The latest edition of the Victorian Space Science Education Centre's (VSSEC's) newsletter CAPCOM features a report on the planned Mars Society Australia/Spaceward Bound expedition to the Mojave Desert in California. Mathematics Co-ordinator, John Mitsinikos, from Strathmore Secondary College will represent VSSEC and join Mark Gargano, the Science Coordinator at St Joseph's School in Northam, Western Australia and Education Officer for MSA.
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Latest VSSEC Newsletter Reports on MSA/Spaceward Bound
Sunday, 10 February 2008
Announcing the 8th Australian Mars Exploration Conference, AMEC 2008
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Following the success of previous conferences, the Mars Society Australia will be holding its annual conference in Adelaide from 4 to 6 July at the University of South Australia's city east campus. The program is set to be as exciting as ever including a line-up of international and local speakers covering many areas. Put these dates in your diary and look out for more information in the coming weeks and months. Keep an eye on our website at www.marssociety.org.au for further announcements.
Opportunities for sponsorship open soon. Email to register your interest.
Opportunities for sponsorship open soon. Email to register your interest.
MSA Member Heads to the Snowy as Australia Day Ambassador
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Twenty-four year old aerospace engineer Michael West is heading to Jindabyne and the surrounding areas this week as the Snowy River region?s Australia Day Ambassador for 2008. Thanks to the generous support of Woolworths, Michael will join more than 160 high achieving Australians who will be giving up their time to share their experiences and their national pride with communities across New South Wales on 26 January this year.
Read more here.
Read more here.
AMEC2007 Display and Firewall Installation
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
In July, the partially completed vehicle was put on display at the 7th Australian Mars Exploration Conference in Perth. Here a number of MSA members, NASA representatives and interested academics had a chance to examine and comment on the design, which was well received. An important topic of discussion was how to speed up construction, which is of course limited by a shortage of workers. This is problem is particularly acute in Western Australia at present because of an economic boom which is absorbing almost all available contractors and driving up prices. A number of suggestions were made, including employing itinerant contract workers, advertising broadly for volunteers and moving the machine to a TAFE technical college with student mechanics.
Following the return of the vehicle to the Byfield's factory after the conference, work slowed due to railway contract work there and illness on the part of the manager, which lasted several months. However, some work did continue...
Report on ESA’s Young Engineers’ Satellite
Sunday, 16 September 2007
Last week saw the launch of ESA’s Young Engineers’ Satellite (YES) 2 - a tethered re-entry mission that seeks to bring a 5kg payload back to Earth using a 30km piece of string! For the past five years, over 300 students and young graduates from around the world, including several RMIT affiliates, have worked on this project, sponsored primarily by the European Space Agency and managed by Delta-Utec SRC in the Netherlands. Former MSA member Andrew Hyslop has been involved in the project in the Netherlands, and reports on the project here.
MSA Celebrates National Science Week in Adelaide
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Mars Society Australia is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of National Science Week. The Science Hub in the forecourt of the South Australian Museum is a hive of science activities and displays which is open to the public for free from 10am - 5pm, Saturday 18th August - Sunday 26th August. Our crew of Mars enthusiasts are available to talk with the public all day Saturday and Sunday. Come in and say hello.
Read more on the South Australian branch homepage.
Read more on the South Australian branch homepage.
MSA Signs With NASA Spaceward Bound Program
Thursday, 26 July 2007
Today, Mars Society Australia President, David Cooper signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NASA Spaceward Bound program's Chief Investigator, Dr Chris McKay of Ames Research Centre, California. The purpose of this memorandum is to facilitate the training of Australian and US science teachers in the fundamentals of introducing space science and engineering into schools in both countries, and is supported by NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA HQ in Washington.
Read more here ...
Read more here ...
AMEC 2007 Photo Gallery Now Online
Monday, 23 July 2007
Photographs from MSA's recent annual conference AMEC 2007 may be viewed here, in MSA's new online photo gallery. Held over the weekend of over the weekend of the 13th to 15th of July, the conference was an enjoyable exploration of new developments in Mars research in Australia and overseas.
It is intended to expand the photo galleries in future to make photographs from MSA's different events more readily available. The full collection of photo albums (as it grows), may be viewed by following the Photo Galleries link on the orange toolbar at left.
It is intended to expand the photo galleries in future to make photographs from MSA's different events more readily available. The full collection of photo albums (as it grows), may be viewed by following the Photo Galleries link on the orange toolbar at left.
Less than 2 Weeks to AMEC 2007 - Register Now!
Monday, 2 July 2007
It is now less than 2 weeks until the seventh annual Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC 2007), opens at Trinity College, East Perth. Presentations over the weekend of the 13th to 15th of July will cover a range of issues concerned with forging, nurturing and developing the pioneering culture and methods required to explore Mars. The conference is designed to be of interest to both scientific specialists and the general public. Find out more including how to register at the AMEC2007 homepage. Register now for this exciting event!
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