January 2008
HAL5 free public lecture on "Recreating the Flight of the First American to Orbit the Earth" with guest speaker Mr. Craig Russell of Americans in Orbit-50 years.

February 2008
HAL5 free public lecture: Mr. David L. Christensen (from HAL5's Sputnik program) will be speaking to us on early rocket history and his reflections, experiences and observations. If you enjoyed our Sputnik 50th anniversary talk, you will love this. HAL5 will be at the US Space 50 event. Come on by and say hi.

March 2008
HAL5 free public lecture on "Is the Dream Still Alive?" with guest speaker Dr. Marty Kress, Executive Director, National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC).

April 2008
April 3. HAL5 membership meeting, upcoming events planning, and etc at Shoney's on corner of University Dr and N. Parkway in Huntsville from 6 PM to 9 PM. April 12. Yuri's Night - Huntsville. April 12 at Lee Ann's. HAL5 is teaming up with other local organizations to host Huntsville's first Yuri's Night party.

May 2008
HAL5 free public lecture on "Ares I-X: First Flight of a New Generation" with guest speaker Mr. Stephan Davis, Deputy Mission Manager for Ares I-X at Marshall Space Flight Center. International Space Development Conference (ISDC) 2008 at Washington D.C. HAL5 received "Chapter Excellence Award for Public Outreach in 2008" at ISDC 2008. Thanks to all those who make this possible, especially Evelyn, David, Emily and Ed.

June 2008
June 5. HAL5 membership meeting, upcoming events planning, and annual election of HAL5 officers. NSS 2009 Space Settlement calendar goes on sale from HAL5 and NSS.

July 2008
No HAL5 Monthly program. Have a happy 4th of July. HAL5's Moon diorama for Huntsville - Madison County Main Public library is up. HAL5 has a table at July 19 Huntsville Cub Scout water rocket event. We will be demonstrating a suitecase hybrid rocket on loan from Orion Propulsion.

August 2008

HAL5 summer social: Saturday, August 2. HAL5 free public lecture on "Microgravity Propellant Transfer in Parabolic Flight" with guest speaker, Mr. Mike Brennison, HAL5 and Project HALO team member.

September 2008
HAL5 free public lecture on "Global Warming - Let the Numbers Tell the Story" with guest speaker Dr. John R. Christy, distinguished professor of atmospheric science, Alabama state climatologist, and director of Earth System Science Center.

HAL5 nominated Dave and Emily Hewitt as HAL5 Professional of the Year for their hard work in education outreach. They received their award at HATS Professional of the Year event on Sept. 9.

von Braun Astronomical Society's annual Astronomy Day from 11 am to 11 pm on Saturday, September 27th. This is a free event open to the public! HAL5 will be there. Come by and say hi.

October 2008
HAL5 free public lecture on "HAL5 Really Alive at 25!" with guest speaker Mr. Greg Allison. Co-Founder of HAL5. HAL5 celebrates its 25th birthday this year. We have done a lot of interesting stuff. Some well publicized and some not well known. You'd be suprise who and what we have influenced in the last 25 years and imagine what the next 25 years would bring.

November 2008
HAL5 free public lecture on "SERVIR - Space Technology Improving Life on Earth. A 21st Century System for Improved Environmental Decision Making in Mesoamerica" with guest speaker Mr. Dan Irwin, NASA Researcher. The SERVIR Project, based in Panama and Marshall Space Flight Center, is an international, cooperative venture that uses satellite data to monitor weather, climate, natural disasters, and archaeological information, and passes that data on to local authorities to aid in informed decision making. NASA researcher Dan Irwin will explain how this program, soon to expand to other parts of the world, demonstrates the value of space technology to improve life on Earth.

HAL5 hosted the NSS fall board meeting at the Holiday Inn - Research Park. To coincide with the board meeting, HAL5 hosted a paid luncheon lecture on "Ares Proejcts and the Nation's Future" by Mr. Robert Armstrong, NASA Ares Project Outreach. This was our first paid meal function since the 2004 regional conference.

December 2008
HAL5 free public lecture on " Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel" with guest author Les Johnson . Book signing will be available before and after the lecture.