Spaceward Bound Australia Homepage Launched
16th May, 2008
Following the 8th Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC 2008) being held at the University of South Australia, in Adelaide, S.Aust. from the 4 - 6th of July, the MSA will be conducting Spaceward Bound Australia One (SBA1).
SBA1 will leave Adelaide on the 7th of July for an educational program taking in Woomera, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary and Wilpena (Rawnsley Park) returning to the University of South Australia in Adelaide on Tuesday 15th of July.
Leading the Expedition will be Professor Vic Gostin of the University of Adelaide, South Australia and MSA Education Officer Mr Mark Gargano, St Joseph's School, Northam, Western Australia.
High School Teachers and other educators with an interest in Space Science are invited to attend this 8 day Expedition.
Find out more at the
SBA1 homepage .
MSA Makes Submission to 2020 Summit
13th April, 2008
The Mars Society Australia has made a submission to the
2020 Summit, a meeting of national leaders and visionaries to be held in Canberra on the 19th & 20th of April. This is one of a series of policy submissions MSA has produced or is currently preparing.
Read the full text of the submission here.
AMEC2008 Registration Now Open - Catch Our Special Early Bird Rates!
19th March, 2008
Registration is now open for the 8th Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC2008), which will be held in Adelaide over the weekend of 4th-6th July, 2008. Special 'Early Bird' Registration Fees apply until 31st May - don't miss out.
Read more on the AMEC homepage and register here!
Australian High School Teachers to Participate in NASA Spaceward Bound
Program
6th March, 2008
The first Australian high school teachers to participate in the National
Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Spaceward Bound (SB) program
will be travelling to the Desert Studies Centre, a space-related
research station of the California State University located near Zzyzx
in the Mojave Desert, California, on 4-11 April. The Centre provides a
Mars-like environment for research aimed at exploring and studying the
Red Planet and associated planetary science and the program will be led
by Dr Chris McKay, a planetary scientist within the Space Science
Division of the NASA Ames Research Centre.
Read the full media release here.
AMEC2008 - Call for Papers Now Open!
25th February, 2008
The invitation is now open for the submission of papers for AMEC2008 on any subject connected to the exploration and settlement of Mars. Full papers will be reviewed and published in accordance with the DEST guidelines.
The submission deadline for receiving full papers is 30th April, 2008, with notifications of acceptance to be given on 30th May, 2008.
Click here for further details.
Read more about the conference at the AMEC2008 Homepage.
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MSA in the News
30th November, 2007
NASA Plans for Voyage to the Red Planet
28th November, 2007
Mars's Tiny Moons – One Small Step for Mankind?
4th October, 2007
Crashing Plan for Space Era Take-off
12th September, 2007
Scouting the Territory
2nd August, 2007
Plasma Thruster – New Aussie Design for Space Craft Propulsion
23rd June, 2007
Mars - Missions of the Past and Future
20th June, 2007
Microscopic Foresight
6th June, 2007
ACA Closure 'Short-sighted'
4th April, 2007
Dots on Mars
16th March, 2007
Mars Water Find Raises Possibility of Life
9th March, 2007
Mechanical CounterPressure / BioSuit Concept
8th December, 2006
Apparent Splashdown on Mars has Scientists in a Lather
6th August, 2006
Space, the Universe & Everything
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