http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/ en-us 2005-07-13T10:21:24-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2005/07/return_to_fligh.html Today we'll have some people at the Cradle of Aviation museum to watch the shuttle launch - join us and share the excitement! There's a section of the museum floor staked out for watching the event; if it gets delayed to a suitable time, we may even be able to see it on the big IMAX screen.... Upcoming Event apsmith 2005-07-13T10:21:24-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2005/03/upcoming_events.html Events coming up: NSSNYC Lecture Series Saturday, March 19, 2005, 3:30-6:00 pm "Concept For Very Large Space based Radio Telescopes for SETI" Robert L. DeBiase 32 Waverly Place, Room 408 (NYU) See the NSSNYC web site for more information. I-CON Science Fiction convention April 8-10, Stony Brook University LISS treasurer and NSS VP for chapters, Arthur Smith, will be speaking... Upcoming Event apsmith 2005-03-17T14:42:42-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2005/02/thursday_and_sa.html * Thursday, Feb. 17th, at 11 am David Criswell, director of the Institute for Space Systems Operations at the University of Houston, will be speaking on energy issues and space: "/Lunar Solar Power and Nurtured Earth", /at Farmingdale State Unversity (just off Route 110 south of the Long Island Expressway, exit 49), in Roosevelt Hall Little Theatre. This is free... Upcoming Event apsmith 2005-02-16T16:36:23-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2005/02/brookhaven_lect.html At 4 pm next Tuesday, February 15th, at Brookhaven Lab, Dr. Marcelo Vazquez of the new NASA Space Radiation Lab at BNL will be giving the 401st Brookhaven lecture: "Hazards of the Deep: Killing the Dragons - Neurobiological Consequences of Space Radiation Exposures". The lecture is free and open to the public; visitors age 16 and older must bring a... Upcoming Event apsmith 2005-02-11T10:33:04-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2005/01/david_criswell.html David Criswell, director of the Institute for Space Systems Operations at the University of Houston, and relatively well-known as the principle advocate for Lunar Solar Power as a reason for returning to the Moon, will be speaking at Farmingdale State Unversity, the morning of Thursday February 17th, at 11 am. More information available from the Farmingdale Distinguished Speakers web page.... Upcoming Event apsmith 2005-01-18T22:16:23-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2005/01/ny_city_chapter.html The New York Chapter is holding an event this coming Saturday, January 22nd - we received this note from president Candace Pankanin: Our Lecture Series in NYU continues with a talk titled "Concept For Very Large Space based Radio Telescopes for SETI" given by Robert L. DeBiase . Jan 22, 2005 3:30-4:00 p.m. NYU 32 Waverly Place. Rm will be... Upcoming Event apsmith 2005-01-18T22:11:03-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2004/11/nasa_budget.html Good News! Congress has approved NASA's 2005 $16.2 billion budget. This will help get the shuttles flying again, and have money to begin designing the next generation of shuttles. In addition, the agency has been given a great deal of lattitude to pursue the President's visions for space. There are still issues to be resolved, namely, how to repair Hubble... News apsmith 2004-11-23T09:13:39-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2004/11/nssnyc_saturday.html From the NY chapter: This month we will be taking our Lecture Series "On The Road." I am really quite excited to be journeying down to Princeton University to hear Professor J. Richard Gott III talk on the "Future of the Space Program" He is also the author of "Time Travel in Einstein's Universe." This book is currently out of... Upcoming Event apsmith 2004-11-18T12:08:35-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2004/10/november_meetin.html When: 11/11/04 Time: 7 pm Where: Cradle of Aviation Museum Event: Short Chapter meeting, then we will attend a lecture given by Astronaut Bill Shepard. I will try to get a discount on the price. More to come. Also, we have been asked to participate in a forum about space exploration at the I-Con convention in April, 2005. If anyone... Upcoming Event apsmith 2004-10-22T11:07:41-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2004/10/nssnyc_meeting_1.html Where: Room #408 in New York University, 32 Waverly Place. When: Saturday, October 23rd, 3:30 to 6:00pm. Who: Joe Lennox - Author, Teacher and Space Enthusiasts.. Topic:"Collecting Space - Teaching Space” Joe Lennox is a space program historian who has been a student of space exploration for most of his life. He is the creator / curator of an extremely... Upcoming Event apsmith 2004-10-22T10:49:12-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2004/10/new_officers.html Our new officers are: President: Susan Raizer (trekker724@aol.com) Vice President: Rich Santer Secretary: Cheryl Dodes Treasurer: Arthur Smith (apsmith@aps.org) Also, if you have it on cable, don't miss the Discovery Channel show this Sunday evening (October 3) at 9 pm: "Black Sky: The Race for Space", all about SpaceShipOne and the X Prize. Also on Sunday, at 1:15 pm, is... Event Report apsmith 2004-10-02T01:09:42-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2004/09/meetup_in_e_set.html Meetup has arranged the next local event for this coming Tuesday, at 8 pm. The location is the "Velvet Lounge", next to the Curry Club restaurant, near Stony Brook University: Street address: 10 Woods Corner Rd @Route 25A East Setauket, NY 631-751-4845 This may well be shortly after Rutan actually succeeds in the second X-prize flight - that and the... Upcoming Event apsmith 2004-09-28T17:12:43-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2004/09/rutan_goes_for.html Tomorrow morning, Wednesday, 10 am (Eastern time), SpaceShipOne is set to launch on the first of 2 required suborbital space trips, in an attempt to win the Ansari X Prize. Good luck from all of us, Mr. Rutan!... News apsmith 2004-09-28T17:09:16-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2004/09/general_meeting.html Our annual general meeting is coming up soon! Where: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Curatorial office Building (between main museum and children's museum, enter through the gate). When: 7:30 pm, Thursday, September 30th, 2004 What: General Meeting, annual election of officers. Arthur Smith will speak on recent plans for a return to the Moon; bring your own news and ideas too!... Upcoming Event apsmith 2004-09-22T22:42:04-05:00 http://chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland/archives/2004/08/new_york_city_e.html This Sunday, August 22nd, Elaine Walker (formerly president of the New York City chapter) will be sharing her recent adventures at the NASA Haughton Mars Project on Devon Island, in northern Canada. When: Sunday, August 22 - 2:00-4:00 PM Where: Life Cafe, East Village 343 E 10th St (at Ave B) http://www.lifecafenyc.com. Elaine was a photo journalist for the HMP's... Upcoming Event apsmith 2004-08-20T10:29:56-05:00