NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Flight Demonstration and Seminar



Dive Bombers!

Date:	Saturday, October 4, 2008
Time:	10:00 am
Place:	Chino Airport 7000 Merrill Ave. #17 Chino, CA 91710
For More Information :	(909) 597-3722

On Saturday, October 4, 2008, Planes of Fame Air Museum at the Chino Airport will feature Dive Bombers as the theme of its monthly special event. The program will begin at 10 a.m. with a seminar describing the most precise bombing technique in use during World War II, and conclude with a flight demonstration by the Planes of Fame Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber.

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Da Vinci's Designs Scale Model Competition & Exhibition

Date:	Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008
Time:	4:00 - 7:00 pm
For more information:	www.sandiegoairandspace.org

October 15, 2008 - Leonardo da Vinci did much more than paint the Mona Lisa. He drew designs for inventions well ahead of his time, especially on the subject of flight. While Leonardo built a few models of his designs, most probably stayed on paper. For the da Vinci's Designs Scale Model Competition & Exhibition we want you to take his designs off the paper and build them. The models must be based on da Vinci's flight designs such as the Ornithopter or Parachute. For more information and complete rules, click www.sandiegoairandspace.org to download the flyer.

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JPL Lecture Series - October

New Wheels on Mars: The Mars Science Laboratory

Date:	Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008
Time:	7:00 pm
Place:	The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA
For more information:	(818) 354-4321

Building on the success of the two rover geologists that arrived at Mars in January, 2004, NASA's next rover mission will depart for the Red Planet in 2009. Twice as long and five times as heavy as the Mars Exploration Rovers, the Mars Science Laboratory will collect Martian soil and rock samples and analyze them for organic compounds and minerals which demonstrate that Mars can or did support life. This sophisticated science laboratory will be delivered to the Martian surface using an innovative new landing system. The spacecraft will start by steering itself through the Martian atmosphere in a fashion similar to the way the Apollo entry capsule controlled its entry through Earth's upper atmosphere. This approach will allow the spacecraft to fly to a desired location above the surface of Mars before deploying its parachute for the final landing. Then, in the final minutes before touchdown, the spacecraft will activate its parachute and retro rockets before lowering the rover package to the surface on a tether.
Speaker: Richard Cook, Mars Science Laboratory Project Manager

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2008 International Aerospace Hall of Fame Gala Celebration

Date:	Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008
Time:	5:00 pm VIP reception; dinner at 8:00 pm
Place:	San Diego Air & Space Museum Pavilion of Flight 2001 Pan American Plz San Diego, CA 92101-1636
For more information:	619-234-8291

The San Diego Air & Space Museum is honoring national and international air & space legends at its 45th Hall of Fame Induction and Gala. Each honoree was selected for their historic contributions to aviation, space, or aviation technology.

This event will honor the "Distinguished Class of 2008:" Scott Carpenter, one of the Original Mercury Seven "Right Stuff" Astronauts; The Tuskegee Airmen represented by Roscoe Brown and Lee Archer; John & Martha King, King Schools; Dr. J. Robert Beyster, founder of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC); Steve Pisanos, of the original Eagle Squadrons; and General Bob Cardenas, USAF Flying Wing Test Pilot.

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6^th Annual Amateur Photography Exhibition: Through da Vinci's Eyes

Date:	Entries due between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 2008
Time:	10:00 am – 4:30 pmn
For More Information:	Education dept.: (619) 234-8291 www.sandiegoairandspace.org

Leonardo da Vinci's ideas can be seen in the world all around you - from helicopters to hang gliders. For 6th Annual Amateur Photography Exhibition: Through da Vinci’s Eyes, presented by the Museum of Photographic Arts and the museum, we want you to photograph the world of flight as if through da Vinci's eyes. Then in a few sentences explain how your photo relates to one of da Vinci's flight related designs. We look forward to seeing your da Vinci kodaks! Entries are due between October 26th and November 2nd.

Click here to download flyer and form

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Star Trek The Exhibition

Date:	Through Nov. 30, 2008
Time:	Call for information
Place:	San Diego Air & Space Museum Balboa Park San Diego, CA
For More Information:	(800) 840-1157

STAR TREK THE EXHIBITION, the multi –city touring exhibitions containing the world's most comprehensive collection of authentic Star Trek ships, sets, costumes and props from all 5 series and 10 films over the last 40+ years, makes its North American official US Launch for a limited engagement at the San Diego Air & Space Museum located in Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.

This unprecedented event will give the public the opportunity to step inside the Star Trek world and become active participants in the legacy that has captured the imagination of generations: From the chance to sit on a spaceship bridge from the Original TV series to traveling through space on motion simulators, STAR TREK THE EXHIBITION offers the whole family the opportunity to be fully immersed in the action. Plus, the exhibition features the world's largest collection of authentic Star Trek ships, sets, costumes and props from all 5 TV series and 10 films over the last 40 years.