the International Space Development Conference.
From May 29th-June 1st the National Space Society will bring together the leaders in Space Exploration for the largest space conference in the United States.
I'd highly recommend any SEDS members, alumni, or friends attend this conference.
SEDS will be present in large numbers (at least 10 chapters attending) and will be hosting some SEDS exclusive speaker and networking sessions.
For more information on ISDC please visit:
http://www.isdc2008.org/
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To compete in the SEDS Innovation Challenge, teams must submit a letter of intent to
projects@seds.org by February 29th 2008.
This letter of intent may take any standard electronic format, but must include:
-Name of competing school
-Name of Team members along with majors, and standing in school. (Identity of team members can change later on)
-Team leader info:
-Name
-Major
-Phone number
-Email address
-Team advisor info:
-Name
-Major
-Phone number
-Email address
-Organizational affiliation (if any). Example: SEDS, AIAA, Mars Society, etc..
Once submitted, teams will be receive a confirmation email, be subscribed to the competition listserv, and be able to give input on the competition rules.
Clarifications and a Frequently Asked Questions will be posted here on seds.org.
A set of the competition rules are available on request by emailing
projects@seds.org
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I want to point out an upcoming Space Politics blog.
http://actionforspace.blogspot.com/
This Action for Space blog provides users with opportunities to push for Space in the 2008 elections, including numbers to call for all of the major political campaigns.
An interesting blog to check out. Space exploration should be a topic for all of the parties!
Clear skies,
Joshua V. Nelson
Chairman, SEDS-USA
chair@seds.org
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