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48th Goddard Memorial Symposium to Advance New Direction of Space Exploration

The American Astronautical Society (AAS) will hold its 48th annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium on March 9-11 in Greenbelt MD. The theme this year is ‘Earth and Beyond: The Next Decades.’ On Mar 9, participants will attend a networking reception sponsored by JHU Applied Physics Laboratory. On Mar 10, AAS President Frank Slazer and NASA GSFC scientist Harley Thronson (BR) will open the symposium, followed by a keynote address by Lori Garver (BL). Panel discussions include talking science in a science challenging world, commercial missions to the ISS and beyond and impact of extreme space weather on logistics. Director of the US Office of Science and Technology Policy John Holdren (BC) will be keynote speaker on Mar 11. Panel discussions will cover NASA’s human space flight program, international goals in space and global climate change. Panelists from NASA, JAXA, ISRO, NOAA, Northrop Grumman, XCOR Aerospace and People's Republic of China will be on hand for the event.  (Credit: AAS, NASA, scientificamerican.com, wikipedia.org)

Hawaii Hosts 2 International Conferences on Astronautical Engineering, Astrophysics

Engineers from all over the world will come together in Honolulu HI from March 14-17 for 'Earth & Space 2010.' With the theme, 'East meets West for Sustainable and Advanced Development,' the conference will highlight and foster international collaboration between Asia and the Western World. Presentations from close to 400 papers will focus on the frontiers of technology in engineering, science, construction and operations in challenging environments. Harrison Schmitt (L) will be making a feature presentation on 'Lunar Science and Energy Resources-2010' Tuesday evening. On Mar 18, there will be a post-conference tour to visit a lunar analog site (BR) on Hawaii Island. Another Hawaii event, the '9th Annual International Astrophysics Conference: Pickup Ions Throughout the Heliosphere and Beyond' is scheduled for Mar 14-19 in Lahaina Maui and sponsored by the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research at the University of Alabama Huntsville. (Credit: ASCE, UAH, CSPAR, Hawaii.edu, Space Age Publishing, Peter St. Cyr)
THIS WEEK
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All times for terrestrial events in local time unless noted.
All times for international terrestrial events in local time unless noted.
All times for space events, and...
All times for international space / astro events in Hawaii Standard Time unless noted. Add 10 hours to obtain UT ('Universal Time;' Greenwich, England).
Weekly Planet Watch – Morning Planets: Saturn (S) / Evening Planets: Venus (W), Mars (E), Saturn (SE).
 

