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Special Seattle Chapter Projects
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Welcome to the Web site for the Seattle Chapter of the National Space Society.Our chapter mission is to facilitate space activism and all pro-space activities, and to provide a gathering place for space enthusiasts to meet and exchange information and ideas. Next meeting Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.The National Space Society Seattle chapters meetings are free and open to the general public and we will have finger foods and soft drinks and other nonalcoholic beverages. Our meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month at the Museum of Flight at Boeing field (Seattle). Meetings are held in the Red Barn classroom (basement level). More information on our meetings is available in the Meetings section. NSS Seattle meetings are free and open to the general public. Recent Events:May 2008: Monty Reed of They Shall Walk(TM) discussed his LIFESUIT (TM) Exoskeleton. The LIFESUIT Exoskeleton is a Powered Gait Orthosis (robotic brace) that will give parapelgics and the elderly the ability to walk. The LIFESUIT has several applications for future human space exploration, such as helping astronauts to walk in difficult non-Earth environments. For more information, visit their Web site at http://www.theyshallwalk.org. January 2008: Angie Lepley, President of Tangerine Travel Ltd., gave a presentation on Virgin Galactic subobital tourism. Tangerine Travel is the only travel agency in Washington State accredited to sell suborbital flights on Virgin Galactic. Angie brought a wide variety of Virgin Galactic promotional materials, including a DVD of the Virgin Galactic promotional movie viewable at http://www.virgingalactic.com/flash.html (requires Macromedia Flash Player 8.0). The Vision for Space Exploration: Lon F. Miller, Senior V.P. and General Manager of Jacobs Engineering, spoke at the Museum of Flight on May 5th about the "Vision for Space Exploration.” The vision calls for finishing the International Space Station and retiring the Space Shuttle by 2010, while working for a return to the Moon, and then exploration of Mars. Miller, whose which does servicing work for NASA on the Shuttle, ISS and the Project Constellation vehicles, gave the inside story of the implementation of the Vision and our eventual return to the Moon. Space Day 2007: On May 3rd, the Museum of Flight held their 10th annual Space Day, an educational initiative started in 1997 that has evolved into an international grassroots effort dedicated to recognizing the past and exploring the future of space exploration. Saturday, April 28th: NSS Seattle was at the Seattle Museum of Flight with three of America's original astronauts - Scott Carpenter, Gene Cernan and Tom Stafford -who discussed America's space program in its early decades. The panel was moderated by Ed Buckbee, U.S. Space Camp founder. Yuri's Night 2007: NSS Seattle joined the Seattle Museum of Flight in celebrating Yuri's night on April 14th. This year's Yuri's night had a focus on educational outreach, especially to future generations of space explorerSeveral ace, completing several orbits on April 12, 1961. This annual, worldwide celebration is for all space enthusiasts. NSS Seattle will be participating in Yuri's night with a table and exhibits. Come vist us in between the various festivities! Norwescon 2007: NSS Seattle officers Chris Vancil, David Stuart, and Randy Rumley were contributors to several science panels at this year's Norwescon event. The NSS Seattle table had several exhibits to share with the public, and adults and children alike enjoyed the materials and presentations available. NSS Seattle Announcements and Discussion List
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