HAL5: Huntsville Alabama L5 Society

HAL5's next free public program will take place at the Huntsville-Madison County Main Public Library in Downtown Huntsville on Thursday, April 5 at 7 pm. Mr. Richard B. Hoover of University of Buckingham, United Kingdon, will be talking to us about "Microfossils, Biomolecules and Biomarkers in Carbonaceous Meteorites: Evidence for the Existence of Extraterrestrial Life."

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Abstract

The well-preserved, mineralized remains of large filaments and mats with undeniably biological features have been discovered by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) studies of the freshly fractured interior surfaces of diverse carbonaceous meteorites. The recognizable biological features include evidence of cells, cell-wall constrictions and specialized cells used by gram-positive bacteria for nitrogen fixation (heterocytes); evidence of reproduction, motility and attachment (baeocytes, hormogonia, coiled empty sheaths and fimbriae). The sizes and size range of these filaments are also rigorously constrained to those of well-known genera and species of cyanobacteria and sulphur bacteria. Some scientists have advanced the hypothesis that these filaments are modern biological contaminants that invaded the meteorites since they arrived on Earth. Click here to continue reading the abstract.

Join the 100th Birthday Celebration honoring Dr. Wernher von Braun in Huntsville on Friday, March 23, 2012 at the US Space and Rocket Center's (USSRC).

Beneath the majestic Saturn V inside the Davidson Center for Space Exploration, we will honor the achievements of the genius who led the rocket team that reached the moon and transformed North Alabama into a global technology leader. Reception at 6:00 pm and Dinner will start at 7:00 pm. Ticket can be purchased from USSRC through this link http://www.spacecamp.com/vbday

Please note that tickets are available online for purchase at:
- $100 for individuals,
- $1000 for a table of eight (8).

Dr Margrit von Braun, Wernher von Braun's daughter, will be the guest speaker. The Huntsville Community Chorus will debut a performance of an original song written by the 15 year old Wernher von Braun, the only known von Braun musical piece that contains lyrics. The evening will include authentic German cuisine and traditional German music.

HAL5 Got a New Mailing Address. The new mailing address effective January 14, 2012. Please direct all correspondences to the new address.

Huntsville AL L5 Society (HAL5)
PO Box 12571
Huntsville, AL 35815

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Ad Astra per Ardua --- “ To the Stars by Our Own Hands” is the motto of HAL5.
“Ad Astra” is the motto of the National Space Society, which is Latin for “To the Stars”

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