MONDAY
Mar 8 — International Space Station, LEO: E-22 crew members busy with inspections, experiments and scheduled maintenance activities while setting aside extra time for exercise to counteract effects of long-term exposure to weightlessness in space; http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html.
Mar 8 — NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Lunar Orbit: LRO at midpoint of exploration mission with all instruments on board operating nominally; http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/main/index.html.
Mar 8 — NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), GSO: SDO on its way to final orbit; Perigee altitude now greater than 10,000 km as spacecraft moves away from Earth toward circular GEO orbit; http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/.
Mar 8 — Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Red Planet: Scientists study data from MRO HiRISE camera which shows weather variability on the red planet , identifying areas where ripples actively migrate and others where ripples have been stationary for more than 100,000+ years; http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-076.
Mar 8-10 — Institute of Space Sciences Spain, National Research Council of Spain, Barcelona, Spain: 'Workshop: Cosmology, the Quantum Vacuum and Zeta Functions;' http://www.ice.csic.es/research/cosmological_workshop_10/index.html.
Mar 8-11 — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sierra Nevada Corporation, et al, Los Angeles CA: '8th Responsive Space Conference 2010;' http://www.responsivespace.com/conferences/RS8/rs8.asp.
Mar 8-11 — UT Austin Department of Astronomy, Texas Cosmology Center, Austin TX: 'The First Stars and Galaxies: Challenges for the Next Decade;' http://www.as.utexas.edu/~fsgcon/.
Mar 8-11 — UNAVCO, Boulder, CO: '2010 UNAVCO Science Workshop;' http://www.unavco.org/community/announce_meetings/2010/sciworkshop10/sciworkshop10.html.
Mar 8 — Moon: 7.4° SSW of Saturn; 18:00.
Mar 8 — Asteroid 4149 Harrison: Closest Approach to Earth (1.508 AU).
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Jan 30 — Museum of Science and Industry, Confucius Institute / University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom: 'Exhibition: From Gunpowder to Space Rockets - The China Space Program,' includes models of ancient rockets, recent satellites, rockets, space ships and a lunar rover; through Aug 7; http://www.mosi.org.uk/whats-on/china-space-exhibition.
Mar 6 — Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Big Sky MT: '2010 IEEE Aerospace Conference;' through Mar 13; http://www.aeroconf.org/.
TUESDAY
Mar 9-11 — Institute of Geodesy and Navigation, Munich, Germany: 'Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2010;' http://www.munich-satellite-navigation-summit.org/Summit2010/.
Mar 9-11 — American Astronautical Society, Greenbelt MD: '48th Robert Goddard Memorial Symposium: Earth and Beyond - The Next Decades;' http://astronautical.org/.
WEDNESDAY
Mar 10 — The SETI Institute, Mountain View CA: Colloquium Series Lecture: 'Astrobiology of Basaltic Glass in the Oceanic Basins: A Source for Early Life Nutrients?,' Brad Bailey; http://www.seti.org/csc/lectures.
Mar 10 — Science and Technology Facilities Council, ESA, Harwell, United Kingdom: 'Space Tech 2010 - Space Technology Symposium,' conference to celebrate UK achievements in advanced technologies including space and their applications to other sectors; http://www.scitech.ac.uk/KE/Events/spacetech.aspx.
Mar 10 — Intech Science Center and Planetarium, Winchester, United Kingdom: 'In Pursuit of Pulsars,' Jocelyn Bell-Burnell; http://www.intech-uk.com/folders/planetarium/space_lectures.cfm.
Mar 10 — Cassini OTM-239, Saturn Orbit: Spacecraft conducts Orbital Trim Maneuver #239 today; http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/.
THURSDAY
Mar 11 — WM Keck Observatory, Kamuela HI: '2010 Astronomy Lecture Series: Exploring Young Planetary Systems,' William Herbst; http://keckobservatory.org/calendar.
Mar 11 — Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly VA: 'Hasselblad: A Staple of Astronaut Photography,' Jennifer Levasseur; http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=1754.
FRIDAY
Mar 12 — Brevard Community College Space and Astronomy Department, Cocoa FL: Lecture Series: 'President John F. Kennedy and the American Space Program' John Logsdon; http://www.brevardcc.edu/index.cfm?mainframe=/.
Mar 12 — Moon: At Apogee (Distance 63.66 Earth-radii); 00:00.
SATURDAY
Mar 13 — Zero Gravity Corporation, Dallas TX: Commercial weightless flight onboard G Force One at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport; http://www.gozerog.com/.
Mar 13-14 — The Central Massachusetts Spacemodeling Society, National Association of Rocketry, Worcester MA: 'National Association of Rocketry Technical Conference;' http://narcon.org/index.html.
Mar 13-20 — Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Climate Change Research (DISCCRS), Saguaro Lake Ranch AZ: 'DISCCRS 5 Symposium;' http://www.disccrs.org/.
Mar 13 — Moon: 3.5° NNW of Neptune; 18:00.
SUNDAY
Mar 14 — Bob Bullock IMAX Theater, Austin TX: 'South by Southwest: 1st Public Screening of Hubble 3D,' movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings; http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/825.
Mar 14-17 — National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson AZ: 'From First Light to Newborn Stars,' physics of star formation in galaxies, including the Milky Way, nearby galaxies, and galaxies at high-z; http://www.noao.edu/meetings/first-light/.

Mar 14-17 — American Society of Civil Engineers, et al, Honolulu HI: 'ASCE Earth and Space 2010,' Experts from a variety of disciplines will gather to discuss exploration, engineering, construction, and operations in challenging environments on the Moon, Earth and Mars, in space and on other bodies of the Solar System' http://content.asce.org/conferences/earthspace2010/index.html.

Mar 14-19 — Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama Huntsville, et al, Lahaina HI: '9th Annual International Astrophysics Conference;' http://icnsmeetings.com/conference/9thannual/index.html.
Mar 14 — Daylight Savings (Continental USA): Set clock ahead 1 hour from Standard time to summer 'Daylight-Saving' time.
Mar 14 — Moon: 5.1° NNW of Jupiter; 12:00.
 
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